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Recipes with Rose Water: Rosewater Lemonade
Rosewater delicately refreshes and soothes the skin, calming irritation with its gentle, cooling touch. Its light floral aroma uplifts the senses, bringing clarity and tranquility to the mind.
Rosewater is a gentle, fragrant essence treasured for its soothing and cooling effects on both skin and mind. Its delicate floral aroma offers emotional calm, helping to reduce stress and uplift the spirit.
Rosewater is especially beneficial for balancing pitta dosha, calming inflammation, redness, and irritation or rashes in sensitive or sun-exposed skin, leaving the skin refreshed, soft, and naturally glowing
Externally its astringency tones the skin.
Whether used as a facial mist, in herbal blends, or aromatherapy, rosewater brings a light, refreshing touch that nurtures and restores balance. Its subtle fragrance and calming properties create a sense of clarity and peace, making it a timeless addition to daily self-care rituals that support overall well-being and emotional harmony.
Internally, these astringent, cooling qualities in rosewater calm inflammation and soothe the lining of the GI tract.
Beauty, Roses & Pitta Dosha
Pitta has a basic need for sweetness, beauty, order and perfection. When provoked, Pitta generally reacts with irritability, resistance, and aggression. Pitta needs a gentle yes to calm them into a more amiable easiness. Pitta responds best to cooling, calming balms like sitting under the moon, in the shade of a tree, and sweet foods with a pleasant aroma. Rosewater brings sweetness and beauty into the day, calming their agitated mind. The mere smell of a rose cools their anger and criticism. Knowing this about your Pitta helps you to please and nurture yourself or a loved one, rather than provoke them.
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About Rose Water
Rosewater is the water left from the production of rose essential oil. It has a wonderful rose fragrance. As Ayurveda students, we sprayed ourselves with rosewater mist on hot days to keep cool. Rosewater is available in most Indian and Middle Eastern grocery stores.
Cooking Rose Water
Rosemary Gladstar offers the following recipe for homemade rose water:
Ingredients:
- 2-3 quarts fresh roses or rose petals. Remember to use organic roses.
- Water
- Ice cubes or crushed ice
1. In the center of a large pot (the speckled blue canning pots are ideal) with an inverted lid (a rounded lid), place a fireplace brick. On top of the brick place the bowl. Put the roses in the pot; add enough flowers to reach the top of the brick. Pour in just enough water to cover the roses. The water should be just above the top of the brick.
2. Place the lid upside down on the pot. Turn on the stove and bring the water to a rolling boil, then lower heat to a slow steady simmer. As soon as the water begins to boil, toss two or three trays of ice cubes (or a bag of ice) on top of the lid.
3. You've now created a home still! As the water boils the steam rises, hits the top of the cold lid, and condenses. As it condenses it flows to the center of the lid and drops into the bowl. Every 20 minutes, quickly lift the lid and take out a tablespoon or two of the rose water. Its time to stop when you have between a pint and a quart of water that smells and tastes strongly like roses.
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