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Rose Otto Essential Oil

Rose Otto Essential Oil

Rosa x damascena

Rose Otto is steam distilled from the flowers of Rosa x damascena. Ours comes from certified organic growing in Bulgaria.

The chemistry is dominated by monoterpenols, averaging around 61% across our batches. Citronellol leads the way, typically 27-36% in our batches, with geraniol at about 14-22% and nerol at 7-12%. That soft, alcohol-rich profile is a big part of why Rose Otto is loved as a cooling and calming oil. It's soothing and uplifting to be around, and because it's distilled rather than solvent extracted, it's the rose people reach for on sensitive skin. It has a long history as a skincare favorite for dry or mature skin.

Every batch is independently GC-MS tested, and each batch's full report lives right here on this page, so you can see exactly what's in the bottle.

Batch History & Chemistry

BatchDistilledOrigin
ROO-10806/20/2025Bulgaria
ROO-10706/20/2023Bulgaria
ROO-10606/15/2020Bulgaria
ROO-10506/05/2018Bulgaria
ROO-10406/30/2017Bulgaria
Distillation date
06/20/2025
Extraction
Steam Distilled
Cultivation
Certified Organic
Country of origin
Bulgaria

Top 5 components

of 60 measured

ComponentFamily%
citronellolMonoterpenol29.25%
nonadecaneOther18.79%
geraniolMonoterpenol18.13%
nerolMonoterpenol9.41%
heneicosaneOther6.43%
Monoterpenol
citronellol29.25%
geraniol18.13%
nerol9.41%
linalool1.21%
α-terpineol0.21%
terpinen-4-ol0.07%
isopulegol0.06%
(Z)-isogeraniol0.05%
Other
nonadecane18.79%
heneicosane6.43%
heptadecane2.96%
eicosane2.82%
phenylethyl alcohol1.56%
farnesal0.27%
1-pentadecanol0.14%
pentadecane0.05%
dihydrocitronellol0.04%
1-hexanol0.03%
hydroxy citronellol0.03%
heptanal0.02%
1-hexadecanol0.01%
Sesquiterpene
nonadecene1.03%
germacrene D0.49%
β-caryophyllene0.38%
α-caryophyllene0.19%
γ-cadinene0.16%
α-guaiene0.14%
δ-guaiene0.13%
β-elemene0.09%
α-amorphene0.09%
(E,E)-α-farnesene0.05%
β-copaene0.05%
γ-muurolene0.04%
dauca-5,8-diene0.04%
α-selinene0.02%
γ-amorphene0.02%
β-bourbonene0.02%
Ester
geranyl acetate1.83%
citronellyl acetate0.23%
2-phenylethyl acetate0.07%
Monoterpene
α-pinene0.27%
β-myrcene0.16%
β-pinene0.06%
(Z)-β-ocimene0.03%
limonene (d)0.02%
γ-terpinene0.02%
sabinene0.02%
terpinolene0.01%
Aldehyde
geranial0.27%
neral0.21%
Phenol
eugenol0.46%
Sesquiterpenol
β-eudesmol0.08%
α-eudesmol0.07%
γ-eudesmol0.07%
elemol0.05%
(E)-nerolidol0.04%
Ether
methyl eugenol0.19%
Oxide
(Z)-rose oxide0.04%
(E)-rose oxide0.02%
caryophyllene oxide0.01%

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