It’s a special time of year – it’s rose harvest time!
Here in New Hampshire spring is just starting to bloom. However in the Valley of Roses in central Bulgaria, harvesters are handpicking the roses that will eventually be processed into Badger’s pure organic Rosa damascena oil.
A few Badgers have been fortunate enough to see the process first-hand. Seeing the way our ingredients are harvested and processed connects us more deeply with the natural world and the people who steward the land.
Rose harvest time is certainly dear to my heart, as Badger’s Damascus Rose line is some of my favorite stuff ever. And even though the products have many magical qualities, it’s really the rose oil that makes them so special.
By the numbers
Rose oil is exceptional. For starters, it takes a lot of rose petals to make oil. 6,200 pounds of fresh rose petals (from approximately one million rose flowers!) make 16 ounces of rose oil.
Badger uses more than 500 ounces of organic rose oil a year.
Let that sink in for a moment.
To put it differently, it takes more than 2.5 tons of fresh roses to fill a single pint glass with rose oil.
The amount of rose oil we use in our Damascus Rose Beauty Balm is the equivalent of about 1.2 pounds of fresh roses.
Special processing
Another key point about the rose harvest is that the fresh petals must be steam distilled as soon as possible. Precious oils within the rose petals start to evaporate – both in the sun and in transport. By combining the petals with water as soon as possible after picking, our supplier is able to retain as much of the complete rose aroma as possible.
In contrast, other suppliers use dried rose petals and chemical extraction. Neither of which will produce the “true rose” aroma found in our products.
Lastly, we want to acknowledge the dedicated harvesters, who begin picking rose petals as early as 4 am and finish at about 11 am. Under those circumstances, the roses not only keep most of their oil but also some of the morning dew, which helps them retain even more precious oil.
Each harvester picks around 40 – 50 pounds of rose flowers a day.
All of this is done to ensure that Badger has the freshest, purest, and truest rose oil.
PS: there’s a video coming soon!
To celebrate we’re giving away 5 jars of our amazing Damascus Rose Beauty Balm to 5 lucky winners!
Enter below to win one of five (5) jars of Damascus Rose Beauty Balm!
Contest is open internationally, 18+ Full terms and conditions here: https://www.badgerbalm.com/ctc
59 comments on “It’s Organic Rose Harvest Time + Giveaway”
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The Damascus Rose Beauty Balm
I haven’t tried any yet but I like the sounds of the balm.
The rose beauty balm has to be my hands down favorite.
I would love to try the Damascus Rose Cleansing Oil sounds great!!!
My favorite is the beauty balm it is amazing
My favorite Badger Damascus Rose Product is the SPF 25 Rose Tinted Face Sunscreen.
The face cleansing oil.
My favorite Damascus Rose product is the facial cleansing oil.
Face cleansing oil
I love the SPF 25 Rose Tinted Face Sunscreen.
I have never used their products but the face oil would be nice to try!
I like the SPF 25 Rose Tinted Face Sunscreen.
I have never tried this but would love to. Thanks for the chance!
Rose beauty balm is awesome
I can only choose one?! Okay, the cleansing oil ~ love the way it leaves my skin
I haven’t tried the Rose Balm yet but you sure put a lot of care into your products.
I have not tried any of the products yet, but I am intrigued by the beauty balm!
I would love to try them all for sure!! I have heard so much but have not tried yet 🙂 Thanks for the chance to be a #winner of such great products!
I like the beauty balm!
would love to try this . looks really good for the skin
oh that would be the face cleansing oil
Mine is the beauty balm.
I bet these smell amazing!
I like the face cleanser
Would love to try your products!!!
I have never tried this before but it sounds like something wonderful
The face cleaning oil would be my favorite!
The facial cleansing oil is my favorite.
I am just learning of these products and my last name is Rose so I’d LOVE to try this balm!
I love the face cleansing oil most
I haven’t tried any of Badger Balms Damascus Rose products yet, but am eager to try them!
I haven’t tried it yet. It looks amazing!
Ive never tried them but I think the beauty balm would be my favorite.
Love the rose scent and the many benefits to my skin.
I love the Damascus rose face oil and I’m willing to bet I’d love the balm just as much. Badger Balm makes the best balms: lip balms, focus balms, muscle balms… I’ve been a huge fan for years!
Hope I win!!
Badger facial products are always effective yet gentle, the perfect combo for my highly sensitive skin. I would be over the moon to win this!
I love roses and I love Badger Balm, so this product is practically tailor-made for me! I’m truly looking forward to trying it whether I win the contest or not!
I can’t say any one of the Damascus Rose products is my favorite yet, as I haven’t tried any of them. But, I am looking forward to trying the Beauty Balm!
All Badger products are of utmost quality, I just adore the products & the company.
Rose is my favorite scent!
I don’t know what my favorite Damascus Rose product is as I have not tried any yet, but I’ve been dying to try the face oil. The description and reviews make it seem like it would be great for multiple skin issues and that intrigues me.
The beauty balm has to be my favorite badger product!
My daughter uses the face oil and I can’t wait to try the beauty balm.
I haven’t tried the rose products yet, so I don’t have a favorite. I am excited to try this line, though!
Beauty balm
My favorite #BadgerBalm Damascus Rose product is the Beauty Balm.
I haven’t had the pleasure of using any of the Damascus Rose Beauty products yet, Thanks for the giveaway!
The Damascus Rose Beauty Balm is my fav!
The rose beauty balm is the best skincare product I have ever used!
My fav is the face oil! Thanks for the chance to win a balm to try 🙂
I love rose scented anything! Badger balls Damascus rose face oil is so soothing, I would love to try the balm!!
I have used the Damascus Rose Cleansing Oil and it’s wonderful!
I would love to try this balm and am a huge Badger fan!
My favorite Damascus Rose product is the facial cleansing oil.
I love Badger products especially the balms. I’m sure I would love this too.
That’s a lot of roses! I would love to try this!
This has been on my wish list for a while, one of the few lines I haven’t tried! Would Love to give it a go 🙂 🙂
Love this stuff! I’ve been using nothing but on my face for the past four years.