How to Make Triple Rose Water

Triple rose water is a versatile refresher and more potent than regular rose water. It can be used as a gentle cleanser and toner for the face and is especially good at providing a moisture balance for those with dry and combination skin types. It is also perfect for freshening linens and especially effective in mildew-prone areas. Triple rose water alone is in the purest state, but but added ingredients fine-tune the multipurpose tonic depending on your needs or uses.Make your own triple rose water at home and prepare it for the way you want to use it.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 1 ½ cups of dried rose petals
• 3 cups of rose water
• ¾ cup of cider vinegar (optional for skin)
• ¾ cup of white vinegar (optional for linens)
• 6 drops of rose essential oil (optional for skin)
• 1 tsp. of witch hazel (optional)

How to Make Triple Rose Water for Skin

1. Combine ingredients. Find a jar with a sealed lid. Put the dried rose petals into the jar first and pour the in the cider vinegar and rose water on top. Add the rose essential oil. Close the lid tight.
2. Store the jar. Find a cool, dark place to store your jar. Do not store the jar outside or near sunshine and artificial light. Store the rose mixture three weeks, allowing mixture to steep.
3. Strain the rose mixture. Strain the mixture from the jar into a sterilized bottle. Use a spray bottle for facial cleansing and toning. To preserve the rose water, add a tsp. of witch hazel.

How to Make Triple Rose Water for Linens

4. Combine ingredients. Find a jar with a sealed lid. Put the dried rose petals into the jar first and pour the in the rose water and white vinegar on top. Be sure to use only white vinegar and eliminate the rose essential oil. Close the lid tight.
5. Store the jar. Find a cool, dark place to store your jar. Do not store the jar outside or near sunshine and artificial light. Store the rose mixture three weeks, allowing mixture to steep.
6. Strain the rose mixture. Strain the mixture from the jar into a sterilized bottle. Use a spray bottle for linens and mold-prone areas. To preserve the rose water, add a tsp. of witch hazel.

Tips & Warnings

• Triple rose water made with only dried rose petals and rose water is in its purest form. Eliminate the optional ingredients for the purest triple rose water.
• Read the ingredients list carefully. Cider vinegar is use for making triple rose water for facial tonics, but white vinegar is used for linens. In addition, note that rose essential oil is eliminated in the steeping process when making triple rose water for linens.
• To extend the life of the triple rose water, add a teaspoon of witch hazel to your spray bottle. The small amount of alcohol in witch hazel will preserve the rose properties.
• Vinegar and witch hazel may sting sensitive skin types.
• Be careful when using glass jars.
• Keep the jar stored in a place away from high traffic areas and away from pets and children.