NOn is only the queen of flowers but the most precious, at least in cosmetics. The rose is a star ingredient in the world of beauty, virtuous in skincare and intoxicating in perfumery. THEand its propertieson the other hand, They have been known since ancient times. This flower is very effective and can respond to many needsfrom dryness to the fragility of skins sensitive to the prevention of signs of time. Not to mention the fresh and enveloping aroma of the types used in perfumery.
Rosa di Maggio, a flower for a thousand needs. From the skin to the hair
THEA Rosa is the most elegant and fragrant ingredient of beauty. Much used both in skincare and in perfumery, The pink extract is obtained from the petals tendentially of four types of rose, damascena, centifolia, mosqueta and canine.
Each has very precise characteristics, useful in different ways in cosmetics: the Damascena rose It produces a very rich extract suitable for mature and particularly dry and denitrite skin, while Centifolia is known for its antioxidant properties. There Mosqueta quality It is rich in polyunsaturated fats, so much so that it is often compared to argan oil for its moisturizing properties. Finally the rose It is appreciated for its high vitamin C content and suitable for treating skin spots.
In truth it would also be there Fifth type of rose, perhaps less known and more difficult to search for and is the Gallic one, suitable for mixed and fat skinand to treat dilated pores, because it has astringent properties.
Water with roses, a great classic
Another Great classic in skincare is water with roses, orOnce for distillation. Among the most appreciated and still among the most used “vintage” cosmetics. And the reason is always its great versatility: it is Perfect for disinfling your faceideal in summer after a sunny day, but also in cases of skin inflammation and irritation. In fact, just apply it with a cotton ball and you’re done.
Maybe the its less known use is the one on the hair: In fact, it is enough to combine it, in equal parts, to sugar and honey, and turns into a perfect pre-shampoo scrub for scalp, ideal when it is particularly fat And it needs to be clean in depth.
An elegant and intoxicating note in perfumes
We cannot speak of rose without mentioning its aroma: intoxicating, elegant, fresh and timeless, they are an ode to this much loved flower. And the reason is very simple, It lends itself to many interpretations, from fresh and spring to the most sensual ones perfect for the winter.
In perfumery, the most used roses are the damask quality, also called Turkishchosen because it contains 400 olfactory molecules with a very intense and rich aroma, and Centifolia, Also called Rosa di Maggio or Grasse. A very prayer is obtained from these Essential oil: LOr it is extracted only in moments of maximum flowering between June and July and the flower collection takes place only in the morning, when the aroma is at its maximum splendor.
In Europe there are two large poles dedicated to the processing of the rose: fat, in the south of France where the distillation is steam, and the Bulgaria, where the famous Bulgarian rose comes from. Another Saudi Arabia is also an important manufacturerwhere it has been cultivated since the times of the Ottoman ancient Damascena Rosa di Taif: Known as the most expensive quality in the world, flowering takes place in the spring when about three hundred million flowers bloom in the town.
In general, the rose is an expensive and precious ingredient: just think about it 350 kilos of flowers to obtain a kilo of concretethe wax derived from the petals through the extraction of the perfume with the solvents. Then united to the annaol, from the concrete theAbsolute of rose, used in the most valuable perfumery because a kilo is equivalent to 4500 flowers.
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