Scent: floral, feminine, mysterious, sweet, warm Effect: aphrodisiac, harmonizing, pampering Uses: aromatherapy, cosmetics, perfume Helps with: mood swings, sadness, worry, dry skin Ensures: emotional stability, even skin, an open heart This beautiful rose oil comes from the province of Kerman in southern Iran. There, damask roses are grown by hundreds of small farmers on the slopes of the Lalehzar Mountains at an altitude of 2,000-3,000 meters above sea level and distilled in the valley by the cooperative. The cooperative has made a name for itself because rose cultivation can guarantee the farmers a real income as a replacement for the previous poppy cultivation. The farmers also share in the profits of the rose distillery. A nice anecdote: the mash of the petals resulting from rose distillation, which was previously a waste product, is pressed into brick molds and dried in the sun and used as rose bricks for heating. The "Queen of Flowers." Thirty roses are needed to produce one drop of this precious essential oil!