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natural beauty
Beauty Beginsinthe
ROSE GARDEN
By Patricia Danflous
Make-it-yourself rose water is a way to achieve beautiful, glowing skin.
Since the Middle Ages, rose water has moisturizer, rose water stimulates facial skin You can purchase rose water – be sure
been used as a culinary ingredient, and other areas of the body for glowing, to buy 100 percent pure,not synthetic or with
an essential in many fragrances and as a natural beauty. Filled with anti-oxidants and added preservatives – or find it as an ingredient
natural cosmetic. vitamins, the flower-based liquid provides in a variety of beauty products.Making it
nourishment to the skin and minimizes yourself,however,is easy and fun and your
Your face can feel smooth, silky and signs of aging. It is also known to soothe kitchen will smell delightful during the process.
delicate with regular rose water use – and irritated or sensitive skin, cleanse oily skin, It will take you a little more than half an hour to
you can make it yourself for pennies. A and it has natural revitalizing effects. make up to a quart of rose water.
cleanser, toner, a very gentle astringent and
DISTILLING feedYOUR SOUL
YOUR OWN
ROSE WATER
EQUIPMENT – one quart-sized glass
bowl, a brick, a large pot with an inverted lid
INGREDIENTS – two to three
quarts of fresh rose petals, water, ice cubes
or crushed ice in a bag
• Place a brick in the center of a large pot.
Put the glass bowl on top of the brick.
• Add rose petals until they reach the top
of the brick. Pour water over the petals
until it reaches to the top of the brick.
• Cover the pot with the lid in an upside
down position
• Bring water to a rolling boil.
• When the water begins to boil, place
ice (about three trays full) or a bag of
crushed ice on the lid.
• Lower the heat to a simmer.
• In three, 20-minute intervals, lift the lid and
take out a couple of tablespoons of water.
• Remove the pot from stove and cool.
• Strain and store your homemade rose
water in containers of your choice, such
as glass bottles or jars.
What’s your natural beauty recipe? Share it with us! editor@inspirehealthmag.com
12 INSPIRE HEALTH November § December 2014
Beauty Beginsinthe
ROSE GARDEN
By Patricia Danflous
Make-it-yourself rose water is a way to achieve beautiful, glowing skin.
Since the Middle Ages, rose water has moisturizer, rose water stimulates facial skin You can purchase rose water – be sure
been used as a culinary ingredient, and other areas of the body for glowing, to buy 100 percent pure,not synthetic or with
an essential in many fragrances and as a natural beauty. Filled with anti-oxidants and added preservatives – or find it as an ingredient
natural cosmetic. vitamins, the flower-based liquid provides in a variety of beauty products.Making it
nourishment to the skin and minimizes yourself,however,is easy and fun and your
Your face can feel smooth, silky and signs of aging. It is also known to soothe kitchen will smell delightful during the process.
delicate with regular rose water use – and irritated or sensitive skin, cleanse oily skin, It will take you a little more than half an hour to
you can make it yourself for pennies. A and it has natural revitalizing effects. make up to a quart of rose water.
cleanser, toner, a very gentle astringent and
DISTILLING feedYOUR SOUL
YOUR OWN
ROSE WATER
EQUIPMENT – one quart-sized glass
bowl, a brick, a large pot with an inverted lid
INGREDIENTS – two to three
quarts of fresh rose petals, water, ice cubes
or crushed ice in a bag
• Place a brick in the center of a large pot.
Put the glass bowl on top of the brick.
• Add rose petals until they reach the top
of the brick. Pour water over the petals
until it reaches to the top of the brick.
• Cover the pot with the lid in an upside
down position
• Bring water to a rolling boil.
• When the water begins to boil, place
ice (about three trays full) or a bag of
crushed ice on the lid.
• Lower the heat to a simmer.
• In three, 20-minute intervals, lift the lid and
take out a couple of tablespoons of water.
• Remove the pot from stove and cool.
• Strain and store your homemade rose
water in containers of your choice, such
as glass bottles or jars.
What’s your natural beauty recipe? Share it with us! editor@inspirehealthmag.com
12 INSPIRE HEALTH November § December 2014
