Rose water is a clear, colorless solution made from fresh rose flowers and used in making perfumes and certain medicines. Rose water has a fragrant odor much like that of fresh rose blossoms. It is made by distilling with water the fragrant parts of the flowers, such as the petals and the sepals (leaflike divisions of the outer covering of the flowers). This is done by placing the flowers in water, boiling the water, and separating the vapor into a vessel. The vapor is then condensed back into a liquid, which is rose water.
