When women had a small selection of manufacturing cosmetics, they sought to acquire them, by all means. When these funds flooded the store shelves in huge numbers, the ladies began to think about natural cosmetics made by themselves.
One of the most popular means of hand maid today is rose water. It is fragrant, infinitely pleasant because of its smell and tenderness, and is also useful for the skin. Rose water is used for facial and body skin as a remedy. Which rejuvenates, moisturizes and improves mood.
Application of rose water in cosmetology
The answer to the question of why pink water is needed lies in its composition. It consists of only two ingredients - ordinary water and rose petals.
Rose water begins its history from the time of ancient medicine: it was described by Hippocrates and Avicenna as a means that cools and soothes the skin. It was popular in ancient Rome and Persia, saving beauties from the hot rays of the sun in hot days.
Today in Europe, rose water is obtained in France, where 3 poods of roses and 24 buckets of water are used. In Germany, the concentration of rose water is different - they use for cooking 1 part of water and 6 parts of roses. This is the highest concentration available for rose water. If it is increased, then the water has an admixture of oil.
The properties of rose water are good for the face:
- The purifying properties of rose water help to use the remedy as a tonic - the final stage of purification.
- Rose water gives the skin firmness due to moisturizing, and therefore it is recommended to all girls from 25 years old - it is at this age that the skin begins to age slowly.
- Rose water improves the complexion - it saturates the skin with useful substances that activate the renewal processes, and therefore, with prolonged and constant use of rose water, you can achieve an even complexion.
- Rose water also helps to prevent the feeling of tightness of the skin, if it is used before applying moisturizer .
- Rose water will also help to soothe the skin after sunbathing - it has a weak cooling property.
- Another plus of rose water is the ability to relieve inflammation, and therefore girls with problem skin may find it useful.
- Daily use of rose water helps to eliminate bags and dark circles under the eyes.
Thus, rose water can eventually replace many cosmetics - serums to improve the complexion, creams to remove bags and dark circles under the eyes, acne scars and others.
How to make rose water?
To apply to the face of rose water, you can buy a ready-made remedy, or make it yourself.
First of all, you need to prepare rose petals. Usually for the creation of rose water, use essential oil varieties of roses (among them Bourbon Rosa). Of these roses create an essential oil , and as a by-product make rose water.
To obtain rose water, use the method of water distillation - distillation of liquid. Valuable in this craft is the condensate, which is pink water. At home, this is not difficult:
- Collect the necessary number of rose petals (the more of them, the more saturated the water).
- Then put them in a low pot and pour a little water so that the roses are not roasted on fire.
- In the center of the pan place a shallow but wide container (you can use a deep plate if it is less than a pan in diameter) - it will serve as a vessel that will collect condensate - rose water. The container should be clean, like all the appliances used to produce rose water.
- Then cover the pan with the cover turned upside down so that the handle falls into the center of the rose water collection tank.
- Turn on the slow fire and wait until the rose water is collected.
- Then cool the resulting condensate, add a few drops of lemon to extend the shelf life of water and use the product for your own purposes.