Sandalwood Essential Oil
Sandalwood
Botanical Name: Santalum Album
Product of: India
Ingredients: Pure Sandalwood Oil
Extraction Mode: Steam Distilled
Family: Santalaceae
Purity: 100%
Plant Parts: Tree/ Inner Heartwood
Aroma: Woody, Sweet and Exotic, Subtle and Lingering
Perfumery Note: Base
Color: Brownish
Blends Well: Rose, Clove, Lavender, Bergamot, Geranium, Vetiver, Patchouli, Myrrh, Jasmine
Shelf Life: Once opened, store in a cool dark place and use within 24 months.
Benefits:
Sandalwood essential oil has antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiphlogistic, carminative, diuretic, emollient, tonic and sedative properties.
It is a very relaxing oil. Soothes nervous tension and anxiety, it is more sedative than uplifting. Reputedly helpful in dealing with obsessional attitudes and cut ties with the past. Could be used to comfort the dying since it helps to bring peace and acceptance.
Its antispasmodic and tonic action on the body should encourage relaxations feeling of well-being.
Precautions:
Best avoided in state of depression, it may lower mood even further.