7 Pawz Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Hello everyone:smiley2: This is my first post on this forum, my main focus until recently has been candlemaking; but i'd like to add a soap, lotion, cream, or some other personal care product to my line eventually. I've been given a lot of dried rose petals and thought i could make rosewater from them, but one method that i tried didn't do well, the resulting rose water had no scent to it whatsoever. Should I use fresh rose petals or freeze dried? I did a search on the board, but came up with nothing..if anyone has a suggestion or two, i'd appreciate it...Thank you:grin2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I'm not sure, but I think you use tons of fresh, cover with water, simmer, let cool, strain carefully, add more petals and repeat till you get what you want. It does take a lot of petals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantnaturals Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Try the following link: http://snowdriftfarm.com/roserecipes.htmlThe rosewater recipes are on the bottom of the page. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Thanks Doris & Elegantnaturals for your suggestions, fresh rose petals are expensive, 1 supplier sold them for $20/lb, maybe I'll grow my own:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Really? Once I was organizing a valentine's surprise and I wanted rose petals for the bed and bathtub. What I did was just go to a florist and ask for fresh rose petals. They'll usually give me a generous handful (1-2 cups) for a ringgit or so (30 cents?).Found this place... $16 per gallon if you're not picky about the colors, though I'm not sure if that comes out as cheaper. (http://www.freshroses.com/petals.html) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 We have tons of very fragrant wild roses growing all over the beaches. Many people think of them as weeds. I've dried quite a few batches of buds and petals this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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