Who doesn’t love the delicate, aromatic beauty of a rose? Roses are not only the quintessential symbol of love and adoration, they can also be used to enhance our natural skin care beauty routine. I have dry skin and have typically used clay face masks with added herbs and nutrients like spirulina and kelp to give my skin a much needed moisture boost. While I always got beautiful results, it was not until I decided to add rose powder to my face mask mix that I achieved superior skin softness and hydration. A total gamechanger! I LOVE ROSE PETAL POWDER AND SO DOES MY SKIN. Try rose petal powder in your next natural beauty formulation and you will proclaim your love for it as well!
What Is Rose Petal Powder?
Rose petal powder is dried pulverized or ground roses. The roses can be of any variety and can come from the store, a supplier or even your own garden. For best results, always use or buy organic roses so that you are not putting pesticides and poisons on your skin.
How To Make Rose Petal Powder
If you are lucky enough to have your own rose bush or if you have fresh roses, you can dry out your petals and pulverize them yourself. A tutorial on how to properly prepare fresh roses can be found here. Otherwise, you can purchase dried organic rose petals. Once you have your dried petals you can use a spice grinder to pulse into a fine power or use a mortar and pestle to grind them into a powder.
The Benefits Of Rose Petal Powder:
- Moisturizing – Rose compounds work to lock moisture into the skin and keep it soft, supple and hydrated.
- Cleansing, toning, and brightening – using rose water can tone and brighten your skin and lift any impurities left behind, all without stripping the skin of its natural oils.
- Soothing and Relaxing – the scent of rose is used therapeutically to help soothe and calm the nervous system.
- Supports anti-aging – roses contain antioxidants and vitamin C which help prevent the formation of wrinkles and its tonic properties help tighten skin and slow down the signs of aging.
- Anti-inflammatory – the oils present in roses can help soothe swollen and inflamed skin conditions, including rosacea and eczema.
How to use Rose Petal Powder
Want to experience the hydrating power of the rose? Here are 5 recipes to get you started:
Recipe 1 – Hydrating, Rejuvenating, Brightening Face Mask
2 Tablespoons of pink clay
1 Tablespoon of powdered roses
1 tsp of raw honey
2 Tablespoons of rose hydrosol (or to desired consistency)
5 drops rose essential oil or Palmarosa oil
Add clay and roses into a small container and mix well. Next add in honey and hydrosol to desired consistency and mix well. Finally, add in essential oil. Apply mask to clean dry face and leave on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse well and pat dry. Apply moisturizer.
Recipe 2 – Hydrating, Rejuvenating, Tightening Face Mask
2 Tablespoons of French green clay
1 Tablespoon of powdered roses
½ Tablespoon dried lavender
3 Tablespoons of aloe vera juice (or to desired consistency)
3 drops tea tree oil
2 drops lavender essential oil
Add clay, roses and lavender into a small container and mix well. Slowly add in aloe vera to desired consistency and mix well. Add in essential oil. Apply mask to clean dry face and leave on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse well and pat dry. Apply moisturizer.
Recipe 3 – Body Scrub – Exfoliating and moisture boosting
1 Cup of Sugar
¼ cup of rice bran oil
¼ cup of hazelnut oil
2 Tablespoons of powdered roses
10 drops of geranium essential oil
Combine sugar and roses in a small bowl and mix well. Add oils and essential oil and stir well to combine. This scrub can be used as a hand scrub, a foot scrub or body scrub. If using in the shower, use a bath mat.
Recipe 4- Rose Water Toner – Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, astringent, and anti-aging. Although not rose petal powder, rose water toner offers too many benefits to ignore. A tutorial on how to make it yourself can be found here https://www.holistichealthherbalist.com/make-rose-water/
Recipe 5 – Hair Mask – revitalizing and hydrating. Although I have not tried this recipe yet, it sounds intriguing and I do love a good hair mask. Hopefully the rose powder in this hair mask will work the same miracle it worked for my skin. Hair mask recipe: https://www.apothecary7.com/pages/rose-petal-powder-uses
Want to buy it?
You can read more about Beauty by Francesca products that contain rose petal powder here and rose petals here.
References
https://www.holistichealthherbalist.com/make-rose-water/