Be my Valentine: A Rose is Still a Rose

Rosa Damascena, a stand.a.lone floral note

“The Queen of flowers” is the rose. It has a scent that can soothe the heart, invoke calm and uplift … sense of clarity. Rose essential oil is highest frequency of all flowers. The rose has always captured the heart of humans. Roses invoke Love especially in pink and red, the colors of the heart.Taking an inhale and receiving a whiff of roses in a bottle is sufficient to support a sense of time-out to smell the roses. Think love, passion, self-love and the love of your life.

My elderlies are a group of elders who live in an Assisted Living Facility. I teach them weekly chair Yoga for balancing and strengthening. I introduced rose to them last week and they each inhaled A Rose is Still a Rose. They loved it and it showed on their faces. Inhaling the fragrance of a rose is sufficient to bring you into a much needed time out to smell the roses. The following week they requested another whiff. Consider Roses in a bottle … Bring a rose to a friend, a neighbor and the love of your life.

Essential oils obtained from plants have become popular allies in our daily lives. Essential oils are in cosmetics, perfumes, foods as coloring and flavor and as a complementary medicine. Inhaling the scent of rose oil is said by many to be relaxing. Rose Damascena: Some studies have shown that rose essential oil releases endorphins and chemical signals in the brain that increase feelings of well-being. Inhaling the scent of rose oil is said by many to be relaxing and generally regarded as safe.

Soothing to the skin, A Rose is Still a Rose is blended in jojoba oil. Jojoba oil mimics the skins natural oil called the sebum. My Irish skin can get a bit of rosacea and very dry. I have found that this blend is soothing, calming and protects my skin from the elements. This stand.a.lone floral note in jojoba oil can be used in palm inhalation and on pulse points.

Contact Padma Patricia to experience roses in bottle for Valentine's Day xo