How to Make Rose Petal Facial Mist
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How to make a beautifully scented and refreshing rose petal facial mist with fresh or dried rose petals. Great for summer skincare! It begins with making hydrating rose glycerite and homemade rose water. You then blend them together and pour the liquid into a spray bottle. Keep it refrigerated, then spray it on your skin to feel refreshed and renewed.
Hydrating, calming, toning, and beautifully scented – these are some of the incredible skin benefits of roses. We’ve grown and used these fragrant flowers for thousands of years, and their essence works well in practically any skin product, from sensitive skin creams to perfumes. Now it’s your turn to carry on the tradition by using your roses to make your own therapeutic skincare. In this recipe, I’ll show you how to use rose petals to make a rose-scented floral infusion and rose glycerite. You’ll then mix them together to create a homemade rose petal facial mist. All you need is a few mists of it over your face to relieve stress and refresh your skin.
This rose recipe is from my book A Woman’s Garden: Grow Beautiful Plants and Make Useful Things. It’s a feminine book that shares gardens created by women for specific purposes: to use as a dye garden, to grow herbal medicine, to grow edible flowers, and to make natural skincare. If you enjoy making beautiful things for your skin and home, I guarantee you will love it! A photo of this recipe in the book is just below.
Roses for Skincare
Sourcing rose petals is the first step in this recipe. Fresh is best, but dried rose petals work well, too. Just make sure that they are organic. You can use most old-fashioned roses in skincare – these are deeply scented roses and come in a range of colors. However, the best for skincare are the damask rose Rosa damascena, the cabbage rose Rosa centifolia, and the apothecary rose Rosa gallica var. officinalis. All are intensely scented and used in aromatherapy. Wild roses work well, too!
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Rose Petal Facial Mist Recipe
Equipment
- lidded jar
- aerosol mister or small spray bottle
Materials
For the rose petal glycerite
For the rose petal infusion
- ½ cup fresh rose petals ¼ cup dried
- 1 ½ cup distilled water 354 g
For the rose petal facial mist
- 1 tsp rose petal glycerite 5 g
- 1 cup rose petal infusion 236 g
- 2 drops two drops rose essential oil* optional
Instructions
Make Rose Glycerite at least two weeks before
- Fill a small jar two-thirds full with freshly picked rose petals, then pour in vegetable glycerine to within a quarter-inch of the top. If you’re using dried petals, half-fill the jar with flowers, then fill it three-quarters full with glycerine. Top the rest up with distilled water.
- Seal the jar and let it infuse in a dark, room-temperature place, flipping the jar on end daily.
- After two to four weeks, strain the petals from the glycerine using a sieve, and pour the glycerine back into the jar. It can range in color from clear to pink and will keep for up to a year. Rose glycerite is not just for skincare – it’s sweet and edible, and you can have a spoonful to lift your mood or sweeten a drink.
Make the Rose Petal Facial Mist
- In a pan, heat the distilled water to scalding then add the rose petals. Turn off the heat, put a lid on the pan, and leave for twenty minutes.
- Strain the petals from the liquid and allow it to cool to room temperature.
- Measure one cup of the infusion into a bowl. Add the glycerite and essential oil, stir well, then pour into an aerosol mister. This type of mister is readily available online and excludes air while giving a fine, steady misting action.
- Give it a good shake, and you can begin using it immediately on the face and body. Each time you use it, make sure to shake it vigorously since the contents will naturally separate. Use within a month.
