First founded in 1221 in Florence by Dominican friars creating herbal remedies to use in their monastery, Officinia Profumo Farmaceutica de Santa Maria Novella is one of the world's oldest standing pharmacies. Santa Maria Novella specializes in luxury bath and body products, as well as divine colognes still true to their centuries-old formulations. Some of their most sought-after creations include rich hand and foot creams, aromatic potpourri (still fermented in terracotta jars as it was 800 years ago!), and fragrant bath soaps. Not to mention their fragrances, which have a cult following of their own! The products are still made on-site at their own factory in Florence, Italy, never tested on animals, and made using local ingredients whenever possible. Carefully handmade according to age-old recipes and artisanal methods, the preparations maintain a spirit of historical elegance.
Rose (Rosa) Eau de Cologne
The Queen of Perfumery, May Rose
Rosa is Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella's reinterpretation of the ingredient par excellence in the history of perfume. A very ancient raw material, already used by the Sumerians, mentioned in the Iliad, and reserved for nobles and the court in 5th century B.C. China. An exquisitely floral olfactory construction tributes this timeless flower.
The top notes welcome us with rose petals, bergamot and neroli. The middle notes include Rose Centifolia, violet and jasmine: it is this, 'the rose of May', that lies at the heart of the fragrance and the art of perfumery. The base notes complete the journey with musk, patchouli, and vanilla. The rose is also part of the Officina history: archives show that the Dominican friars were already preparing their famous 'Rose Water' in 1381, used as a perfume and home remedy.
Notes:
Top: Rose Petals, Bergamot, Neroli
Middle: Centifolia Rose, Violet, Jasmine
Base: Musk, Patchouli, Vanilla
Alcohol Denat, Parfum, Linalool, Geraniol, Citronellol, D-Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Hydroxicitronellal, Benzyl Alcohol, Citral, Eugenol, Amyl Cinnamal, Anise Alcohol, Butylphenylmethylpropional.
The ingredient list of this product can be updated without notice. We therefore invite you to always consult the ingredients list on each package.
Warnings
For external use only.