If you’ve ever smelled a rose, what you’re smelling is the essential oils of the flower. Rose has been seen as a symbol of love throughout history and is used in aromatherapy for skin conditions, emotional concerns, and menstrual issues.
Name of Oil: Rose
Latin Binomial: Rosa damascene
Extraction Method: Solvent
Countries of Origin: France, Bulgaria, Morocco, Turkey, Italy, China, India
Scent Profile: Very floral, sweet
Parts used in distillation: Flowers
Oil Characteristics: Pale yellow, thin, strong
Cultivation: Organically Grown
Zodiac Signature Oil: Taurus
Used in aromatherapy for the symptomatic relief of:
Antidepressant, palpitations, irritability, insomnia, anger, fear, anxiety, sorrow, uterine tonic, PMS, dry skin, mature skin, skin inflammation or redness.
Used in aromatherapy to help ease emotional symptoms of:
Refreshes a sad heart, opens the heart.
Predominate flower symbol throughout history symbolizing love, beauty, perfection, and immortality.
ethanol, pentanal, 3-hexanal, a-pinene,camphene, heptanal, b-pinene, myrcene, hexanol, heptanol, hexyl acetate, methylheptanone, octanol, linalool, cis-rose oxide, nonanal, trans-rose oxide,phenylethyl alcohol, decanol, terpinen-4-ol, citronellol, nerol, neral,geraniol, geranial, carvone, citronellyl acetate, neryl acetate,cinnamaldehyde, geranyl acetate, eugenol, trans b-damascenone, methyl eugenol,octanal, benzaldehyde
Safety Data:
Non-toxic, non-irritating, non-sensitizing
Books Cited:
The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, 2nd Edition – Salvatore Battaglia
Essential Oil Safety , 2nd Edition – Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young
The Complete Book of Essential Oils &Aromatherapy – Valerie Wormwood
Aromatherapeutic Blending – Jennifer PeaceRhind
The Fragrant Mind – Valerie Wormwood
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