HOMEMADE ROSE WATER...

1. Take one cup of fresh and cleaned petals in a bowl.
2. Add two cups of boiled spring water.
3. Cover it with a lid and set it aside allowing it to steep for 30 minutes, or until it gets cooled down.
4. After cooling, seperate the liquid ( using a strainer of some sort or a piece of cheese cloth, optional) and also squeeze the seperated petals to extract the water from them.
5. Your homemade rose water is ready.
6. Refrigeration will increase the shelf life period.

TIPS:

Roses have three outer petals, which are made to protect the rose. These petals are thick and full of nutrients essential to your rosewater. When these petals are removed, the roses open more, so most florists will remove these petals before selling them. If you purchase your roses from a florist, ask for roses that still have these protective petals.

Never use roses that has been sprayed with pesticides.

Rinse roses in cool water if buying from a local florist, to remove any chemicals.

The stronger the fragrance of the rose, the stronger the fragrance of your rose water.

Do not over boil the rose petals, it may loose it's rose scent.

Make a natural and soothing skin moisturizer by combing a 50/50 mix of rosewater and glycerin.

You can also add a bit of rose EO.


I WILL BE DOING THIS ONE.... THIS WEEKEND, I CAN'T WAIT !!!

                    ENJOY!!!