Method of extraction: steam distillation of the wood of East Indian Sandal tree Amyris balsamifera.
Aroma: has a woody, exotic smell, subtle and lingering.
Quality control: GCMS tested.
Suitable for diffusers: Yes.
Suitable for cooking: Yes.
Suitable for skin and hair care: Yes.
Suitable for massage: Yes.
Although expensive, this oil has wonderful qualities for assisting the skin in promoting hydration and moisture.
It can take thirty to sixty years for a tree to reach full maturity, when it is cut and distilled and the yellowish wood is sold in thin scrapings. The documented use of the wood goes back 4000 years and caravans carrying this wood from India to Egypt, Greece and Rome were a familiar sight. Many temples were built from the wood and the Egyptians used the oil in embalming.
This relaxing oil has a harmonizing and calming effect which reduces tension and confusion and is ideal for use in depression, hectic daily lifestyles and states of fear, stress, nervous exhaustion, chronic illness and anxiety.
On the skin, sandalwood oil relieves itching and inflammation of the skin, and is most effective in relieving dehydrated skin - making it great for anti-ageing skincare - and the astringent action has a great toning effect and is also used with great results in oily skin conditions and to prevent the skin from forming ugly scars and for fighting dry eczema.
Some people use sandalwood essential oil as a deodorant to relieve body odour.