Sandalwood Essential Oil
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Oil Properties:
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It is most important as a powerful urinary antiseptic. Sandalwood can be used for the treatment of urinary tract infections by massage to the abdomen and lower back or in baths. Sandalwood has been used for centuries, for the treatment of various infections of the urinary tract such as cystitis.
It is also a good pulmonary antiseptic and its sedative nature has proved useful for dry, persistent and irritating coughs. The oil is one of the best to use in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. In addition it is soothing to sore throats. The best method of using this essential oil is by inhalation and external application to the chest and throat by massage or by compress.
It is beneficial to many different skin types and problems. It can be used for dry and dehydrated skins, especially in the form of a warm compress. It is helpful for oily skins and acne as it is slightly astringent and a powerful antiseptic. It is one of the perfumes that seems to be as popular for use by men as it is with women.
Origin of Sandalwood oil:
Sandalwood has an 4,000 year history documented in Sanskrit and Chinese manuscripts. The oil was used in religious rituals and many deities and temples were carved from its wood. The wood is soft to carve and offers fragrant carvings. The ancient Egyptians imported the wood and used it in medicine, embalming and ritual burning to worship the gods. The base note of this oil lingers for a long period. In India, temples built of Sandalwood centuries ago still emit the odor of this wood.
The true sandalwood (Santalum Album) native to southern Asia. Sandalwood is a small parasitic evergreen tree, which obtains its nourishment by attaching suckers to the roots of other trees. The tree is medium sized, 12-15 meters, maturing at 40-50 years. This is when the center of the slender trunk has achieved its greatest oil content. The heartwood and roots are fragrant and contain the oil, the bark and sapwood are odorless. The tree has leathery leaves and small pinkish purple flowers. The trees must be at least 30 years old before it produces essential oil.
Extraction:
Sandalwood oil is extracted from the chipped heartwood and roots by steam distillation and yields 4-6.5%.
Chemical composition:
Hydrocarbons: a & b-santalene (10%), a & b-curcumene (6%), farnesene (sesquiterpenes) - Alcohols: a-santalol (46-60%), b-santalol (20-30%), epi-b-santalol (4-5%), a-monocyclic sesquiterpenol, a-tricyclic sesquiterpenol (sesquiterpenols) - Aldehydes: teresantalal (sesquiterpenals)
Blends well with:
Chamomile, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lemon, Ylang Ylang