Rose water

Skint_Catt

I'm fairly sure its easy to make your own but I'm sure someone on here will be able to help!

janeyd2

Its available in a lot of supermarkets usually in the baking section, made by English Provender or apparently often in asian shops

Gingernutmeg

If you go to a big Boots and ask for it, they'll normally sell it to you from the pharmacy. Sometimes you have to sign for it but normally you don't. I've found that this is the cheapest way to get hold of it. If your local chemist will make it up for you then I'd try that, normally there's nothing else in it but you can add a proportion of witch-hazel if you want a more astringent toner. You can also buy it online from various places which *might* be cheaper, I know you can get it from Neal's Yard but it's expensive there. You can make your own but it's a faffy thing to do, you need the right kind of roses for a start (and lots of them!) - it's easier just to buy it.

If you're wanting to cook with it though it's not the right stuff - the stuff you get from chemists is a LOT stronger than the cooking stuff (the chemists stuff is usually 3x concentrated, the cooking stuff isn't). You can get 'edible' rosewater from most big supermarkets - the brand that's normally available is English Provender, and it's usually on the aisle with the baking stuff, near the colourings and flavourings. If you live near a Greek/Cypriot/Turkish supermarket or general store, they normally sell big bottles of the culinary stuff really cheaply.

always_amazed

Thanks for your replies, and thanks pink winged.. I had done a search on the thread before but everything I found was more to do with cooking, not for face, and I wasn't sure if it was the same stuff!!

I live in a very small tourist town in the highlands, we don't have any 'exotic' supermarkets at all!! Just shortbreads and haggis

Thanks again, I'm going t go and get some now and i'll let you all know how I get on with it

floss2

Galtizz wrote: »

Can't you make it buy filling a jam jar full of rose petals and then filling it with water, leaving it for ages to mature then taking or straining out the rose petals?


Have a vauge recolection of doing this when I was about 7 - so it can't be hard to do.

I remember doing this & it stank if you left it too long!

Prudent

Tesco do a huge bottle of rosewater for 99p. Was on bogof a wee while ago too. Its near the Asian food (bulk buy stuff used by the takeaways) in my local Tesco. Dd and I use it as a skin toner.

always_amazed

Thank you!

Next time I'm in he bright lights of a city I'll certainly seek out some f these suggestions )
In the meantime I went to the chemist and got a little bottle of it, diluted, and I'll see how I get on with it

purpleivy

Asian stores sometimes have it as it's used in cakes and puds

Nicifer_noonoo

Rose Water is used as a toner in the beauty industry - you can expect to pay about £3.00 for 500ml, or £10.00 for 4 litres at your local hair and beauty wholesaler.

anniemf2508

Asda do it....found it in the world food section, was less than a £1 i think