ROSE
A cultivated rose treasured for thousands of years, Rosa damascena carries deeply fragrant blossoms that become one of the world's most precious essential oils.
Rosa damascena
Also known as the Damask Rose • Rose Otto
The Damask rose grows as a cultivated shrub prized for its intensely fragrant pink blossoms. These deeply aromatic petals provide the raw botanical material that becomes Rose Essential Oil.
The story begins with the flower itself — a living plant whose fragrance has drawn admiration across generations.
The Queen of Flowers
Across centuries and cultures, the rose became a beloved symbol of beauty, love, romance, and elegance. Gardens celebrated it. Poets honored it. Artists captured it. Traditions carried it forward.
Its extraordinary fragrance and enduring cultural importance earned the rose a familiar and fitting title.
Why Rose Oil Is So Precious
Young Living states that approximately 22 pounds of fragrant rose petals are required to produce a single 5 mL bottle of Rose Essential Oil. That extraordinary ratio helps us understand just how concentrated — and how precious — each drop truly is.
A Delicate Steam Distillation
Young Living describes Rose Essential Oil as produced through a delicate steam-distillation process. Steam carries the volatile aromatic compounds from the petals, allowing the essential oil to be separated and collected.
Rosa damascena
The living, fragrant Damask rose in bloom.
Fragrant Blossoms
Petals harvested at their peak aromatic moment.
Steam Distillation
Gentle steam releases volatile aromatic compounds.
Rose Essential Oil
The concentrated essence of the flower itself.
Naturally Occurring Aromatic Constituents
Rose Essential Oil contains a complex mixture of naturally occurring aromatic compounds. Three constituents identified in Young Living's Rose educational material help shape its distinctive floral character.
Did Your Rose Oil Get Thick?
Young Living notes that Rose Essential Oil can naturally solidify at temperatures below approximately
A change in consistency in a cool environment is simply part of Rose's botanical personality.
Standing Near Roses in Full Bloom
Close your eyes and imagine walking into a garden of Damask roses at peak bloom. The air feels warm with fragrance. Every breath carries the deep floral sweetness of thousands of petals. Rose Essential Oil captures that experience in concentrated form — lush, full-bodied, rich, and unmistakably floral.
A Luxurious Skincare Companion
Young Living describes Rose Essential Oil as an oil that beautifies and moisturizes the skin, supports a youthful-looking appearance, helps reduce the appearance of fine lines, and supports an even-looking skin tone and healthy-looking complexion when appropriately incorporated into skincare.
Young Living also suggests adding a drop of Rose to ART® skincare products to layer its aromatic and cosmetic character into a familiar routine.
Rosy Glow Scrub
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 drop Rose Essential Oil
Mix together. Use as an occasional cosmetic body-care ritual. Avoid eyes and sensitive areas.
Rose as Natural Perfume
Rose Essential Oil brings the character of a luxurious natural perfume. Young Living suggests combining Rose with citrus and other floral oils in a roller bottle and filling with V-6™ Vegetable Oil Complex or jojoba oil for a personalized fragrance.
Aromatic companions to explore:
An Elegant Botanical Atmosphere
Young Living suggests diffusing Rose Essential Oil to create a peaceful, loving, nurturing, and elegant aromatic environment — a beautiful choice for special occasions, romantic evenings, or simply a quiet moment of everyday luxury.
✧ Topical
Apply 2–4 drops directly to desired area. Dilution is not required except for the most sensitive skin. Use as needed.
Always follow the current bottle label.
✧ Aromatic
Diffuse up to 1 hour, 3 times daily, to invite a peaceful, loving, and nurturing atmosphere.
Always follow the current bottle label.
One Botanical • Many Compositions
Rose Essential Oil appears as a botanical note within several Young Living blends, offering an aromatic thread of the Damask rose across many compositions.
Formulations can change — verify current ingredient labels before purchase.
Everything You've Wondered About Rose
What is Rose Essential Oil?
Why is Rose called the “Queen of Flowers”?
What is Rose Otto?
How much Rose does it take to make Rose Essential Oil?
22 POUNDS OF PETALS → 5 mL OF ROSE ESSENTIAL OIL
How is Rose Essential Oil made?
FLOWER → PETALS → STEAM DISTILLATION → ESSENTIAL OIL
What does Rose Essential Oil smell like?
What are citronellol, geraniol, and nerol?
PETALS → DISTILLATION → AROMATIC MOLECULES → DISTINCTIVE ROSE AROMA
Why did my Rose Essential Oil become thick or solid?
Can I use Rose Essential Oil on my skin?
Can I use Rose Essential Oil as a natural perfume?
FLOWER → ESSENTIAL OIL → PERSONAL FRAGRANCE
Can I diffuse Rose Essential Oil?
What makes Rose Essential Oil so special?
FLOWER → PETALS → DISTILLATION → CHEMISTRY → AROMA → BEAUTY
Few essential oils make the relationship between a living flower and its concentrated aromatic essence quite as beautifully visible.
Simple Guidance for Confident Use
- Rose Essential Oil is highly concentrated — follow the current product label.
- Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.
- Wash essential-oil residue from hands before touching eyes or handling contact lenses.
- Although the supplied label states dilution is not required except for sensitive skin, individuals with sensitive skin can dilute Rose appropriately with a carrier oil.
- Consult an appropriate health professional before use during pregnancy or when questions arise regarding an existing health condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not ingest Rose Essential Oil unless a specific product is explicitly labeled for dietary use.
- Do not apply Rose Essential Oil directly to pets. Keep animal considerations separate from human use.
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