Where it comes from
Rosa damascena (Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran) is distilled into rose otto; Rosa centifolia (Grasse, Morocco) is mostly extracted as absolute. Flowers are picked by hand at dawn.
How perfumers use it
The most important flower in perfumery, used in almost every family.
Did you know? It takes roughly three to five tonnes of petals to make one kilo of rose oil.
For education only. Raw materials should be diluted for smelling and never applied neat to skin. Always follow the supplier’s safety data sheet and the current IFRA Standards.
