Monarch At Home -DIY Rose Water

With quarantine and limited stock in stores, there has been a push for recipes, home remedies and DIY’s. Not only that, but people are realizing how important self care is and really, how easy it can be to whip up some of your favorite things at home.

Today, I am sharing with you how I make rose water at home. The benefits to rose water are incredible. It can be used as a facial toner, in food as a rose flavoring or even as a room mist. It’s a fabulous way to use your roses to the fullest even after they’ve wilted on the bush and it smells UH-mazing! It’s a fairly simple process with a few, basic ingredients and tools. Here is what you’ll need:

~ 1 sauce pan

~ 1 sauce pan lid

~ 1/4 cup CLEAN, chemical-free rose petals

~ a glass container or spray bottle

~ 1 1/4 cup water

~ heat safe bowl

~ Ice (amounts vary)

~ funnel

Let’s get started!

First, rinse your fresh rose petals (dried rose petals work too if that’s all you have access to). DO NOT go to the grocery store for roses. They are filled with chemicals and you don’t want to be putting that on your face or in your food. I am using petals from my garden. You want to make sure you get any dirt or bugs off of the petals.

Now, measure out 1/4 cup of rose petals. This doesn’t have to be exact but kind of squish them in and get a basic measurement. You can see here that mine aren’t a perfect 1/4 cup.

Your rose petals will go right into your sauce pan. Followed by your 1 1/4th cup of water.

Then, you want to place your heat safe bowl right on top of your water and petal mixture. This bowl will hold your beautifully clear and fragrant rose water.

Place your lid upside down (yes, upside down) on your pan. Turn the heat up to a boil. When you hear that the water is boiling, turn the heat down as far as you can while still maintaining a simmer in the water.

Now, place ice on the upside down lid. This helps with condensation. the boiling infuses the water with the rose petal nutrients. The simmer creates steam which rises to the top of the pan and reaches the lid. The cold lid (caused by the ice) causes the steam to turn back into the water. The water gets trapped on the handle and then drips into the bowl. This distills the rose water and separates the fragrant rose water from the dirt and grime. Causing your rose water to be beautiful and clear instead of mucky and discolored.

When the ice completely melts, very carefully wipe off the water from the lid with a paper towel. Then carefully lift the lid to peek at your bowl. You will have collected rose water in the bowl. Close the lid and continue to add more ice until you have collected the desired amount of rose water in the bowl (or until you have no more water in the pan). This can take between 20 minutes and two hours depending on your desired amount. Once you have reached your desired amount, turn off the heat and let the pan cool completely before removing the bowl of rose water.

Once the pan and water have cooled completely, it is time to take it out and using your funnel, pour it into your glass container or spray bottle.

Viola! Your all-natural, homemade rose water is ready to be used on your face, or poured into your lemonade! Try it for yourself and let us know in the comments what you use your rose water for! If you loved this flower inspired Monarch At Home recipe, click HERE to check out our Pinterest where we share more how-to’s, DIY’s and tips & tricks on how to use flowers to the fullest at home.

ENJOY!