In the spirit of all things roses, this week, I thought I'd share one of my favorite homemade beauty products, a rosewater facial mist. It's an all natural toner and moisturizer that has a lovely rose perfume scent. I love spritzing it on my face first thing in the morning or right before going to bed. I recently experimented with adding a bit of
apricot oil to each bottle for an added moisturizing boost, which is especially great during this very dry season. Apricot is a delicate oil that is wonderful for softening the skin, smoothing dry hair, or using for a baby massage! The rosewater oil is wonderful to add to uncented lotions or other home apothacery projects.
To make the facial mist, add 25-30 drops of
rosewater oil to 2 cups of distilled water. Then add 2T of
apricot oil, stir, and pour into non-plastic bottles. The amount of rosewater oil can be adjusted depending on how strong you like your scent - I like mine extra rosy!
If you are interested in making 'real' rosewater, there is a beautiful video and recipe over on
Roost. I think it would be so fun to try sometime and the perfect gift for a lovely lady in your life, or just for you!
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| (a big thanks to my friend Lindsey for her photo help) |
This is a great idea! I should try this someday :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! And thanks for stopping by. :)
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