rose petals?

[honor435]

anyone dried rose petals and used? if so, how did it look and did you put throughout or on top etc?do they discolor?

 

[IrishLass]

I've not used them myself, but I've read from many soapers who did use them, and the consensus was that they eventually go brown.

IrishLass

 

[artisan soaps]

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[jarvan]

Rose petals always seem to turn brown or black in anything that heats them up. Good luck keeping a scent or color. I tried using them a couple of times and gave up. They looked disgusting.

 

[LaraLooooo]

We made rosewater: bought a bunch of dried rose petals at the "Naturals Store" (Cambridge, MA... anyone who knows the area needs no further explanation. LOL)... brought them to a boil in a pot of water, then let simmer for like 45 min... strain the petals out, Voila! Rose Water. We used it for the lye/water in our next batch of soap. Not done curing yet, so don't know the official outcome, but can tell you that the soap thus far seems to have a very, VERRRRRY slightly pink tint when held up to the light!

 

[Cortney]

I've never tried either as everything I've ever read tells me they turn black in or on CP .. Such a shame!

Think they would hold up in HP? I want to make a soap like Pangea Organics for my husband and rose petals is one of their ingredients, I was going to do CP but now I may not....

 

[tangled_panda]

I only sprinkle a few on the tops of my HP, I use to put them in the loaf, but they turn all brown and mushy. . .not very appealing.

ETA: They do turn brown in HP, guess it is just the heat that does it.

 

[jarvan]

I watched Alton Brown make distilled rose water once. I bet you could google it and it was easy to do. I think it involved water, a pot, a brick and the rose petals. Supposed to be a strong liquid. Here's the basic idea: m/how-to-make-rose-water-4-recipes/