This recipe for Queen of Hungary Water is considered the first known perfume. There is no need to refrigerate so your efforts will last a long time! Special thanks to member Mary Boehm for testing recipes and suggesting this one.
Herbal Ingredients:
6 parts lemon balm leaf
4 parts chamomile flowers
4 parts rose petals
3 parts calendula flowers
3 parts comfrey leaf
1 part lemon peel
1 part rosemary
1 part sage leaf
Vinegar (Apple cider of wine)
Rose Water or witch hazel extract
Lavender oil or rose oil (optional)
Put herbs in a wide mouth glass jar. Cover the herbs with Apple cider vinegar. Add two more inches of vinegar. Cover the jar and steep 6 weeks. Gently shake the jar every few days.
Strain the herbs and reserve the liquid. For each cup of liquid add 1/2 cup rose water or witch hazel. May add a drop or two of essential oil. Bottle and label.
This will keep without refrigeration indefinitely. Use as facial toner, add to bath water, massage into skin; it’s an all around tonic. It’s rejuvenating, purifying and mood raising.