<P> Rose water is used as a perfume in religious ceremonies (Muslim, Hindu and Zoroastrian). Water used to clean the Kaaba, the Qibla for Muslims located in Mecca, combines water from the Zamzam Well with rose water as an additive . In the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia during Muslim burials, rose water is often sprinkled in the dug grave before placing the body inside . Rose water is used in some Hindu rituals as well . Rose water also figures in Christianity, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church . In the Baha'i Faith, the Most Holy Book (Kitab - i - Aqdas 1: 76) orders the believers to make use of rose water . </P> <P> Kashan, Qamsar and Barzok are the main regions in Iran for making rose water . </P> <P> Depending on the origin and type of manufacturing method of rosewater obtained from the sepals and petals of Rosa × damascena from Central Iran through steam distillation, the following monoterpenoid and alkane components could be identified with GC - MS: mostly citronellol, nonadecane, geraniol and phenyl ethyl alcohol, and also henicosane, 9 - nonadecen, eicosane, linalool, citronellyl acetate, methyleugenol, heptadecane, pentadecane, docosane, nerol, disiloxane, octadecane, and pentacosane . Usually, phenylethyl alcohol is responsible for the typical odour of rose water but not always present in rosewater products . </P>

What kind of rose is used to make rose water