Attar of roses was once made in India, Persia, Syria, and the Ottoman Empire. In India, Kannauj is an important city of fabrication of rose attar, Kannauj is nicknamed "The Grasse of East" or "The Grasse of Orient".The hydrosol portion of the distillate is known as rosewater. This inexpensive by-product is used widely as a food flavoring as well as in skin care