In honor of Aromatherapy Awareness Week and the Month of June today's essential oil is Rose. People seem to either love the smell or dislike it. I think the reason many dislike it is because they have been smelling artificial synthetic rose fragrance oil and not the distilled essential oil or the rose absolute. Once you smell the real thing I think you will change your mind. Let's look at the two different types as mentioned above. Rose essential oil also known as Rose Otto is hydro distilled, the best coming from Bulgaria or Turkey. Rose absolutes are solvent extracted. It is best to use the hydro distilled for therapeutic uses such as skin care so that the solvents are not absorbed into the skin and the absolutes in making perfume since the absolutes smell more like fresh roses. Rose Otto is wonderful for all skin types and is great for grief and depression. It blends Frankincense, Bergamot, Sandalwood and Jasmine
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