Rose water Phoenicians considered large public rose gardens to be as important as croplands such as orchards and wheat fields. Rose perfumes are made from rose oil, also called "attar of roses", which is a mixture of volatile essential oils obtained by steam-distilling the crushed petals of roses. Rose water is a by-product of this process. The cultivation of various fragrant flowers for obtaining perfumes, including rose water, may date back to Sassanid Persia, where it was known as "golāb" (Middle Persian: گلاب), from "gul" (rose) and "ab" (water). The term was adopted into Byzantine Greek as "zoulápin". The process of creating
Sibille Attar Sibille Attar Sibille Attar (born in Örebro, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and songwriter and producer of French origin. She released her self produced EP "The Flower's Bed" on Stranded record label in 2012 which earned her a Grammy nomination for "Best Newcomer" the same year. It was followed by her self produced debut album "Sleepyhead" in 2013 also on Stranded label. "Come Night" cowritten by Attar, Mark Ephraim and Björn Yttling is the first single from the album, the rest is written and produced by Sibille herself. Attar born in Örebro, she moved to Stockholm at age 15. She