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You can make rose water at home! With this rose water you can make great desserts,cleanse your face.



Rose is one of the flowers with highest frequency of energy. The essential oil extracted from roses is very expensive and valuable because it takes tons of flowers to extract very small amounts of oil. In this video we aim to show you the more economical way of distilling the beauty of the roses and using their high frequency powers in our lives. In the form of “rose water”. Turkish people utilize the benefits of this valuable flower to the max, we use these flowers in our cooking and making various beauty products This is a small version of the distillation systems used in extracting the rose water in big plantations in the Isparta region of Turkey where you can find these beautiful roses in abundance. Hope you enjoy learning this method from us and we also hope you use rose and it’s products in your daily lives.

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3-4 handfuls of smelling rose petals
1 L of water

Add water to the lower part of the still/ distiller. Place the part of the steam that you will put the roses in and that it will pass through. Flowers should not come into direct contact with water. 3-4 handfuls of rose flowers will be enough for 1 L of water.

After separating the flowers from the stem, place them in the strainer.

Put the domed part of the retort on top and finally attach the hose that the water will enter and the second hose that you will use as a drain. Then start heating the retort. Also, turn on the faucet.

The working principle of the distiller is as follows, when the water you put in it reaches the boiling point, the water will start to evaporate. The evaporated water will rise up, pass through the flowers and touch the dome-shaped part.

Then, the water vapors will come out of the thinning pipe, while the surrounding of those pipes is cold, the evaporated water will perspire and turn into water drops again.

These water drops will be collected and poured from the mouth of the distiller and accumulate in your bottle.

• The thin pipes must be kept cold with the continuous flow of water from the hose, otherwise once water is added, your water will heat up immediately due to the conductivity of copper and water drops will not form.

• With this rose water, you can make your recipes unique or add in your cocktails, use in your desserts or just use as a tonic.

• If you don’t have a distiller, put flowers in boiling water, place a deep container in the middle of it, and close the lid of the pot. The evaporated water will hit the lid of the pot and sweat, and it will be poured out again as water drops, and thus the water collected in your bowl will have a floral scent. But it is always better with a distiller if you can find one. You can check the links below if you want to purchase one.

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42 Comments

  1. Quita Sabita

    I love your channel. My dad and I I would love to visit you and your crew someday there's a Turkey. Please also keep us in your prayers here in the United States. Unfortunately, we've been having a lot of shootings from schools to religious gatherings.

  2. Vera Giles

    This is wonderful Refika! I have just been in my garden here in the UK (and yes, the sun is shining!!) and I have a wonderful rose in the garden which is very heavily scented. Recently I used the flowers on top of a special cake and it smelt and tasted divine! I love everyone's stories and recipe ideas! Is it possible to visit the rose fields? The air must be filled with the scent for miles! Best wishes to you all. X

  6. Quinn Piper

    Refika, I had to comment again, to thank you. Using rose water on my face is so pleasant – and it is a luxury that I can actually afford. Thank you!

  8. Gaby

    Hi Refika, my greatest dream is to know Turky, I' m from Mendoza, Argentina 🇦🇷, but I wish to get to know your Country. Love your culture, scenery, people, food, and soooo much more. Hope my dream comes true ❤

  11. Canadian Jane

    omg Refika when are you going to adopt me??? lol that old distiller reminds me of a Star Wars droid. What another fantastic episode. I learn so much from everything u post. I am starving with each episode I watched even if I ate haha.
    The quality produce you have in Turkey is amazing. I am googling distillers and I am getting crappy results. I will check your link because I prefer the gorgeous copper one u have. I died a little bit when I saw the amazing Turish pasta episode where u went to kitchen heaven/cemetery. I wanted everything. One day when possible I want everything u offer especially your book(s). Thank u for these wonderful videos🙏

  18. Prairie Prepping

    I love how much gets composted from this kitchen! I'm a big believer in compost, and have always done it as long as I've had a garden, so I love to see Rafika spreading the word about the benefits of composting.

  19. Natalia Chinchilla

    Refika you make me feel like I'm in Turkey. Your cooking, presence and videos are so alive that is like you can smell the food that you cook. Amazing!

  20. Leopold Daguiar

    Accidentally founded your food channel and enjoyed your videos so much that when I visit your beautiful Istanbul would love to see your shop.
    If it is possible to attend one of your classes? If so, please let me know.

  24. Tanushree Maitra

    Rafika I love watching your cooking videos
    You are such a happy and positive person am a big fan of Turkish food . Keep up the good work. Thanks you so much.

  27. NiNi Na

    Apart from your amazing lesson re rose water: what a beautiful jacket! I love it, you look so great in it! 🥰🥰🥰

  29. Anastasia

    Bulgaria is famous for roses.
    Essential oils from roses from Bulgaria are sought after and valued by perfume makers

  33. sena

    When you search for homemade rose water and other channels use the inverted pot method, but Refika have distiller, not just one, but two 😎😎

  34. Emy Pollock

    Thanks Refika 🤗😘amazing vidro 🤩❤just to add that in my country Libya as a culture we always drink water with orange blossom water so I was surprised that lebanon does too with rose water🤗❤

  35. other name

    Today I found out Refika is the same age as me. No wonder she is so beautiful.

    Anyhoo, we have a "City of Roses" in South Africa, but I don't think they really have that many roses there (Bloemfontein).

  37. Vegana Öltsch

    I distilled for a few years and tested a lot. The instructions in all German books say that you should not distill rose petals in the flask, but directly in the water. If I distil again next year, I will try it in a flask as well. I use rose water several times a day and spray it straight onto my face from the fridge. In summer there is a wonderful freshness. Rose water is also good for the eyes, so I spray the eyelids too.

    I liked to make footbaths from the remains of rose petals, rosemary, sage blossoms or wild herbs. Or I kept half of the distilled herbs in a bowl in the fridge or in the bathroom so that the scent was distributed there.

    I always keep my distillates in spray bottles in the fridge. No scent can escape and no bacteria can get in. And if I want to perfume a rice pudding just before serving, for example, I spray it on briefly. This also works great with the rim of coffee cups if you have distilled cinnamon or cardamom, for example. The kitchen with distillates is a magical world! There is not enough space here to give you my ideas and recipes, but you are so incredibly creative, you will know a lot yourself.

    Thank you for taking us with you into the world of distillates. We're on good terms. I like you very much. Greetings from Sweden from a German woman.

  39. Cassie Oz

    When they were little children, my children loved pudding made from milk, sugar and ground rice, then flavoured with rose water.

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