Rose water is a product that we hear about frequently and use in many areas such as cosmetics and food.
Rose hydrosol , whose popularity has increased recently, however, raises a question; what is the difference?
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Rose water is primarily fragrant water made from rose petals , while rose hydrosol is the aromatic water left over after steam distillation of roses, particularly in the production of rose oil .
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Rose water is water infused with rose essential oils, but rose hydrosol is aromatic water left over after steam distillation of roses.
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Apart from that, rose water has cosmetic, culinary, medicinal and religious uses, while rose hydrosol has mainly cosmetic uses.
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Rose water is a more common product, while rose hydrosol is a more expensive product that is not available everywhere.
