ROSE X CENTIFOLIA L. / PROVENCE

ROSE X CENTIFOLIA L.
/ PROVENCE
ROSE /
ROSA CENTIFOLIA
ROSIER CENT FEUILLES
ROSA DE MAYO
FAMILY: Rosaceae / ECOLOGY: are grown in the orchards and gardens / DISTRIBUTION: possibly originates from the Caucasus
and Caspian Sea, although its origin is unknown / TIME OF COLLECTION: the flowers are picked by hand in the fields, suddenly,
for the morning, and must be treated very quickly to conserve the wealth olfactory. Odorous principles accumulate in the cells
of the epidermal layer of petals.
HISTORY
The most ancient European testimony o f the rose it’s a fresco of Crete. To
simplify the classification, roses could be divided in two big groups: the ornamental ones, cultivated for their beauty, and the fragrant ones, less numerous and used in the perfume industry, as the rose of Damascus (Rosa
damascena) and May rose (Rosa centifolia). The rose of May owes his name
to the large number of petals. It’s the symbol of the city Grasse, considered
the world capital of perfumery. Since ancient times the rose has been associated with funeral and loving rituals. In the civilizations Egyptian, Greek and
Roman was common in many ceremonies upholster the ground rose petals.
In Rome, petals and flowers used to decorate doors and make carpets. Also
placed in the wine (vino falerno). The images of Cupid, Venus and Bacchus
were crowned with garlands of roses. The rose was the flower that accompanied the bride from the church to the bridal room. The guests of the holidays were taking crowns of roses on the head, because they believed it
prevented drunkenness.
In England a rose taken the previous night of san Juan and preserved up to
Christmas In an immaculate paper is the omen of a quiet love life. He says
the legend that in the place where the blood was poured the dragon slain
by Saint George appeared roses. For this reason the flower is closely linked
with the feast of Sant Jordi.
PROPERTIES AND USES
Medicinal, pharmaceutical properties
Antiseptic and healing.
USES IN PERFUMERY AND COSMETICS
The rose is, from always, the flower most commonly used in perfumery. The Arabs already they were using her to perfume the public
toilets and as the main ingredient in the manufacture of perfumes
and cosmetic products. The main producers are France, Turkey, Bulgaria and Morocco.
The absolute is widely used in soaps, in cosmetics, dressing-table
and any type of perfume (floral, oriental, chypre), so as to complete
the notes of reconstitution of synthetic roses. From the rose the
known water of roses is also extracted, a product phytocosmetics
of the first level which acts as an astringent and slightly tonic facial
skin cleanser.
It is also used to prevent the appearance of wrinkles and disguise the
signs of tiredness. The essence of rose is obtained by distillation of
fresh flowers. The extract is an oily liquid orange-red.
The concrete and absolute are obtained by volatile solvent extraction.
It takes 300 to 400 kilos of flowers to make 1 kilo of rose concrete and
between 4 or 5 tons for 1 kilo of essence. The smell is distinctive,
floral, herbaceous. It has a soft, sugary and floral perfume, very tenacious, praised from the antiquity. It belongs to the family of the floral
ones. One of the notes most used in perfumery: is believed that 98%
of female perfumes and 46% of male they contain elements of pink
notes. The rose contributes to the perfumed compositions force and
sensitivity. The olfactory qualities of the Centifolia they are so valued
that big names in perfumery as Chanel or Dior continue using it.
CAN BE FOUND AT
J’ADORE L’OR. DIOR · 2010 · FEMININE
Top notes: green notes, fruity notes
Heart Notes: May rose, jasmine, white flowers
Background Notes: patchouli, steppe ladanifera, tonka
bean,vanilla, amber