| In this article I want to show you how to make your | | | | 3-4 hours. You want to place a steel bowl on the top |
| very own rose water. Rose water is great therapy | | | | of the stockpot. This should be big enough to seal |
| for your skin but it can quite pricey, so here is how | | | | the pot it should be shallow enough so that the |
| to make your very own rose water at home. | | | | bottom is above the upper part of the soup bowl. |
| You need the following tools: | | | | Now fill the top bowl with ice. Allow the mixture to |
| A ramekin | | | | simmer for 3-4 hours which depends on the amount |
| Rose petals | | | | of water you have. |
| Separatory funnel | | | | This is simple condensation in that as the water boils |
| Water | | | | the heat will rise and it hits the bowl with the ice, |
| Stockpots | | | | which causes it to condense and slowly drip down |
| Chop and crush your petals. The simple crushing of | | | | into the bowl you placed on the inside. Make sure to |
| the rose allows them to be easily extracted of their | | | | keep replacing ice as it melts. When you are done |
| oils and phytochemicals. You need a stainless steel | | | | you will have a bowl of rose water in the small bowl. |
| bowl for this rose water formulation. You want to | | | | It will also have a layer of rose oil, which is the herbal |
| take a heavy glass ramekin and place into a big | | | | extract you are looking for. You can then separate |
| stockpot. You now want to fill the ramekin three | | | | the oil from the water as follows. |
| quarters of a way full. You want to place the rose | | | | Take bowl full of rose petals and chop them up and |
| petals around the exterior of the ramekin at the | | | | then boil the water, as the water boils it will |
| bottom of the pot; you then want to cover up the | | | | evaporate and then it will condense as the water |
| wit water until it is half way up the side of the | | | | evaporates and collects on the side of the bowl in a |
| ramekin. | | | | collecting dish. You can then separate the oil from the |
| You want to place a soup bowl over the ramekin. | | | | water by using separatory funnel and a ring stand for |
| When this is done bring the rose petals and the | | | | it. A separatory funnel will allow you to control the |
| water to a boil. Lower the heat once it comes to a | | | | separation very easily. |
| boil and allow it to simmer for a few hours -about | | | | |