Put The Roses Back Into Your Cheeks 

There's a reason "rosy cheeks" has meant good health for about as long as people have been writing things down. Long before anyone understood what an essential oil actually was, roses were already the flower people reached for when they wanted to look and feel well - and it turns out that instinct has held up remarkably well.

A Flower With A Very Long Skincare Resume 

Roses have been part of skin rituals across nearly every ancient civilisation that could get its hands on them, and each one found its own reason to love them.

Persia: the birthplace of rose water 

Rose water as we know it traces back to ancient Persia, where distillers in cities like Shiraz and Kashan perfected the art of turning rose petals into fragrant liquid. The 10th-century Persian physician Avicenna is widely credited with refining the steam distillation process used to extract it. Rose water became a fixture of Persian hammam rituals, used to tone and refresh the skin after bathing, and travelled from there into Mughal India, Ottoman Turkey, and eventually Europe.

Egypt and the Greco-Roman world: roses fit for a queen 

Ancient Egyptians turned rose petals into cosmetic balms and infused them into oils to protect skin against the dry desert air. Cleopatra's reputation for rose baths and rose-scented everything is the stuff of legend, though how much of it is embellishment versus fact is genuinely hard to pin down at this distance. What's better documented is the Greek physician Dioscorides, who described rose as cooling and astringent in his influential medical text De Materia Medica, and the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, who recorded dozens of rose-based remedies in his Natural History.

Ayurveda: rose as a cooling ally 

In Ayurvedic tradition, rose (particularly Rosa damascena) is valued for its cooling, Pitta-balancing qualities - Pitta being the dosha associated with heat and inflammation. Classical texts, including the Charaka Samhita, reference rose for calming aggravated Pitta, and rose water (Gulab Arka) has long been used topically to soothe overheated, irritated, or reddened skin.

Ancient Israel and the Levant: rose oil as a luxury for the skin 

By the time of the Mishnah and Talmud, rose oil had a firm place in Judean skincare. It was extracted from preserved rose flowers and used by the upper classes in place of ordinary body oil - a genuine luxury item of its day, with roses also grown to serve as an ingredient in the Temple's twice-daily incense offering. Jerusalem was even said to have had its own dedicated rose garden, grown specifically to keep this fragrant oil in supply. Roses also had a place in personal adornment more broadly: they were woven, alongside myrtle, into the bridegroom's garland at weddings.

Four very different traditions, thousands of kilometres and hundreds of years apart, and all of them landed on the same flower for the same basic reason: rose calms skin down.

Roses In Skincare 

Roses have a special place in the world of skincare. Skincare products containing Rose essential oil are valuable in dry skin hydration, acne clearing, reduced ageing signs, minimising the appearance of scars, and skin conditions such as eczema and rosacea.

Roses For Health 

Rose oil has been researched not only for its skin-loving abilities but also for its health properties. According to a 2009 study, 40 healthy volunteers applied Rose essential oil or a placebo product to their skin. Results revealed that compared to those who received the placebo product, the individuals who received the Rose essential oil experienced an increase in feeling calm and relaxed and a more significant decrease in breathing rate and blood pressure.

Our Rose-Infused Skincare Range 

Hyaluronic Acid Serum - Rose 

Hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in our tissues, helping to structure, cushion, and hold onto moisture - but our natural supply declines with age, which is part of why skin loses hydration and elasticity over time. We use Rose Hydrosol in our Hyaluronic Acid Serum for its skin-loving qualities and beautiful natural fragrance. It suits mature, dry, inflamed, and sensitive skin especially well, though it's gentle enough for every skin type.

How to use: Apply a few drops to damp skin and press in gently with your palms rather than rubbing it in like a moisturiser. Let it dry, then follow with a face oil or cream to seal in the hydration.

Fragrance Of The Soul - Rose Perfume 

A sensual, luxurious perfume extracted from rose petals, free from alcohol and synthetic scents, made only from pure, natural, organic, and sustainably grown ingredients. It has a soft, rosy, sweet aroma without being overpowering.

How to use: Apply to pulse points and your heart chakra. Unlike alcohol-based perfumes, it won't leave a strong scent trail - instead, it keeps you gently enveloped in your own quiet rose garden all day.

Luxurious Tallow Cream - Jasmine, Neroli & Rose - With Emu & Ostrich Oils 

Our newest addition to the rose family. Inspired by a Marrakech evening, this indulgent tallow cream blends organic Bulgarian rose with velvety jasmine grandiflorum, delicate neroli, and bright sweet orange, layered over nourishing emu and ostrich oils. The result is an elegant floral-citrus cream that melts into the skin, leaving it soft, silky, and comforted - a little ritual of luxury to bookend your day.

How to use: Rub a small amount between your fingers or palms, then pat and gently massage it into the skin. Use as needed.

Bringing A Little Rose Into Your Day 

You don't need a full routine overhaul to enjoy what roses have offered people for thousands of years. Pressing in a few drops of Hyaluronic Acid Serum - Rose to hydrate your skin before your face oil or cream, a dab of rose perfume on your pulse points, or a rose tallow cream to close out your evening can be enough to bring a little of that old-world calm into a very modern day.