How to Create Smoother Skin With Rose Water

Versions of rose water have been used since the Middle Ages to keep skin fresh and glowing

Rose water has been used literally for centuries in women's beauty regimens. It is one of the staples of skincare routines and is believed to help slow the signs of aging while refreshing skin each morning. However, you can improve on rose water's natural beautifying tendencies by mixing it with certain other natural, beneficial compounds and using the resulting lotion twice daily to prepare your skin for the day ahead and to help restore it while you sleep. Take advantage of the immense and time-tested benefits of rose water in your own beauty treatments.

Things You'll Need

• 1 tbsp. rose water
• 2 capsules vitamin E (800 IU's)
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 1 tbsp. coconut oil
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• Small plastic bottle
• Cotton balls.

Instructions

1. 

   Pour the vitamin E into the small plastic bottle. You will need to pull apart the capsules and empty them into the bottle. Try to get all of the oil out of the capsules. Vitamin E is good for diminishing scars and other skin inconsistencies and discolorations.

2. Shake the rest of the ingredients together in the bottle. As you shake them up, the liquid will become slick and viscous.

3. Turn the bottle upside down while holding a cotton ball over the mouth. This will saturate the cotton ball with the rose water lotion without allowing any to spill out onto the floor.

4. Smooth the cotton ball over your face each morning before you apply your makeup. Make sure that you cover your cheek area, forehead, neck and eye area with the cotton ball. Use a light, sweeping motion and do not scrub your face with the lotion. Your goal is to get a very thin later of lotion all over your face and neck, areas that are most intensely subjected to your environment and can become rough if not properly cared for. You will only need one cotton ball in the morning, since you do not want a lot of lotion locked in under your makeup.

5. Wait at least 15 minutes before applying your makeup. You can use this time to get dressed or to massage the rose water lotion into your face. If you wish, you can apply it to the rest of your body as well.

6. Apply the rose water lotion again in the evening before bed. You can use it as a makeup remover, or if you prefer just use it as a moisturizer before going to bed. If you are going to remove makeup with it, you will need several cotton balls and to wash your face after you have removed all the makeup. You can then reapply the rose water lotion as a night cream if you wish.

Tips & Warnings

• This rose water lotion is particularly good for your face, but it also can be used to smooth skin anywhere on your body. If you have trouble with chapped hands or rough knees and elbows, massage the lotion into the problem areas, then let it sit for about 15 minutes to make sure it is completely absorbed. The vitamin E oil will help also, but it can stain clothes if it is not completely rubbed in before you put them on.

• Make sure you are not allergic to rose water by rubbing a little on the inside of your wrist and leaving it there overnight. Check the area in the morning for redness and irritation. Rose water is a very mild, natural cosmetic so it is unlikely that you will have any difficulties.

Resources

• Here is a recipe for natural rose water