Rose water part two
I told you the first batch of homemade rose water molded while we were gone. Yuck! But I'm not one for giving up so I tried again with a couple of changes. I did not wash the petal, it had rained the night before and we do not use sprays on our garden. I brought 3 quarts of distilled water to a boil, turned off the heat and added 3-4 qts of rose petals. I covered the pot and left it about 2 hours until the color was gone from the petals. I strained the liquid 3 times to remove the solids the last time with a coffee filter. After the water cooled I added 1C of glycerin and 1/2C vodka. It didn't have much smell so I added a few drops of rose oil to the mix. It's a beautiful soft rosy pink. I'm hoping this works because many great beauty recipes call for rose water and it is stinkin expensive.
I mixed a small jar with half water half witch hazel and have been using it twice a day for 2 weeks now and my skin has never felt softer or smoother.
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