Damask rose is a beautiful shrub plant from the Rosaceae family. This variety is the exclusive creation of breeders, which for hundreds of years people have enjoyed using in a variety of industries.
What does this sort of rose look like?
Damask rose grows mainly in the southern regions of the CIS countries. She loves warmly, but is rather unpretentious in leaving. Many who have this ornamental shrub growing in the garden know how useful its beautiful flowers are, and enjoy using it.
Damask rose has large buds of different colors, from white and pale pink to scarlet. From other species, these flowers are distinguished by a large number of petals in the bud and its opening. Roses exude an incredible aroma that delights visitors to gardens in the first half of summer.
How beautiful is the damask rose, the photo will help to present you in full.
Oil making process
Damask rose oil comes at a price. This is an expensive tool, but many readily purchase it, and all thanks to its indispensable properties. Before buying oil, you should consider that it is a completely natural product. Real damask rose essential oil should not have any impurities, including alcohols.
There is also an interesting fact: to get just a couple of drops of an elixir, at least 30 buds of this beautiful flower should be processed. The petals are separated by hand, after which, using the direct cold pressing process, the oil itself is obtained. Then it is simply poured into bottles and goes on sale.
It should be borne in mind that only pure oil will have the maximum healing effect, without any additional components in the composition.
Damask Rose Products
Since ancient times, Rosa Damascus has been used to treat various diseases, as well as for cosmetic purposes. Tea is brewed from its petals, which has antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. Healing jam is prepared from them.
In the Crimea and the Middle East, a valuable medicine is made from damask rose petals - rosanol, which is actively used in the treatment of urolithiasis, inflammation of the kidneys and biliary tract.
Damask roses make valuable cosmetic soap. And of course, healing and soothing baths are taken with its petals.
But the most expensive product is Damask rose essential oil, which replaces almost all possible cosmetic products.
Body oil
This essential oil in cosmetology is simply an indispensable tool for problematic and sensitive skin. And this applies not only to the skin of the face. Damask rose oil is widely used in the treatment of psoriasis and eczema, as it has a strong soothing and anti-inflammatory effect. It is enough to take a bath with a few drops of the product, and the skin condition will improve significantly.
The effectiveness of face skin
Damascus rose oil is also used to improve facial skin, the use of which can even help smooth out deep wrinkles. It is suitable for any type of skin, and especially for hypersensitive, dry and prone to allergic reactions. The elastic properties of the skin of the face are greatly enhanced, which positively affects its appearance and naturally rejuvenates it.
Damask rose oil effectively fights against such a problem as acne on the face. It is enough to point the oil to the rash and leave it overnight.
The product is characterized in that it moisturizes dry skin and at the same time normalizes the release of sebum for oily skin. It also maintains the water-lipid balance of the dermis.
Fatigue of the skin around the eyes, dark circles and small wrinkles are also effectively eliminated by lotions from healing oil.
Damask rose oil for hands and nails
The elimination of problems with the skin of hands and nails is an area in modern cosmetology, which today actively uses the healing properties of damask rose oil. Since many argue that the hands are the second face of a woman, the tool is incredibly popular due to its high efficiency. Dry and inflamed skin of the hands is a common problem for many women. As in the case with facial skin, rose oil can significantly rejuvenate it, making it more elastic and velvety.
Baths with Damask rose oil strengthen the nail plate, accelerate nail growth and significantly improve their condition. The tool is indispensable after chapping and partial frostbite of the hands. Oil is also used after the use of low-quality household detergents, as a result of which allergic reactions often appear on the hands, with which all the same bathtubs fight with a damask rose. In addition to oil, you can add flower petals to them.
How the product improves hair quality
If a girl or woman suffers from hair loss, brittleness, dullness and fungus leading to dandruff, a damask rose will come to the rescue. Oil from this flower should be used to make healing hair masks.
With psoriasis, damask rose oil is added to the scalp balm, which contributes to the healing of damaged areas of the epidermis and soothes irritation and discomfort.
Need to make hair silky, smooth their structure and give a lively shine? Just add a few drops of oil to the finished mask or hair balm. Or you can make a mask with aloe juice, rose oil and chamomile. If the hair quickly becomes oily, a little white clay and cucumber juice should be added to the mask. The result is a universal remedy for eliminating all problems with hair and scalp.
Damask rose in neurology
Neurology is the field in medicine where this plant has been used for many centuries. Damask rose essential oil is a sedative, which has virtually no analogues in medicine. Baths with a few drops of this elixir do not just help to get rid of moral stress after a hard working day. They eliminate the more serious consequences of a nervous system disorder. For example, increased irritability, irritability, excessive aggressiveness and depression.
Even in antiquity, the tool was used as an antidote to increased sentimentality and sensitivity to other people's words and actions. It also helps to tidy up the female nervous system.
It’s good not only to take baths, but also to use aroma lamps with Damascus rose essential oil. With overwork and lack of sleep, the remedy brings harmony in thoughts and helps to fall asleep if this is not possible.
How else is oil used in medicine
Various healing ointments and balms are made on the basis of Damask rose oil. It is widely used both in formulations and in its pure form for the treatment of wounds, skin diseases, burns and inflammations.
Means with rose oil are recommended in the treatment of varicose veins. They effectively eliminate the problems of the visible venous and capillary network on the legs. Oil is used for healing burns, including chemical ones.
Damask rose is used as a strong antioxidant. Green tea with the addition of oil is recommended as a means for losing weight and removing toxins and cholesterol from the body.
Food use
Rose oil is used in the manufacture of desserts as a natural flavoring. It is added to tea or coffee to improve the taste of the drink.