Rose Petals & Buds (Rosa centifolia) has been valued for its beauty and its perfume for thousands of years. Because rose oil deteriorates rapidly with exposure to sun and wind, the content is highest on the first morning when the flower opens. Rose petals picked for distillation are picked manually, day by day, at or just before sunrise.

The distinctive scent of the rose is derived from acyclic monoterpene alcohols, geraniol (up to 75%), citronellol (20%) and nerol (20%), and long-chain hydrocarbons like nonadecane or heneicosane (up to 10%). An important trace component of rose oil is beta-damascenone. Even though this chemical makes up only 0.01% of the weight of the rose, its presence or absence determines the appeal of the rose.

Rose Petals and Buds can be administered as a tea, poultice, bath herb, pillow mix, body spray, etc.

The American Botanical Council reports that rose petals have sedative, antiseptic, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory, laxative, cholesterol-lowering, and heart-supportive properties.