water can be used as face lotion, to add to conditioners and conditioners for hair. Washing by such water was one of secrets of beauty of Cleopatra. It is easy to make rose hydrolat in house conditions.
Pink water, or hydrolat of rose is excellent conditioning agent behind skin. It possesses the moistening and feeding action. Means especially is suitable for skin which is inclined to dryness. The freshest petals will be necessary for preparation of pink water. It is possible to use petals of garden roses or even dogrose. At production of hydrolat from purchased rose, you have to know precisely that it is grown up without pesticides and other dangerous chemicals. The best option for pink water are petals of fragrant rose bush.
If you add pink water to cream, it will give it amazing smell and pleasant beige shade.
There are several ways of preparation of pink water. One of them such: on bottom of pan put petals of roses and fill in them with water. Water has to cover petals completely. Now place porcelain drinking bowl or glass jar on bottom of deep pan. Edges of capacity have to is above water level on several centimeters. Put pan on fire and wait so far water will begin to boil. Then reduce fire to the minimum value. At this time the formed steam will incorporate active agents and oils of petals and to drip in drinking bowl. That condensate did not gather on cover, it is recommended to cover pan of turned. Process of preparation of pink water can be dragged out at several o'clock. You watch that water in pan did not boil away completely. As soon as it remains very little, add still. It is desirable to buy the distilled water in drugstore or usual in shop. You should not use that water which flows from under the crane for hydrolat.
At production of hydrolat do not pour into pan too much water. It will lead to reduction of concentration of aromatic substances.
One more way of preparation of hydrolat: lay out in pan rose-petals in several layers. Fill in them with water: it has to hide raw materials completely. Now put pan on fire and close cover (as usual). Without bringing water to boiling a little, reduce fire to average value. Remove pan from fire when rose-petals lose the color. It will occur approximately for half an hour or for hour. Then wring out petals, and filter pink water. The turned-out liquid will have gentle and delicate natural aroma.
At once pour the turned-out hydrolat in the prepared capacity. It is very convenient to keep pink water in bottle with spray. Means should be stored in the fridge or in the dark and cool place. At such storage the pink water prepared in house conditions keeps aroma and color about one year and even longer. If the hydrolat very quickly spoils, so you have placed it in not sterile small bottle. Before pouring pink water in capacity, carefully wash out it, and then take over hot steam. So, the bottle will become absolutely clean. Such way of sterilization is suitable both for glass tanks, and for small bottles from dense plastic. From spray pink water can be sprayed not only on the person, but also on all body. It is especially pleasant to use such hydrolat in summertime.