Traditional Bulgarian Rose Otto is considered the finest of all rose oil scents.  "The Valley of the Roses" located in Central Bulgaria which has been established for over 300 years is a well known and regarded area. This beautiful oil is water distilled, to protect the delicate flowers, and aroma. The petals are picked (very early in the morning - to maximise the oil content), and placed into a vat of water, which is heated to release the essential oil. This process produces Rose Otto and Rose Water. Rose oil Bulgarian is produced to a very high and consistent quality standard and is the finest and fullest of the Rose oils.

There are over 100 species of Roses, and thousands of cultivators. Most species are native to Asia, with the remaining in Europe, N. America and NW Africa. The modern name Rose comes from French, itself from Latin Rosa , which was perhaps borrowed from Greek to Old Persian, if not older Parthian language.