Urtekram Soft Wild Rose
In many countries, the "Queen of Flowers" is still a symbol of love today. No other flower is more often mentioned in poems than the rose. In the Orient and Occident, the poets were equally inspired by its fragile beauty, but also by its thorny protection. There were already wonderful rose gardens in China over 5000 years ago. We know from Confucius that Beijing's imperial libraries collected numerous writings on the raising and care of roses. In Greek mythology, the goddess of love Aphrodite is born from meerschaum and a white rose bush.
Due to the close connection with Aphrodite, the rose was symbolically associated with beauty, love and passion since antiquity. To this day, a bouquet of red roses is considered a classic token of love. Because of the many romantic associations, rose bushes have adorned palace gardens all over the world for millennia. The flowers that could be admired there in the past epochs were beautiful to look at, but still comparatively simple. About 250 years ago more in-depth knowledge of the structure of the flowers, their sexuality and pollination began to develop. When the tea rose, which bloomed several times, was introduced to Europe from China at the beginning of the 19th century, there was a veritable rose boom, especially in France and England. All types of roses introduced after 1867 are called "modern roses". Today there are over 30,000 different types of roses. Because rose growers are still trying to outdo each other with extravagant cross-breeds and opulent flowers. These highly refined "cultivated roses" are considered divas among the ornamental plants. Because they are extremely sensitive and have to be looked after carefully. In contrast, the wild roses are much tougher. They defy wind and weather, are easy to care for, hardly susceptible to diseases and can get very old.
The oldest living rose bush stands not in an oriental palace garden, but in northern Germany. It grows on the outer wall of Hildesheim Cathedral. According to legend, it was already there in the early 9th century. At that time, Emperor Ludwig the Pious went on one of his extended hunting trips during the winter. In order to pursue a magnificent white stag, he left his entourage behind and rode after it for a long time. However, after a breakneck chase through the snowy forest, the stag escaped. Only now did Ludwig notice that he had lost the valuable cross that he always wore around his neck. When his servants caught up with him, he ordered them to search the forest for it. They combed the whole forest for hours until they suddenly came to a clearing that had completely thawed. There the precious piece of jewellery hung in a bush of wild roses that were in full bloom despite the freezing cold. When the emperor was told about this miraculous site, he decided to have a chapel built next to the rose bush. This chapel was later replaced by Hildesheim Cathedral. The rose bush remained untouched. It survived all the ups and downs of the city, including an air raid. It is not possible to say exactly whether Germany's most famous rose bush is actually 1,200 years old. The oldest official document mentioning it is form 1573, however it was already considered the oldest rose bush in the world at that time.
The blossoms of the wild roses may not be as extravagant as those of their cultivated cousins, but people have enjoyed their delicate scent for millennia. The dog rose (Rosa canina) is the most widespread wild rose in Central Europe. The care series Soft Wild Rose by Urtekram pampers the senses with the wonderful scent of the dog rose. The high-quality natural cosmetics line offers natural cleaning and beneficial care for hair, skin and hands. Urtekram Soft Wild Rose Body Wash is a wonderful shower gel with fragrant and skin-pampering natural oils. After showering, the Soft Wild Rose Body Lotion ensures a long-lasting, silky-soft skin feeling. The Soft Wild Rose Colour Preserve Shampoo is a colour-protecting shampoo for coloured hair. The mild formula with aloe vera, blue cabbage and beetroot extract cares for the hair and minimizes colour loss during washing and styling. The Soft Wild Rose Colour Preserve Conditioner offers additional care for coloured hair.
Urtekram Wild Rose Hand Wash is a wonderfully fragrant liquid soap for normal to dry skin. Nourishing ingredients supply the skin with moisture and help it to regenerate. The rich and nourishing Soft Wild Rose Hand Cream cares for the hands with aloe vera, shea butter and natural oils. With Urtekram Soft Wild Rose you treat your skin and hair to gentle care with a delicate scent of wild roses.
