Rose Damascena Absolute
Soft and profound, Rose Damascena Absolute helps you rediscover your truth beyond trauma and pain.
Botanical name:
Rosa × damascena
Extraction Method:
Absolute (solvent-extracted from rose petals)
Raw Material Origin:
Bulgaria
Aromatic Note
Velvety, deep, and refined scent, filled with inner warmth. It carries a tender sadness and the strength to survive storms. The rose doesn’t seek attention — it remains. Its scent resembles the memory of who you were before the pain, and the knowledge that you can return to yourself again.
What the scent brings to light in the subconscious
Resonates with deep-rooted subconscious patterns of identifying with trauma, pain, or destructive bonds. When a person cannot or does not want to let go, believing, “I am my pain.” This leads to toxic relationships or heavy states being perceived as the only known form of self. Rose gently but insistently shows that you can be yourself — not through suffering, but through awakening authenticity.
Emotional & Psychological Impact
Helps to distinguish where you are truly yourself and where you're only an old role fused with pain. Restores subtle sensitivity and allows healing. Suitable for topics of dependence, emotional attachments, and losing oneself in relationships. Accompanies the process of saying goodbye — not as a loss, but as a return to life.
Cultural Roots & Traditional Use
Bulgarian rose is one of the most revered in the world. It has been used in perfumery, medicine, cleansing, and love rituals. In Kabbalistic symbolism, the rose is associated with the Sefira Tiferet — inner balance and harmony between truth and compassion. It is the image of beauty born through suffering, yet not trapped in it — but moving beyond.
Blend Compatibility
Sandalwood, jasmine, myrrh, geranium, frankincense, patchouli, lavender, neroli. Ideal for compositions that open the heart center.
Interesting Facts
• About 3 tons of petals are needed to produce 1 kg of absolute.
• Petals are handpicked at dawn during a short blooming season.
• Bulgarian rose is the basis for high-end perfumery and valued as the 'heart' of aroma.
• In Jewish tradition, the rose is a symbol of the people of Israel striving for connection with the Source.
Fragrant Message
What once caused pain does not have to define you.
You are not suffering.
You are the one who can choose the light —
even after dwelling long in the shadows.