Rose oil Rose oil Rose oil (rose otto, attar of rose, attar of roses or rose essence) is the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose. "Rose ottos" are extracted through steam distillation, while "rose absolutes" are obtained through solvent extraction, the absolute being used more commonly in perfumery. Even with their high price and the advent of organic synthesis, rose oils are still perhaps the most widely used essential oil in perfumery. Two major species of rose are cultivated for the production of rose oil: The most common chemical compounds present in rose oil are: The key
Attar of Nishapur of further products of his pen: He also states, in the introduction of the "Mukhtār-Nāma", that he destroyed the "Jawāhir-Nāma' and the "Šarḥ al-Qalb" with his own hand. Although the contemporary sources confirm only `Attar's authorship of the "Dīwān" and the "Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr", there are no grounds for doubting the authenticity of the "Mukhtār-Nāma" and "Khusraw-Nāma" and their prefaces. One work is missing from these lists, namely the "Tadhkirat-ul-Awliyā", which was probably omitted because it is a prose work; its attribution to `Attar is scarcely open to question. In its introduction `Attar mentions three other works of his, including one entitled