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Sandalwood perfume Oil
Sandalwood
Sandalwood essential oil provides perfumes with a striking wood
base note. Sandalwood smells are not unlike other wood scents
with the exception that it has a bright and fresh edge with few
natural analogues. When used in smaller proportions in a
perfume, it is an excellent fixative to enhance the head space
of other fragrances.
Sandalwood essential oil was popular in medicine up to
1920-1930, mostly as urogenital (internal) and skin (external)
antiseptic. Its main component santalol (~90%) has antimicrobial
property. It is used in aromatherapy and Sandalwood oil is also
used to prepare soaps.
Sandalwood is the fragrant wood of trees in the genus Santalum.
Species of this tree are found in southern India, Sri Lanka,
Hawaii, South Pacific islands and Australia. It is used as
fragrance in perfume and incense, and for woodworking. Some
temples have been built with sandalwood in India and these
retain the aroma for centuries. Jewelry boxes, fans, and ornate
carvings continue to be made in many parts of Asia, especially
India, using sandalwood.
Sandalwood
Botanical Name: Santalum album
Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Color: Clear with a Yellow Tinge
Consistency: Medium - Thick
Perfumery Note: Base
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium
Aromatic Description: Rich, sweet, fragrant yet delicate, woody,
floral.
Possible Uses: Bronchitis, chapped skin, depression, dry skin,
laryngitis, leucorrhea, oily skin, scars, sensitive skin,
stress, stretch marks. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books,
1995), 56-67.]
Constituents: Santalols, santyl acetate, santalenes. [J. Chana,
"Sandalwood Production," International Journal of Aromatherapy,
Winter 1994, 11-3, cited in Salvatore Battaglia, The Complete
Guide to Aromatherapy (Australia: The Perfect Potion, 1997),
200.]
Safety Information: Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand
does not indicate any special precautions when using this oil.
[Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom:
Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 210.]
Long lasting, alcohol free perfumes
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