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| Author | Topic: Rosewater |
| SK2RF2CE 08-12-2002 12:51 PM | Hey waii, does rosewater moisturize the skin as well as cleansing it? You say to leave it on after cleansing, does it feel greasy or sticky? Any moisturizer i use feels that way. I think im goin to buy it but jus wanted to make sure. ok thanks wai. |
| Wai 08-12-2002 01:05 PM | quote:No. You don't need to 'moisturize' your skin; your skin does it herself, as long as you protect it against dehydration. In the pharmaceutical world, 'moisturizing' means: 'forcing the skin to retain more water, through making it absorb water-attracting chemicals'. That, you don't want. You want to prevent dehydration, which prevents producing extra sebum (and inhibits the aging process). So, you need to use a cleansing agent that does not dehydrate the skin (like rosewater), and you need something else that protects the skin against dehydration. (like a tiny bit of oil on your face) Ancient people already used fat from dead animals to put on their skin to protect it against dehydration. quote:No, it doesn't; if feels like a cool breeze has cleaned your face. But now your skin is clean and unprotected, and then you feel that you need something else to do that job; like a fingertip of oil, on the dry spots (like the cheekbones). |
| judyla168 08-19-2002 09:45 PM | Wai, I just purchased a bottle of "Pure Rosewater Skin Toner" online by Primal Nature Products, made with 100% Bulgarian Rosewater. Have you heard of this brand before? If so, is it a good product? Thanks, Judy |
| Wai 08-20-2002 12:46 PM | I'm sorry, I don't know the brand, but it sounds very good... ![[Smile]](../smile.gif) Maybe you can try it, and let us know how it feels? (short term and long term) ![[Eek!]](../eek.gif) |
| kris 04-25-2003 06:02 AM | i was on this diet for 2 days and i began using the rosewater a few days before and by the second day on the diet my whole forehead brokeout, it is the worst acne i have ever had. out of panic i returned to using my benzoyl peroxide cleanser to fix the mess on my face. it has gotten a bit better within the past few days from using the benzoyl peroxide but my forehead still looks awful. i would rather not use benzoyl peroxide anymore.... would the cucumber juice be better? |
| Wai 04-25-2003 06:07 AM | Dear Crystal, when you have been on the diet for only a few days, you probably still get acne from the food that you have eaten priorly. Only AFTER having eliminated your acne completely, you can start discovering what exactly causes acne in you, and what not Rosewater can NEVER cause acne but as you are in the early stages of the diet, it is impossible for you to tell whether it does. People with acne can see a correlation between their acne and lots of things, but when they repeatedly try it out, this correlation appears not to be there anymore After your face has totally cleared up, you will notice that when you re-try using the rosewater, it will not cause new pimples at all How is your skin now? |
| Cheryl2002 04-25-2003 06:09 AM | I have tried 2 brands thus far, and I realise that one of them is colorless whilst the other is pinkish! Just curious - can you share whether your rose water is colored? Is it meant to be colored when it's of a more concentrated form? Thank you! |
| Wai 04-25-2003 06:11 AM | naturally, it is colourless if it is pinkish, they have added that colour; thinking that people associate the pinkishness with roses the added colour is probably harmless |
| mliq 05-09-2003 01:19 PM | I am just wondering why rose water is a satisfactory cleaning agent. Isn't it just water with a nice scent? Isn't it important to have antibacterial properties in a cleanser and does rose water have this? Seems as though rosewater is just distilled water with rose scent, and may contain some traces of pesticides. So since the smell is a little girly for me I am wondering, would plain old distilled water be just as good? Or, would cucumber juice be significantly better? Thanks Wai |
| Wai 05-09-2003 01:23 PM | quote:it isnt just a scent it also has dirt-absorbing, fat-degrading properties, while these properties are superficial, not affecting / irritating the skin quote:antibacterial properties are bad for your skin; it may impair the functioning of useful bacteria in the skin quote:who says so? quote:almost quote:equally good |
| mliq 05-09-2003 05:14 PM | thanks wai, I was questioning the pesticides thing because my rose water bottle has this notice on it: "Certified by periodic laboratory test to be free of pesticide residues. More information on request." Which sounds kind of suspicious to me |
| Natascha 06-06-2003 11:19 AM | I've bought this rosewater, but i'm afraid it's no good. Here is a list of the ingredients (i could only retrieve one or two from the forbidden list... ) - water - alcohol denat - propylene glycol - pyrus malis - rose extract (oh, that's nice...) - peg-40 hydrogenated cator oil - benzylalcohol - methylchloroisothiazolinone (pfew!) - methylisothiazolinone - 5-bromo-5nitro-1 - 3dioxane - propylene glycol (why do they mention it twice???) So, i guess it's just good enought to clean the toilet with, right? |
| Wai 06-06-2003 11:27 AM | tazzie, i moved your post to this thread because this one is already about rosewater please check this forum (or the entire board) first before creating a new thread... quote:you are right there are "rosewaters" on the market that contain less of such additives! |
| Natascha 06-06-2003 03:46 PM | Thanks Wai! And sorry for the extra work that i caused you ... I found a recipe on the net somewhere for making your own rosewater. Just take a handful of roseleafs (from the flowers that is) and put them in 250ml of water. Let it just sit there for a couple of hours and .. voíla!! Do you think this could be an option; is it good enough ? Should the water be springwater ? |
| RRM 06-07-2003 01:35 PM | Yes, it's an option, and yes, you should use low mineral spring water.quote:RRM |