Rose alba (White roses) are extremely rare, requiring over a ton of petals to produce one ton of rose alba hydrosol. One bottle of Rose alba hydrosol contains the essence of over a thousand white rose petals. Relative to the already scarce production of Damascus rose oil, rose alba oil production is even scarcer. Here are the benefits:
- Potent antioxidant and antiradical properties
- Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
- Reduces fine lines and lightens pigmentation
- Whitening and brightening effects
No additives, petroleum derivatives, harmful chemicals, synthetic fragrances, or preservatives. Cruelty-free. The organic rose alba essential oil acts as a natural preservative, allowing the hydrosol to stay effective for over 18 months.
100% organic high-quality food-grade Bulgarian White rose Hydrosol was obtained from a one-time distillation method without the extraction of precious rose alba essential oil, retaining it within the hydrosol. The rose alba essential oil content in BE.ST Organic Bulgaria Rose Alba Hydrosol exceeds 0.1%, surpassing Bulgaria’s standard essential oil content of 0.025-0.04%.
The main components of rose alba essential oil include geraniol, docosane, nonadecane, citronellol, linalool, β-phenylethanol, nerol, nerolidol, geranyl acetate, eugenol, methyleugenol, and nonadecene. Geraniol, citronellol, citronellal, and linalool have antioxidant and antibacterial capabilities. The antibacterial agents in the rose alba essential oil are why BE.ST’s Organic Bulgaria Rose Alba Hydrosol does not require external preservatives.
Rose alba exhibits higher antioxidant properties than Damascus Roses. When research was done to test the antioxidant activity of pure hydrosol from White Rose Rosa alba L. and Damascus Rose Rosa damascena Mill. in a phospholipid model system, both effectively inhibited Fe2+/ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation. The results showed that Rose alba hydrosol's antioxidant activity exceeds that of Damascus rose hydrosol.
Piotr Brzezinski and Lorenzo Martini (2019) have reported that the antiradical capacity of rose alba is 72 μg/ml at a concentration of 100 μg/ml. Therefore, the presence of hydroxyl groups in geraniol, nerol, and citronellol may be an option for hydrogen donation and/or superoxide scavenging activity in products. Rubero and Barata (1999) have demonstrated that the free radical scavenging activity is the cumulative effect of essential oil’s ingredients (nerol, eugenic, geranol) due to their polar bonded hydrogen atoms.
Brzezinski P., Martini L. (2019) Rosacea treated with rose petals: a calembour that affords intriguing results. Our Dermatol Online 10:393–395.
Ruberto G., Baratta T.M. (1999) Antioxidant activity of selected essential oil components in two lipid model systems. Food Chem 69:167–174.
