The Best Rose Beauty Products
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Roses symbolize romance and beauty, and are a popular ingredient in beauty products due to their numerous benefits. Known for its antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiviral properties, rose essential oil is often used to treat various ailments such as burns, abrasions, and other skin conditions. As a natural astringent, rose helps tighten pores and restore suppleness for the ultimate glow. Rose water helps treat acne, calm the skin, and soothe inflammation and redness.
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Roses also contain high doses of vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect skin cells from damage. In addition, the natural oils that are found in roses help the skin retain moisture for deeper hydration. And with their sweet-smelling and delicate aroma, rose products make for the perfect fragrance.
From refreshing facial mists to hydrating body balms, we’ve compiled a list of the best rose-infused beauty products for skin and hair:
Anima Mundi Apothecary Rose Powder ($24)
This deeply aromatic rose petals powder contains contains many qualities that can help benefit the body. It has been revered for centuries for its mind, body and spiritual healing benefits, particularly those around relieving the heart, depression, anxiety, psycho-spiritual related imbalances, and many more. A powdered herb that may help alleviate anxiety and may uplift the mood, as well as potentially support the heart, and reduce inflammation in the body.
B3 Rose Quartz Oil Cleanser ($42)
Cleanse skin and dissolve impurities with this six-ingredient cleanser that is anti-microbial, promotes healthy skin tissue, and removes makeup. Ingredients include castor oil, MCT oil, apricot kernel oil, prickly pear oil, golden jojoba oil, and rose oil. The oil also has rose quartz in the bottle, which purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing, and feelings of peace.
Babor Cleansing Rose Toning Essence ($33)
The alcohol-free toner helps to protect the skin barrier and has a refreshing effect. It contains natural rose extract and a detoxifying extract of agrimonia eupatoria, which is exclusive to BABOR. Allantoin, bisabolol and panthenol calm and relax the skin.
Bella Schneider Beauty Royal Rose Stem Cell Mask ($58)
Perfect for all skin types, this ultra-hydrating and divinely scented mask instantly hydrates, calms, brightens and replenishes skin. Moisturizing and nourishing shea and jojoba, soothing rose oil, antioxiding mallow and strengthening grape cell extract restore skin with added youthfulness, plumpness, and health.
Dr. Hauschka Rose Day Cream ($45)
For normal, dry and sensitive skin, the rich, luxurious formulation harmonizes oil and moisture, gently guiding the skin to a state of comfort, balance and radiance. Precious extracts of rose petals and wild rose hips nurture and balance the skin. Shea butter, rose petal wax and avocado oil protect and help retain moisture.
Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Cleansing Balm ($68)
The brand’s No.1 bestselling deep cleansing balm is now formulated with delicate English Rose. This powerful cleanser easily dissolves makeup, daily grime, and pollutants for a soft and glowing complexion. Luxury cleansing cloth included.
Epicuren Bulgarian Rose Otto ($60)
Featuring a fine blend of exquisite moisturizing oils designed to richly hydrate the skin and provide a resilient, luminous glow, this may also be used as a spot treatment around the mouth and eye area, or mixed with your daily moisturizer as a moisture boost.
Jurlique Rose Body Oil ($48)
This lightweight body oil intensely hydrates, replenishes and nurtures the skin as well as the senses. It's formulated with a beautiful blend of safflower, macadamia and jojoba oils, which are rich in essential fatty acids to help nourish, hydrate and soften the skin. Featuring the delicate scent of rose, it leaves skin feeling soft, smooth and beautifully fragranced. Can also be used as a massage oil.
Lather Rose Bath Bombs ($20)
Reveal your rosy nature with this set of three luxurious bath soaks containing soothing minerals, nourishing botanicals, and precious essential oils. Epsom salts soothe the whole body, rosehip seed oil protects and softens skin, and rose clay promotes hydration while offering detoxifying properties.
Pamper skin with this rejuvenating, rose-infused body wash. Formulated with a floral blend of rose oil and rosewater, and free of drying surfactants like sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate, this shower gel lathers up into a light, frothy foam. Skin is left hydrated, soft, and scented with the sweetest hint of rose.
Moroccanoil Fleur de Rose Body Buff ($19-$52)
For gentle skin exfoliation, this body scrub infused with rose petals polishes away dead skin cells and helps revitalize skin. The argan oil blended with sesame, grape seed, avocado and sweet almond oils nourishes skin with intense moisture. Delicately fragranced with a luxurious rose scent.
