Rose water and orange blossom water

This new article is devoted to discovering two exceptional floral waters: orange blossom water and rose water. I have a particular fondness for these two hydrosols because they are inseparable from the Moroccan care ritual, and because their benefits have been recognised for centuries. I can no longer do without the little spritz morning and evening, which has replaced using a lotion. I also had the chance to write about the history of rose water last year, as part of my Master's in History.

How is floral water obtained?

Rose and orange blossom floral waters are obtained by hydrodistilling the petals, as part of producing the essence or essential oil. In practice, floral water is collected when you want to make the essence. In the Muslim world, distillation is by far the most widespread method for extracting rose water and rose essence, and has been since medieval times. Even today, floral waters are made in the traditional way in some Moroccan homes, in small family copper stills. But they can also be made on a larger scale, in modern industrial units. The device most often used for distillation is the alembic, a blown-glass structure. This method was, and still is, widely used in Europe and the Western world. Its inventor is the Muslim alchemist of Persian origin Jabir Ibn Hayyan.

Our orange blossom products

A source of benefits for body and mind, this delicate and sensual scent is prized and even adored for its soothing, relaxing fragrance: it is the scent of orange blossom.

Our rose products

In May, the Kelâat M'Gouna valley in southern Morocco is covered with thousands of roses: it is harvest time. Fragile and full, the rose stands for absolute femininity, heady and intoxicating.