What is actually in the Rose Mist

Rose water. That is the list.

People assume a one-ingredient product is a marketing decision, and that somewhere behind it there is a longer list nobody prints. There is not. The Damask rose is picked in the Bekaa before eight in the morning, it is in the still the same afternoon, and what comes off the still is what goes in the bottle. Nothing is added to make it keep, which is why it is better in its first month than its sixth and why we do not make a year of it at once.

What it does not have

No fragrance. This matters more than it sounds: almost every rose product on a shelf anywhere has a fragrance added, because real rose fades within the hour and customers complain when it does. Ours fades within the hour.

No preservative system beyond the alcohol the distillation itself leaves behind, which is a fraction of a per cent. No glycerin to make it feel more substantial on the skin. No humectant to make it feel like it is doing something.

Why it still costs what it costs

A kilo of petals makes a very small amount of water, the picking window is three weeks, and the picking itself is done by hand between six and eight in the morning. That is the price. It is not the glass and it is not the label.

If you ever smell a rose product and it smells sweet, that is not the rose.

You can check all of this. The full list is printed on the bottle, it is one line long, and if a word on any of our labels means nothing to you, write and we will tell you what it is and why it is in there.