Sandalwood Essential Oil, Mysore (India)

Sandalwood 100% Pure Essential Oil, Mysore (India)

• Botanical Name:              Santalum album
• Origin:                             Mysore, India
• Method of Extraction:     Steam Distilled
• Parts used:                      Heart Wood
• Color:                              Golden Yellow
• Perfumery Note:              Base        
• Consistency:                    Medium
• Aromatic Description:     Pleasant Sweet Rich Woody Aroma
• Blends well with:            Agarwood, Balsam Peru, Benzoin, Bergamot, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cedarwood, Chamomile, Champaca, Cistus, Citronella, Clary Sage, Clove, Coriander, Fennel, Frankincense, Geranium, Geranium Rose, Ginger, Hinoki, Jasmine, Kaffir Lime, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin, Manuka, Myrrh, Neroli, Opoponax, Orange, Osmanthus, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Paulo Santo, Petitgrain, Pine, Ravensara, Rose, Rose Geranium, Rosewood, Tangerine, Vetiver, Wintergreen, Ylang Ylang, Yuzu
• Initial Strength:              Medium
• Class:                               Sesquiterpenol
• Principle properties and Indications-Keywords : Aphrodisiac,Healing,Soothing,Uplifting,Antidepressant, Anti-inflammatory, Antifungal

          Sandalwood from the Mysore region of India is the most desired source of Sandalwood essential oil. It is "true" Sandalwood Santalum album and the one referred to in most aromatherapy books. It is a common ingredient in perfumery for its pleasant aroma and fixative quality.
The benefit for aromatherapy is promotes mental clarity, calming and focusing and one of the commonly known for natural aphrodisiac.
          In skin and hair treatment it has many functions. It encourages new cell growth, regulates oil production, treats acne, moisturizes dry or chapped skin, it is even suitable for sensitive skin and young children. It speeds the healing process, increases white blood cell production and also fights inflammation, bacterial and fungal infection.

Other Sandalwoods:
          It has a medium scent yet it comes through even when combined with strong aromas especially when warmed by the body or other methods.
          Like many essential oils, Sandalwood quality varies depending on the environment where it is grown. Some Indonesian Sandalwood is the same botanic species as Mysore, but the quality of oil produced is different. One possibility is that the first 7 years of the trees life Sandalwood is as a parasite on another tree. Different original hosts may be one of the reasons the same species produces a different oil when grown in a different environment.
          Sandalwood Mysore Santalum album is strictly controlled in India and only a limited amount is released for sale each year. 
          As supply becomes shorter, quality has declined as producers began to extract oil from bark, roots, sawdust and etc... Sometimes Sandalwood is smuggled in from other regions to be sold as Mysore Sandalwood. Our Sandalwood essential oil is extracted by the original methods of extracting from Heartwood Only and is produced Only from Sandalwood from the Mysore region.
          Sandalwood Mysore has perhaps the longest shelf life of all essential oils. If you can find samples 10 – 25 years old stored well they are probably still good. The chemistry may change and the aroma may even improve over time.
          Australia has decades old efforts cultivating Sandalwood Santalum Album on a large scale in progress but won’t begin producing for some time. Australia normally grows another species called Santalum spicatum.
          West Indian sandalwood is a completely different species called Amyris balsamifera which is not grown in India at all, but in the Caribbean Islands which are sometimes called the “West Indies” near South America. It is a balsam and not similar to Sandalwood in composition, aroma or therapeutic use at all.
          African Sandalwood Brachyleana hutchinsii or Mahuhu oil is also a Balsam and not similar to Sandalwood in aroma or function.
          Additionally, there are members of the Sandalwood family grown in many places from Indonesia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Hawaii and etc... Some of the other oils from the Santalum family may have some similar functions but they are lacking Sandalwood Mysore's aroma

Box as picture is available for 10ml packing only 

Note: Most essential oils cannot be taken internally, but even when they can, essential oils are highly concentrated and require dilution, special training and caution that Aroma & More does not yet provide. You can never drink any essential oils at 100% strength or diluted in water-based liquids.
Caution: Use in small amounts of less than 2%. Possibility of rare cases of skin sensitivity. Possibility of photoallergic reaction especially in Japanese people. Essential oils can be harmful if used improperly. Information is provided for educational purposes only. It is up to the customer to determine if the product is right for their intended purpose. Special consideration should be made before applying essential oils to pregnant women, children or the elderly. If under a doctor's care, please consult the physician before using essential oils. If applying to skin essential oils must be diluted correctly and Aroma & More recommends testing on a small area of skin to check for reaction before attempting a full body massage. Claims have not been evaluated by the FDA.