Sandalwood

Santalum album

Woody

Sandalwood is a deeply relaxing, sensual oil. It has a long lasting fragrance, a base blending note and is often used as a fixative in perfumes and aromatherapy blends as well as on it’s own. This is one of the very few oils that improves with age. Sandalwood Mysore, from India is regarded as the best quality oil available.

Sandalwood has antiseptic qualities and is particularly effective against cystisis. Blended with Lavender oil and added to a warm bath can be beneficial for this and other urinary tract infections. This is a strongly sedative oil, with a pervasive, lingering scent that is effective against depression where anxiety and insomnia are components of the problem.

Sandalwood is a good oil for skin complaints such as cracked, sore skin, inflammation and “barbers rash”. It also benefits both oily and mature skins. This oil can alleviate respiratory ailments such as catarrh, bronchitis and laryngitis-put 3-4 drops of the pure, essential oil into a bowl of steaming water and inhale.

Although Sandalwood is sedative, it stimulates the senses and can be helpful for sexual problems such as lack of libido, frigidity and stress induced impotence.

Spiritually, Sandalwood cleanses the temple and works as an aid to meditation-it blends well with Frankincense for this purpose. It is one of the main remedies in the Ayurvedic medical system, where it has for centuries been used on respiratory illnesses and many other ailments, besides.

Blends well with Rose Otto (the two combined make the famous Indian perfume, Aytar), Black Pepper,Patchouli, Jasmine, Bergamot and woody oils.