What do you make with your flowers? 🥀

This is infused Rose oil is one my favorite things to make. I use it on my face and hands daily. 🥀

🥀 I harvest my rose petals, air dry them inside a pretty tea towel until crunchy, and store them in a clear glass jar in a dark cabinet where I can check back often to watch for condensation (a sign that they aren’t fully dry).

When I need to make more Rose oil I simply put some of my dried petals in a jar, cover them with my favorite oil (I use olive, but almond is lovely, or you can use any oil you would cook with that is liquid at room temperature), and then I sit the jar in a sunny window to add some gentle warmth. 

When I need more Rose 🥀 oil, I strain the petals and pour some into a 2 ounce spray bottle for easy application. 

Hint: You wouldn’t think it, but the 2 ounce travel bottles from Walmart work best. Then I can take my oil with me on the go. I have a bottle in my bag right now actually. 😊

Once strained, I store extra oil in glass jelly jars labeled with masking tape with the name and date. 

🥀 Who would have thought that something so lovely and useable would come out of such a simple flower? 

When my hands get dry this time of year I just take some out and squirt some into my palm. It sprays out in a nice, neat stream. Because Rose 🥀 Family plants are all astringent, Rose oil not only moisturizes, but tones my skin. And it smells as good as your Roses 🥀 do in your garden in the summer. There’s nothing like the aroma of Roses to lift your spirits when winter days are dreary.

It’s the simple ways you use your plants that make them that much more special. 🥀

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