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- All Skin Types
– 100% Whole Plant Organic
– 1 Beneficial Active Ingredient
– 100ml
We love Rose for the multitude of benefits it provides for our skin, which you can read more about on our blog post about them. Roses are incredible for hydration, barrier repair, antioxidant activity, as well as plumping and firming the skin – to name a few things! However, most of us are not aware that Rose is a beauty crop that is incredibly vulnerable to forced labor, unethical treatment, and unfair wages.
Rose distillery houses are big business in Bulgaria, but the Roses themselves are farmed and harvested by small farmers. Unfair wages and unethical treatment of farm workers is not an isolated concern to the USA – this is something to be aware of for Bulgaria also. Bulgarian Rose prices remain incredibly low despite the long hours and intense labor conditions, and these low prices point to unethical practices. While the Fair Trade Organization has a good message, they most certainly are not staffed to keep up or ensure fair treatment for all. As a company, Laurel Skin is responsible for close to 4 tons of fresh Rose petals annually, and we have been working on cultivating a source for California grown Roses for nearly a decade. While we haven’t yet been able to completely free ourselves from all the Bulgarian Rose supply concerns, we are thrilled to be able to offer this California sourced hydrosol in limited quantities. While this single-farmed, artisan-distilled hydrosol is no doubt more expensive than its Bulgarian counterparts, here is what you are supporting with your purchase:
– The moral understanding that this is what Rose petal distillations cost, if not more. Our farmers are paid for their time and labor fairly. We are doing our best to raise awareness in the industry toward more ethical labor standards, and this is a part of that effort.
– The essential oil has not been removed from this distillation, ensuring potency and efficacy. One drop of Rose essential oil contains 60 roses, and is valued close to $40 per ml. You will feel the superior hydration from this rare type of distillation.
– The scent of this California Rose hydrosol smells fresher—like a rose garden after a rain, and less like an intensely floral perfume. The scent is more well-rounded and slightly herbaceous. Earthy notes can be picked up alongside the intoxicating scent of rose petals.
Limited Quantities Available
Ingredients
Rose – Rose hydrosol has protective and barrier strengthening properties. This Petal medicine is gentle and soothing to the skin, and is deeply hydrating and supportive to connective tissue. Roses reduce the appearance of fine lines and are potent free radical scavengers.
Full Ingredient List: Single Plant and Single Farm Artisan Distilled California Damask Rose Hydrosol°
°organically grown ingredient
Usage
Shake product well with each use and mist directly on to skin, body, linens, or throughout the room and space. Inhale deeply and repeat as often as needed.
Store this product in a cool, dry, and dark place. Use within 6 months of opening and within the use by date noted on the bottom of the bottle.
Laurel says
Devotion to Slow Beauty: This hydrosol is special to me, because it’s something I’ve been working toward for years. It has long broken my heart at how well our California climate supports the growth of Roses, but I haven’t been able to source this ingredient here. The reason for that is because Rose is so labor intensive to grow, and growing it in the United States would out-price this ingredient from the beauty industry. So, before you ask why it’s so expensive for a Rose hydrosol, you should know that this ingredient would be double the price that it is now according to industry pricing standards! We chose intentionally to keep it as low as we possibly could in order to share it with you. I have communicated with this Rose farmer (or you could say ‘stalked’ or ‘hounded’ this Rose farmer/artisan distiller) for years now, as the Roses were just being planted when we first connected. I am honored to finally be able to share a Rose hydrosol with the world that I can say without any hesitation is good for the planet and good for all people involved.
