Updated 29 January 2024

Botanical characteristics

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Subdomain: Tracheobionta 
• Division: Magnoliophyta 
• Class: Magnoliopsida 
• Subclass: Rosidae 
• Order: Rosales
• Family: Rosaceae
• Genus: Rosaceae
• Part used: Petals, flowers
• Country of origin: Bulgaria, Morocco, Turkey, Iran

Precautions for use

Damask Rose essential oil is best diluted in a carrier oil for dermal application.

Pure use is irritating to the skin.

The oral route can only be used on prescription.

 It is formally contraindicated in pregnant women under 3 months of age and only diffusion is tolerated in pregnant and breastfeeding women and infants.

Other precautions

Cutaneous use:

• Damask Rose essential oil must be diluted for use on the skin: 5% in vegetable oil (5% essential oil in 95% vegetable oil).

Ingestion: 

• Oral use of this essential oil should be done with the advice of a therapist.
• This essential oil can be used in cooking if it is first diluted in a fat (oil, cream, yoghurt, milk) or sweetened (syrup, honey).

Diffusion: 

• Pregnant women and babies can use this essential oil in air diffusers.

Allergenic components: 

Damask Rose essential oil contains several high-dose, allergenic biochemical components:

• citronellol (20-37%)
• geraniol (5-30%)
• farnesol (≤ 2%)
• citrals (geranial + neral) (≤ 1.5%)
• limonene (≤ 0,2%)
• Linalool (≤ 2%)
• eugenol (≤ 2%)
• benzyl benzoate (≤ 0,2%)

Note: It is best to test the essential oil before use (two drops on the crease of the elbow for at least 24 hours to check for a reaction).

Authorised users

Risks of use