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Sandalwood Oil is an essential oil derived from the wood of the white sandalwood (Santalum album). This evergreen 10-meter thick tropical tree grows in the mountains of southeastern India. Valuable essential oils accumulate in the roots and core of white sandalwood, but the tree must be at least 30 years old. The darker the wood of the white sandalwood, the more oil can be obtained from it.
Of all the species of sandalwood, the most valuable and famous is the Indian sandalwood (santalum album), or white sandalwood – “real sandalwood”. White sandalwood oil contains the highest amount of sandalwood (95%) – the most important substance in sandalwood oil, determining its value.
Aroma: soft woody, forest; sometimes with prominent upward sharp notes of bitter spicy freshness.
To extract the essential oil, the wood of sandalwood is crushed, soaked in water, and then distilled with high-pressure steam. Steam distillation lasts 2-3 days, resulting in a dense and viscous oily liquid with a persistent sweetish-spicy refined aroma with woody-resinous and wax notes. The resulting sandalwood oil varies in color from light yellow to brown, sometimes with a greenish tint. Sandalwood oil is insoluble in water but highly soluble in alcohols and mineral oils. The quality of the oil improves over time, although it may harden during storage.
Cosmetic effect: Sandalwood Oil is suitable for all skin types. It has an excellent anti-ageing effect, helps to get rid of wrinkles, cleanses and tones the skin, tightens well, is a good panacea for dry, dehydrated skin, as the oil fills it with moisture, soothes, improves the course of processes responsible for blood circulation. The use of this oil for oily and problem skin helps to eliminate acne, itching, has an anti-acne effect, also has a beneficial effect on the work of the sebaceous glands, tightens pores, has anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal effects. Hair care with this oil is also effective – it promotes healthy hair and helps in the fight against dandruff.
Properties of Sandalwood Oil used in cosmetics:
- Aromatic: Has highly durable aroma and excellent fixing properties, preventing the evaporation of light aromas, therefore it is used as base notes in oriental, woody, perfumery compositions (for example, Crave by Calvin Klein, Chanel No. 5 from Chanel, Champs Elysees from Guerlain).
- Anti-ageing: Tightens the face contour, tones the skin, increases its firmness and elasticity.
- Cleansing: Normalizes the sebaceous glands, tightens pores on the face, cleanses and refreshes the skin.
- Smoothing: Smoothes fine expression lines, especially around the eyes and lips.
- Anti-inflammatory: In the shortest possible time relieves inflammation of the skin of the face, eliminates acne and boils.
- Antibacterial: Effectively fights fungal infection and has antiparasitic properties.
- Moisturizing: Relieves skin dryness and flaking quickly soothes it and relieves irritation.
- Healing: Heals the skin with dermatitis, allergies and long-term non-healing scars and wounds.
- Protective: Protects the skin from the harmful effects of UV rays.
- Whitening: Helps to brighten freckles and age spots.
- Decongestant: Relieves puffiness under the eyes.
- Firming: Strengthens hair follicles, fights dandruff and moisturizes hair.
Sandalwood Oil is used for medicinal purposes to treat bronchopulmonary diseases and neuroses, before the advent of antibiotics, it was the main treatment for urological and venereal diseases, increases immunity and relieves insomnia.
Essential Oils are effectively the immune system of the plant kingdom. They are commonly steam or water distilled from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, or other elements of a plant. There are various extraction methods, but they all contain the natural, aromatic and volatile plant oils used in Aromatherapy.
All of our essential oils are natural, undiluted and of the highest quality. These concentrated oils must often be diluted with other natural ingredients such as cold-pressed carrier oils, jojoba, butters, waxes, sea salts and clays for dilution prior to application on the skin.
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