Rose oil (Rosa x damascena Mill.)
At a glance
Rose oil, extracted from the flowers of Rosa x damascena, is a highly prized and versatile essential oil used in perfumery for its rich, floral scent It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
One of several trade forms of Rose catalogued here — see the full family →
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