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Rose Petal PSA

pragnificent:

plantanarchy:

prismatic-bell:

messageinthecrystal:

nyrwitch:

estellaj:

mythicalmodernity:

teawitch:

I see a lot of witches drying rose petals for floral arrangements or even making rose water from them. Please keep in mind that roses grown for florists are over treated with pesticides and fertilizers. Anything made from these petals isn’t safe to ingest. 

If you’re doing work that requires making a rose preparation for ingestion or topical application that will be absorbed into the skin, you’ll want to get rose petals from a shop that sells for these purposes. 

Or grow your own organically. Old fashioned varieties rather than the hybrid teas you see in flower arrangements are usually grown for these purposes because they grown more easily without intense treatments. 

THIS IS IMPORTANT Y’ALL.

As a witch who worked at a florist, whenever I ‘cleaned’ the roses for sale (taking off excess leaves, slicing off thorns, etc), I would immediately wash my hands afterward. The chemicals were so bad I would feel immediate irritation and would have skin issues if I didn’t scrub clean every 30 minutes or so (I aimed for 1 wash after every 12).

It’s especially worth noting that roses from florists are often (almost always) flown in from other countries where the laws about pesticides are a lot more lax. Originally we got ours from a grower in Colombia, which wasn’t too bad, but I believe we switched to Ecuador and holy moly I don’t know what the company we got it from used but it was strong. As in ‘The smell of the chemicals hit me like a wall as soon as I opened up the dozen, despite them having traveled all the way from Ecuador in a freezer’ strong.

It was so bad I legitimately had worries about how handling the roses would effect my long term health, and gods above and below I felt for the workers over there that had to deal with these pesticides regularly and up close.

Also, if you buy your own rose bush to use for ingestion purposes, DO NOT use the petals off of it for the first year UNLESS you got it from a organic nursery. Because most places do spray the roses with pesticides and fertilizers from seedling on up, and it will take a year for all that stuff to work it’s way out of the plant’s system.

If you need rose petals to ingest ASAP, I would strongly suggest checking out tea shops. Many local or online sellers have rose teas that are lovely, and either have rose hips (which might not be as fancy as petals and have a more citrus-y flavor, but are the fruit borne from a rose and thus symbolic as all hell) or rose petals mixed in with their teas. This are absolutely edible, and are easily accessible to boot.

Signed, a ex-florist and Rose Nerd.

I really hope people see this because it is very important. Roses from the floral section are not intended for consumption. I have found whole rose buds at herb stores, Asian grocery stores (in cooking sections), and tea stores. I would highly suggest going to those places for roses. They may also sell tea with a high quantity of rose petals which you can use in place of pure roses. Another note: jasmine tea is not tea with dried jasmine. Most jasmine varieties are not edible and you can’t use dried jasmine in tea unless it is a variety specifically marketed as being edible (jasmine sambac aka Pikake)

Reblogging this immediately because my most popular post is ‘How to dry rose petals the lazy way’ and I completely forgot to mention this.

I just buy a bottle of Botanics Rose Water skin refreshing spritzer for my needs (not to ingest of course) It’s Rose Water, Organic, and $9 at Walgreens. It’s amazing 💖

Not a witch, just a tea lover.


This is where I get rose petals to put in my black teas.
https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Organic-Flower-Petals-caffeine/dp/B074P6BFHH/



The gentleman who runs the place is super sweet and his teas are so good. I had the good fortune to encounter his teas through an Amazon review group before that gravy train ended, and I still buy them. (His genmaicha. UMMM. So good. It has popcorn in it. Who thinks of that?)Purchase edible roses and stay safe, kinderlach.

This may also be true even if you buy your own roses and plant them… many pesticides are systemic (meaning they are aborbes into the plant) and roses are treated witj a LOT of fungicides, pesticides, etc because roses are assholes. And those may last even when you bring them home. Care is (usually) taken with plants like herbs or veggies intended for consumption thwt isn’t taken with roses because no one expects anyone to.eat it.

I was just thinking about whether or not I could put rose petals from the store in tea, and was like “better not.”

@fannibalgrowingcircle A relevant psa.

White Privilege Explained.

  • Anon: I am white. That's all you know about me. Am I privileged based on that alone and assuming I am, should I feel guilt and what should I do about it?
  • Omar Ismail: Absolutely.
  • Consider it this way. All I know about you is you’re tall.
  • Do you have any advantages?
  • Yes.
  • Does that mean you don’t deserve the can of tuna on the higher shelf? No. Nobody is saying that. Eat away mighty giant.
  • Should you feel guilty about getting the tuna from the top shelf? No. Nobody is saying that. Lighten your soul’s burden and let it fly free in the clouds beneath your knees.
  • Does that mean short people can’t get the tuna? No.
  • Nobody is saying that. See how the enduring hobbit pushes forward in her quest.
  • Does that mean there aren’t disadvantages of being tall? No.
  • Nobody is saying that. You have our sympathy for your poor bruised knees.
  • Omar Ismail: What people are saying is:
  • 1. Denying you are lucky is silly.
  • 2. Stop looking bewildered every time a short person can’t reach something. We’re sick of explaining this incredibly simple concept.
  • 3. We know there are things you do not have (i.e. even higher shelves).
  • 4. We know there may be other things preventing you reaching the high shelves. Maybe you have bad elbows or arthritis. Short people with arthritis are still below you. You are still lucky you are tall.
  • 5. It works out well for most people, for the grocery store to put most things on medium shelves.
  • 6. If you can help shorter people with things on higher shelves, do so. Why would you not do that? Short people can help you with stuff on lower shelves.
  • 7. We are annoyed that the people who run the grocery store put all the best stuff on the top shelves.
  • 8. There are a lot of people who are putting things on higher shelves because they hate short people. Don’t associate with those people. They want everything to be about this height.
  • Omar Ismail: Same with white. Advantages. It doesn’t mean you’re rich. It doesn’t mean you’re luckier than a lucky black guy. Nobody wants you to be crippled with guilt. Nobody has ever wanted that, or means those things.
  • It means you have an advantage, and all anyone is asking is that you *get* that. Once you get that, it’s pretty straightforward to all the further implications.

roseperfume:

the concept of our teenage years having to be the “best years of our lives” is so toxic lmfao? especially for people who grew up with mental illness that caused a lot of stagnancy in those years…it just blows my mind that some people will really try to convince younger people that this small portion of their lives should be the best rather than encouraging them to see life as years and years of opportunity

iamdragoonthegreat:

pragnificent:

gryffinewt:

clairidryl:

Also like. If ur cis please don’t go around asking people their pronouns. I know it sounds like the opposite of what u would expect but I was getting food the other day and this lady around my age who is always there when I am asked my pronouns and it was both jarring and scary. I was like “. Oh . Haha so I guess you can tell I’m a transexual” and she kinda got awkward and said “no ah I ask that to everyone” bullllshit. My bearded roommate came up to order next and she didn’t ask him she just said sir and went on her way as if to prove my point. It’s fucking humiliating being outed like that and I feel like a joke telling people my pronouns also it means that I am visibly not cis and all my work is for naught and I’m constantly on edge because of shit like this

“what are your pronouns” is essentially just “are you a boy or a girl” if you’re Woke

I have professors who think doing this makes them progressive and allies but all it does is make me feel like a coward for not wanting to be out in that environment.

I’m not out at all in my professional life, and when I’m asked that question, or that’s even hinted at, it’s so damn unpleasant.