How to prepare rose water at home? Tea Rose: recipes for rose water for washing

Rose is a beautiful flower, which was sung in poems and legends. It was bred from a dog rose more than 4 thousand years ago by an unknown gardener. The plant is famous not only for its aroma, but also for its medicinal properties. We will tell about them today. The article also provides instructions on how to prepare rose water at home. We wish you pleasant reading!

General information about the flower

Rose has the following properties:

1. Calms the nerves.
2. Restores the body's defenses.
3. Treats festering wounds and burns.
4. Improves the function of endocrine glands.
5. Has antiseptic properties.
6. Clears the human organs and renews the cells.
7. He treats the mucous membranes of the stomach, reduces the processes of fermentation in the intestines and kills bacteria.
8. Reduces headache and migraine.
9. It removes itching and irritation.
10. Reduces sweating of the lower extremities.
11. Promotes strengthening of blood vessels and capillaries.

In Russia it has long been used in cooking (for example, they made famous jam).

Rose water: composition

The petals of the plant contain substances such as:

• Vitamins C, B, K, PP and A;
• Micro- and macroelements (copper, potassium, iodine, etc.);
• Sucrose, fructose, glucose;
• Phenolic acids;
• tannins;
• Pantothenic acid.

All the useful properties of the rose carries and the products that are made from it. And it's just wonderful.

How to pick rose petals correctly

Not all citizens grow a queen of flowers at their dacha. Someone prefers to buy ready-made bouquets. Rose petals, already collected and dried, are presented in specialized shops. However, buying them is not recommended. Why is that? In recent times, cases of violations of the rules for assembling and drying roses have become more frequent. And this, in turn, negatively affects their useful qualities.

Petals should be collected in dry weather as soon as the dew comes down (before noon). This is done as quickly as possible. Otherwise, up to 1/3 of the useful properties of the plant are lost.

Drying should be carried out in a shaded and well ventilated place. Finished petals are put in a tin can, where they will be stored. Remember these simple rules.

Storage Recommendations

On how to prepare pink water at home, we will talk a little later. In the meantime, let's study the rules for storing petals. Here are some of them:

• Rose petals in salt can be used to aromatize the room. We fall asleep with salt, put it in the jar for 4 days, so that they are insistent. After a while, opening the lid, you will feel an indescribable fragrance.
• You can use a method for roses such as drying. To do this, we bind the flowers together with the buds and leave them in a dark place. After 7 days, the roses will become dry, and their petals can be cut off.
• To get decorative petals, you need to dip them into the melted wax. Then you have to wait for a while to completely freeze.

Saved petals can be used to decorate the interior and aromatize the room. Be sure to try one of the options.

Useful features of rose water

We talked about the flower itself. Now go to the rose water. It turns out that her medicinal qualities were described by Avicenna. And queen Cleopatra used this amazing liquid for daily washing. We list the useful features of rose water:

• Moisturizes the skin and smooths the complexion;
• Prevents the appearance of wrinkles and age spots;
• Relieves itching and redness of the skin;
• Reduces fatigue of hands and feet;
• Improves skin condition;
• Used for sunburn;
• Has antiseptic properties;
• Restores the water balance of the skin.

Such an unusual tool has found wide distribution. In addition to skin care for the face and body, it is used in the cosmetic industry. Rose water is used to create facial and hair care products (shampoos, peelings, scrubs and rinses). It does not cause irritation and allergies to the skin.

Cooking rules

To obtain rose water, the petals purchased in the store are not suitable. Sometimes they are treated with special substances to extend the shelf life. A qualitative tool can turn out if you collect rose petals in the garden with your own hands.

It's better to go for them in dry weather, after the dew comes off them. We carefully sort the petals, removing the damaged ones. This process requires a certain amount of patience and perseverance.

How to prepare rose water at home? The resulting raw materials should be placed in a container. Fill it with water so that the top layer of petals is covered. What's next? Cover the lid. We place the container together with the contents on the fire and wait for the boiling. Then we reduce the fire.

We are waiting for the moment when the petals will fade. This happens within an hour. Then the water is poured into another container. The whole mass is squeezed out and filtered.

Prepared in the home pink water is bottled and closed, so as not to get air. Keep it better in a dark place. Then useful qualities and aroma will not disappear anywhere.

The resulting amount of rose water should be poured into a sterilized bottle. Remove to the middle shelf of the refrigerator. The liquid can retain its properties for a long time without losing flavor.

Recipes of rose water at home

There are many options for obtaining healing water from rose petals. Here are the simplest of them:

1. Take a full glass of rose petals, pour 1/2 liter of boiling water and close the lid. Pre-finished raw materials are thoroughly washed. After 30 minutes, the resulting mixture is filtered and poured into containers that are sealed.
2. To the previous recipe, add 1-2 small spoons of alcohol. This will increase the shelf life of rose water. It's better to put it in the refrigerator.
3. Recipes of rose water from a tea rose for washing. For the preparation of rose water, petals of four roses are used. Pour boiling water and press for 2 hours. Strain and store in the refrigerator (no more than 3 days). Pink water can be poured into molds and frozen. Obtained cubes should be wiped face. It is good to use it as a tonic for washing.

Prepared water from pink petals has a short shelf life. In the refrigerator, it can be no more than 7 days.

Application

Now you know how to prepare rose water at home. Below are the options for its use:

• To prepare the tonic, mix the pink and lavender water in a 3: 2 ratio and add a few drops of glycerin. Keep the remedy in the refrigerator. Tonic perfectly moisturizes the skin of the face.
• Add the olive oil to the previously prepared product. This tonic should be stored in the refrigerator and used from sunburn.
• Natural pink water is useful to wash your face in the morning and evening. It is convenient to use it as a means for removing make-up.
• You can make masks based on rose water. It is suitable for any type of skin.
• To relieve stress and fatigue in the bath water, add 2 small spoons of rose water and olive oil. Thanks to these ingredients, the water well nourishes the skin. Taking a bath with rose water, you can get rid of irritations, rashes and headaches.
• To prevent sunburn of the skin before going out onto the street, spray the liquid onto the exposed areas of the skin. If you apply it on the beach, you can get a beautiful tan.
• When rasping the nails in front of the manicure, add a small amount of rose oil to the bath with water. Due to its properties, the product heals well the wounds and moistens the cuticles.
• Rose water is an excellent conditioner for hair.
• The person's eyes are affected by a constant load. What should be done to reduce these manifestations? Rinse the eyes with warm water and apply cotton swabs soaked in rose water on top. It is necessary to lie for at least 5-10 minutes to reduce signs of inflammation and eyelid tension. Rose water proved to be very effective in combating conjunctivitis.
• We make baths to reduce sweating of the feet and relieve fatigue.
• Rose water proved to be very effective for oral administration. It well envelops the intestines, can dissolve salts in the kidneys. For this, pink water should be drunk 300 ml (3 times a day). And it also helps in the treatment of angina and inflammation of the gums.

Rose water has many useful properties, which makes it possible to use it as a cosmetic product, as well as as the main component for the preparation of delicious desserts and beverages.