Rose Oil
... Very Expensive for a Reason!

Rose Oil has quite a history. It is said that somewhere in Persia, a canal was filled with Rose Water for a wedding couple to sail their boat. The heat of the sun caused the rose water to separate: the separation of oil from water.

Persia had large scale distilleries by the end of the 1600's and export to India was underway by 1683. Today there is only local production in both these areas.

Rose Oil production was introduced into Europe in about 1690, probably through Bulgaria. The Grasse district of southern France was producing quantities of delicate rose water at this time and so was able to start making oil quite quickly.

The process requires vast amounts of Roses.

In Grasse, 5000 rose bushes/trees grow on 1/2 acre of land and produce 2200 lbs of Roses. For 1 lb of oil you would need about 10 000 lbs of Roses.

Or to put it more simply, you need approximately 30 roses to make 1 drop of Rose Oil or 60 000 roses to make 1 oz. Not something you can do easily for yourself!

The extracted oil is a light yellow in color, often with a slight green tinge to it. It's actually about 30% Citronellol and about 75% Geraniol and it's virtually impossible to make it artificially: you need the roses!

So if and when you buy rose-oil check the quality and source very carefully. And consider the price: 60 000 Roses to make 1 oz: it's expensive for a reason!

Rose Oil has various uses of course,including expensive perfumes.

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