Rose Oil Benefits for Skin

Rose oil (Rosa damascena) is one of the world’s most precious essential oils with endless skincare benefits. It is widely used in cosmetics, perfumery and food industry.

Itcontains many benefits and it is a great oil to use on your face because it doesn't clog pores, it is non-comedogenic. It helps tighten skin on your face and prevents wrinkles and fine lines from forming.

It takes dozens of rosebuds to make just a few drops of this incredible oil. This beautifully scented oil has soothing, healing, anti-aging and rejuvenating properties, and helps to support skin’s vitality while calming both skin and emotions. The essence has a very strong odor, but is pleasant when diluted and used for perfume. Attar of roses was once made in India, Persia, Syria, and the Ottoman Empire. The Rose Valley in Bulgaria, near the town of Kazanlak, is among the major producers of attar of roses in the world.

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Rose Oil Skincare Benefits

• Anti-viral properties and Acne healing.

  
  It was discovered that rose oil has antibacterial and anti fungal properties against Gram-positive, Gram-negative, acid-fast bacteria and fungi. Gram-negative bacteria are very harmful because they have a hard protective shell making them more resistant to antibiotics. The Gram-positive bacteria however can be treated with antibiotics, however they do become antibiotic resistant. Using rose oil on acne and other viral and bacterial infections has shown to be very effective because of these healing properties.
  
  

• Antidepressant

  
  It was found that rose essential oils have been used to ease depression as rose oxide has antidepressant activity therefore creating the serotonergic pathway.
  
  

• Healing Properties

  The oil derived from roses has beneficial healing properties because they are rich in secondary metabolites such as favonoids and fragrant components.
  
  

• Antiseptic

  This oil also acts as an respiratory antiseptic as well as an anti-inflammatory agent.
  
  

• Helps diminish signs of aging and prevents collagen loss

  It was discovered that rose oil when applied to damaged skin was able to hydrate it and reduce the signs of aging. Properly formulated rose oil possesses superior skin regenerative properties, decreases the concentration of inflammatory markers and prevents collagen fragmentation.
  
  

• Reduces dark spots

• Tightens skin

• Non-comedogenic

  Rose Oil is great to use on face because it does not clog pores