A THOUSAND ROSES APOTHECARY

Let our Calypso transport you to a time out of time; shady laurel trees and the sound of humming beehives. The scent of jasmine in the air; honeycomb and warm amber, and sounds of the rolling waves surrounding the island of Ogygia- home of Calypso. 

“Calypso was, and was not, a human woman. Her name meant “that which is concealed”. She was the cave’s darkness, the unseen face of the moon, but equally she was the knowledge of orchid-root and spring water, star genius and bird call”. 

- Sylvia Linsteadt, The Venus Year. From the short story “Calypso”. 

Calypso is a warm and honeyed botanical perfume with notes of honey, jasmine and orris root.

Made in small batches with potent botanical extracts.

Please note that separation of the oils is natural. Please shake product before use for optimal scent experience.

INGREDIENTS: Simmondsia Chinensis, Jasminum Grandiflorum, Theobroma Cacao, Apis Mellifera (Beeswax absolute, honey absolute), Rosa Damascena, Rose Otto, Iris Pallida (Orris), Vanilla Planifolia.

Potential allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Nerol, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl salicylate, Eugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Cinnamates, Vanillin, Citronellol, Phenyl alcohol.

All constituents of natural materials.

Always patch-test before use. Discontinue use if any allergic symptoms arise.

Caring for your product:

Please store product in a cool, dry place, and keep away from direct sunlight over extended time. Keep away from heat and open fire.  A Thousand Roses Apothecary products are for external use only.  Keep out of reach of children. We recommend patch testing before use. Discontinue use if any allergic symptoms appear.

Products are best used within one year of purchase.

Photography credit: Image 1 and 2: Joel Knights. Image 3: Tehanie Lifu

A hydrating and toning facial mist, made from steam distilled Rosa Damascena rose petals and filtered water.

Our rose water is made from ethically sourced organically farmed roses- distilled with spring water and nothing else. It has a beautiful, mild and deep scent, and acts as a gentle toner and refresher for the skin.

Our rose water can be sprayed directly on the skin, or used to refresh your home, your car, or even sprayed on your pillow.

Roses hold a natural cooling quality, and through the ages has been used as medicine as much as in perfumery. Rose water is revered for its anti-inflammatory properties that can help ease eczema, skin irritations, rosacea, and dermatitis. It is a beautiful facial toner due to its astringent quality which gently tones and tightens the skin.

Our rose water is made with fragrant Bulgarian Rosa Damascena roses. The roses are handpicked early in the morning during the months of May and June, and distilled in the same day to ensure the highest quality rose water (and rose oil).

Please note that some sediment in the water is natural.

100% rose water (rose hydrosol)

50ml glass bottles.

“To encounter beauty is to experience an opening, widening our emotions’ horizons and lifting us out of the narrow corridors of listlessness. It disarms the mechanisms of indifference and blindness, replacing them with awe, wonder, or a sense of transcendence”. - Eric Pevermagie

Our Athena oil is a thoughtfully crafted facial oil made with wild roses harvested during the month of June in the Northern Hemisphere. Golden jojoba oil is infused with fragrant Rosa Rugosa rose petals, a touch of aged vanilla absolute, and the highest quality rose absolute from Bulgarian Rosa Damascena roses.
Allow the sweetness of velvety petals to kiss your skin.

Key Ingredients:

JOJOBA OIL
Jojoba oil is in reality not an oil, but a plant wax, and has the same molecular structure as the natural wax produced by our skin. Due to its similarity to our own skin, jojoba’s nutrients are more easily carried into the skin’s layers, offering deeper penetration and thus greater nourishment. Jojoba oil is rich in vitamins A and E, omega fatty acids and antioxidants, and is suitable for all skin types, especially sensitive skin.

WILD ROSES
Our wild roses are hand collected, carefully dried at low heat, and then infused in oil using techniques that ensure maximum potency and extraction. The oil is then blended, strained, and used as a carrier oil for Athena. We add a small amount of the highest quality Bulgarian rose absolute oil to bring out a heavenly rose scent.
Read more about my trip to The Valley of Roses HERE.

VANILLA ABSOLUTE
We use a very rare vanilla absolute crafted from Vanilla planifolia pods and aged for over 16 years. This results in a remarkably sensual, rich, and complex aromatic profile with warm balsamic tones, soft tobacco-like nuances, dried fruit, and velvety leather.

Full ingredient list: Organic cold pressed golden jojoba oil (Simmondsia Chinensis), wild rose (Rosa Rugosa), rose absolute (Rosa damascena), rose Otto (Rosa Damascene) vanilla oleoresin (Vanilla planifolia).

Potential allergens: Citronellol, Geraniol, Nerol, Phenethyl alcohol, Linalool, Vanillin, Benzyl Benzoate. (All constituents of natural materials)

Always patch-test before use. Discontinue use if any allergic symptoms arise.

Caring for your product:

Please store product in a cool, dry place, and keep away from direct sunlight over extended time. Keep away from heat and open fire.  A Thousand Roses Apothecary products are for external use only.  Keep out of reach of children. We recommend patch testing before use. Please discontinue use if any allergic symptoms appear.

Products are best used within one year of purchase.

Athena is sold in 30 ml bottles.

Ogygia, the Island that rests both within and without time; at the edge of the world, yet somehow central to it all.

Our Ogygia smells of blossoming blood orange trees and fresh sea water, of dancing myrrh smoke, and cups of steaming bergamot tea. A blend of wild harvested water lilies, citrus fruits and precious spikenard oil to adorn and anoint your body temple.

“I am a six sided charm stone at the center of the world. Cast me in the sea. Each side reveals a different eon. I am the labyrinth’s turning and it’s still center. I am the oldest stone in the world, the first and the last. […] I am every island, the seed at their center, and none of them entirely.”

- Sylvia Linsteadt, The Venus Year. From the short story “Ogygia Speaks”

INGREDIENTS:  Organic jojoba oil (Simmondsia chinensis), wild harvested blue water lilies (Nymphaea caerulea), sweet blood orange oil (Citrus sinensis), bergamot oil (Citrus bergamia), spikenard oil (Nardostachys jatamansi), vanilla absolute (Vanilla planifolia), myrrh absolute (Commiphora myrrha).