6 Ways To Use Rose Petals In Your Beauty Routine

For centuries, roses have been a symbol of beauty and love. However, beyond that, you can use rose petals in your beauty routine and reap great benefits.

The first is its delicate fragrance, which evokes calm and sensuality. Also, there is the fact that rose petals, their water and their oil fight dandruff, equalize the skin tone and balance the pH of the skin.

Ready to discover some ways to use rose petals? Take note and enjoy the rose petals in your beauty routine.

1. Toner against oily skin

This toner is of great help if the skin of your whole body tends to be too oily and you have spots .

Ingredients

• ½ cup of rose petals (30 g)
• 10 mint leaves
• ¼ cup of lemon juice (62 ml)

Preparation

• Mix all the ingredients in a glass jar and d Let stand for 2 hours.

• After the indicated time, add the mixture to the bathtub and enjoy your usual bath.

In case your skin is sensitive, we recommend you change the lemon juice for white vinegar. Use this remedy once a week and be sure to avoid exposure to unprotected sunlight.

2. Rose petals and yogurt mask to hydrate and whiten the face

Has your face darkened and looks wrinkled or dry from the passage of time? In that case, we recommend that you include a second recipe with rose petals in your beauty routine.  The yogurt will provide hydration and help fight stains.

Ingredients

• ½ cup of fresh rose petals (30 g)
• 2 tablespoons flour chickpeas (30 g)
• 2 tablespoons of yogurt (40 g)
• 1 tablespoon of rose water (15 ml)

Preparation

• Mix all the ingredients in a mortar and t lightly grind to obtain a paste.

• Apply to dry skin and let it sit for 10 minutes.

• Rinse with fresh water now apply moisturizer if your face is very dry.

We recommend using this mask twice a week if staining is a severe problem. If they are just appearing or the signs of aging are not very visible, it will be enough to apply once a week.

3. Moisturizing body spray

If you spend time trying to hydrate your skin but never find the right product, try this spray.

Vitamin E and glycerin will be the ingredients in charge of providing moisturizing oils . The distilled water will act as the base to combine all the ingredients.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup rose petals cut into small pieces (15 g)
• ¾ cup of distilled water (190 ml)
• 2 tablespoons of glycerin (30 ml)

• 2 capsules of Vitamin E 
• 1 small plastic spray bottle

Preparation

• In the bottle add the content of the vitamin E capsules and the rest of the ingredients.
• Mix very well and store in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
• Apply to the skin instead of your usual cream.

4. Mask to stimulate hair growth

Another reason to use rose petals in your beauty routine provide antioxidants that nourish the scalp and stimulate hair growth .

Due to their characteristics, roses eliminate dead cells that can cause dandruff.

The above benefits are enhanced by the effect of baking soda. This particular mask is great for oily hair.

Ingredients

• ½ cup of water (125 ml)
• 2 tablespoons of baking soda (30 g)
• 20 rose petals

Preparation

• In a mortar, grind the petals and combine with the baking soda and water.
• Combine until you get a paste.
• Apply the mask to the scalp and massage for 5 minutes.

• Let it sit for 15 minutes and rinse with fresh water.

5. Mask to combat sunburn

If you forgot to apply sunscreen and burned excessively, you are probably dealing with inflammation and burning.

In that case, we recommend using this preparation to refresh and reduce dehydration.

Ingredients

• ½ cup of Rose petals cut into small pieces (60 g)
• 3 tablespoons of aloe vera gel (45 g)

Preparation

• In a mortar, grind the rose petals.
• Add the aloe vera gel and grind a little more to create a paste.
• Refrigerate for 20 minutes and apply to burned skin.
• Let stand until the cold effect passes.
• Rinse with cool water.

6. Glycerin soaps with rose petals

If you want to incorporate rose petals into your beauty routine but don’t want to constantly prepare masks or toners, this is your option.

The soaps will moisturise and leave feeling soft and velvety skin. With this recipe you can prepare soaps of any flower that you can think of.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of glycerin base soap (400 g)
• 5 tablespoons of rose petals (75 g)
• 20 drops of rose essential oil
• Soap molds

Preparation

• Cut the base soap into small pieces and melt it in a water bath.
• When the soap is liquid, add the petals and essential oil.
• Pour the mixture into the soap molds.
• Let dry for 30 minutes or until it is solid.
• Take the soaps out of the molds and store.