Native Nectar Botanicals Coconut + Rose Floral Salt Soak ($29)
Slip into indulgence with this coconut milk, Himalayan Pink Salt and rose petal salt soak, formulated to soften and revitalize skin, while sensual oils of Jasmine and Ylang Ylang soothe the senses. Simply add desired amount to a warm bath for some much needed self-love
Nest Fragrances Rose Noir & Oud 3-Wick Candle ($68)
With 80 to 100 hours of burn time, this stunning 3-wick candle infuses rooms with the scent of Rose de Mai and smoky oud, combined with hints of incense, black leather, and patchouli. Made with premium, soft, highly refined, cosmetic-grade wax that was developed over many years to optimize burn and fragrance diffusion.
OUAI Rose Hair & Body Oil ($32)
This head-to-toe hydrator also serves as a perfume. A fusion of Absinthium, Shea and Rosehip Oils works to nourish and protect strands, lock in moisture and impart a radiant glow on skin and hair. The signature blend of Rose, Bergamot, Lychee and White Musk leaves behind an intoxicating fragrance on skin and in hair.
Pixi Rose Caviar Essence ($24)
Encapsulated flower oils suspended in this weightless serum-essence melt onto the skin delivering fresh botanicals to hydrate and restore skin’s brightness for optimum radiance. Formulated with antioxidant-rich natural oils, this formula softens, refines and tones skin. Paraben-free, not tested on animals.
This crystal-infused face mask will cleanse your pores from impurities while nourishing and restoring your skin cells. Ingredients include powdered rose quartz, rosehip, pearl, aloe vera, and lavender. To use, mix with water, honey, or Gypsy Rose Toner and apply to face.
Revlon Photoready Rose Glow Face Gloss ($13.99)
This multi-use face gloss primes, hydrates for 24 hours, and luminizes skin for an amazing glow that leaves skin looking refreshed, healthy, and radiant. It’s infused with a Superfruit Complex (apple, watermelon, and lentil extract), glycerin, and olive oil extract, while the 80% water-infused, lightweight gel formula imparts a non-sticky, refreshing feel. Light-reflecting pearls create a soft, natural radiance that flatters complexions and the universal iridescent rosy shade lights up your skin. Can be worn under makeup, alone for luminous skin or layered over your look for a glossy finishing touch.
Shiffa Rose Maroc Night Elixir ($183.75)
This nighttime elixir contains a precious blend of Moroccan rose and retinoid, the gold standard of anti-aging. It also contains mirabilis plant cells infused with caffeine to revive the complexion's radiance, enhance uniformity of skin color, promote the elimination of toxins and help repair daytime damaging during the night.
Skin Design London Alpine Rose Glow ($139)
This super-hydrating daily antioxidant crème is designed to strengthen skin proteins and assist in repairing sun damaged, dehydrated skin. The finest organic Alpine Rose from the Swiss Alps is blended with active intense ingredients including mild acids, antioxidants, and cell-renewing plant cell extracts to improve skin hydration, clarity, and uniformity of tone.
Teami Glow Facial Oil ($39.99)
Infused with real rose petals and cinnamon bark, perfect for restoring skin’s natural glow, this facial oil promotes glowing skin, relieves inflammation, exfoliates skin, improves and evens skin’s complexion, and more. Seamlessly absorbs into skin and is perfect for morning or night-time application.
TONYMOLY I’m Rose Revitalizing Sleeping Mask ($15)
This lightweight gel mask contains 1,000 ppm of natural rose extract that not only acts as an anti-inflammatory, but will also gradually buff away fine lines and plumpen skin! Let this spa-worthy mask work its magic while you sleep and wake up with brighter and more vibrant skin. Free of parabens, alcohol, and talc.
Wondergloss Hydrating Face Aperitif ($30)
Face Aperitif soothes skin by providing hydration, antioxidant protection, and anti-inflammatory benefits. Includes aloe leaf extract for soothing properties and hyaluronic acid to hydrate and visibly plump skin. Great for after a workout or to keep skin extra glowy! Available in Rose, Jasmine, and Orange Blossom.
Zatik Harmony Moisturizer ($28)
This nurturing light moisturizer infuses skin with beneficial herbal nutrients that soften and smooth visible skin lines. Vitamin-rich extracts and high frequency rose and neroli (orange blossom) oils produce a tantalizing, vibrant scent that promotes self-recognition and peace.
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Kamala Kirk is a University of Southern California graduate and has been an editor/writer for more than a decade. She has written for E! Online, Total Beauty, TravelAge West, Malibu Times Magazine, and many more. She resides in Los Angeles and is a proud pug mom. Follow her on Instagram: @kamalakirk