Stronger Rose Water
»Stronger Rose Water is a saturated solution of the odoriferous principles of the flowers of Rosa centifolia Linné (Fam. Rosaceae) prepared by distilling the fresh flowers with water and separating the excess volatile oil from the clear, water portion of the distillate.
noteStronger Rose Water, diluted with an equal volume of purified water, may be supplied when Rose Water is required.
Packaging and storage
The odor of Stronger Rose Water is best preserved by allowing a limited access of fresh air to the container.
Reaction:
neutral or acid to litmus.
Residue on evaporation
Evaporate 100 mL on a steam bath, and dry the residue at 105 for 1 hour: not more than 15 mg of residue remains (0.015%).
Heavy metals, Method I 231
Add 2 mL of 1 N acetic acid to 10 mL of Stronger Rose Water, and add water to make 25 mL: the limit is 2 ppm.
Auxiliary Information
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Chromatographic Column
USP32NF27 Page 1333
Chromatographic columns text is not derived from, and not part of, USP 32 or NF 27.
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