SANDALWOOD
Botanical name: Santalum spicatum

Also Known As (AKA):  Australian Sandalwood

Therapeutic Benefit - Mind:  Sandalwood is calming and comforting. It brings inner peace to those with anxiety. Sandalwood is also an aphrodisiac.

Therapeutic Benefit - Body:  Sandalwood is antiseptic and anti- inflammatory. It is an emollient for dry skin and hair, cracked skin, mature skin, scars, wrinkles, stretch marks, acne, and wounds. Sandalwood relieves itching and inflammation and stimulates the immune system. It is also good for cystitis, kidney problems, diarrhea, boils, heartburn and sore throat.

Therapeutic Benefit - Spirit:  Sandalwood opens the sacral and brow chakras. It is sedative but manifests joy, forgiveness, luck, tranquility, and peace. Sandalwood is used in anointing, blessing, consecration, divination, healing, protection, casting out, and purification ceremonies. It comforts the dying and is good for meditation.

Application Method:  Dilute 10 drops in 1 oz carrier oil, massage oil, or lotion and apply to skin or bath. Use 4 drops in 2 cups of hot water for a steam.

Action Word:  Comforting

Color Energy:  Gold - Revitalizing

Fragrance:  Balsamic, sweet, woodsy, floral

Note:  Base Note

Color of Oil:  Gold - Revitalizing

Major Chemical Constituents:  alpha-bisabolol, alpha-santalol, beta-santalol, santalene

Common Adulterants:  Solvent steam distilled sandalwood oil, sandalwood terpenes

Blends well with:  Basil, Benzoin, Bergamot, Black Pepper, Clary Sage, Clove, Coriander, Cypress, Fennel, Frankincense, Galbanum, Geranium, Ginger, Jasmine, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, Myrrh, Neroli, Orange, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Peppermint, Rose, Rosewood, Spearmint, Vanilla, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang

Botany:  A tree native to semi-arid areas of southern and western Australia that grows to 18 feet tall.

History:  Sandalwood has been used in India for many centuries as a perfume, incense, and a traditional Ayurvedic medicine. Today it still is widely used in the perfume industry and especially in men’s toiletries.