Sandalwood essential oil is derived from the sandalwood tree for adding fragrance to the essential oil. Sandal aroma is a unique crystallized fragrance created for and imported by Eden Botanicals. It is available in a semi-solid form and is utilized as a natural fragrance and can be applied in small quantities on the skin. Sandalwood essential oil is popularly used in the west as a warm, woody, rich and sweet essential oil which can be applied as the body perfume.
This ingredient can be added in various perfumed products like aftershaves, incense, perfumes and various cosmetic products. Sandalwood has been utilized as a conventional medicine since thousands of years and is also a part of the spiritual and religious customs.
This oil has high demand in the present world and its resource is declining. This has resulted to numerous adverse outcomes such as:-
It is considered as one of the most contaminated essential oils.
Because of the demand of sandalwood oil, the trees are being unlawfully cut down.
The price of sandalwood oil is increasing considerably.
The resource of sandalwood oil is becoming limited.
Due to these reasons, sandalwood trees are becoming poorer and the oil and wood of this tree has become very costly.
Sandalwood Tree
Sandalwood products are derived from the sandalwood tree (a member of Santalaceae family). The other names for sandalwood tree are Mysore sandalwood, Chandan, white sandalwood, sandal, tan xiang and East Indian sandalwood. It is a bloodsucking tree which acquires nutrients from other species of plants. There are various types of sandalwood species such as Australian sandalwood, red sandalwood and New Caledonian sandalwood. All these species contain different fragrances and properties. Sometimes, it is utilized as a sandalwood replacement in products like sandalwood soap.
Uses of Sandalwood in aromatherapy
It has been utilized as a conventional medicine from a long time. It is also used in Chinese and Ayurveda medicine and proves to be an excellent healing ingredient. It is very useful in treating numbers of disorders like digestive complaints, persistent coughs, nervous disorders, anxiety, urinary and genital infections, throat irritations, depression and dry coughs. It is used extensively for cracked, dry and chapped skin and effectively reduces acne and rashes and used in varieties of skin care products.
Use in Perfumery
Sandalwood oil is utilized widely in natural perfumery as a base note, harmonizing agent and as an adhesive. These oils are distilled and get converted into sandalwood oil and create amazing natural perfumes of various types.
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