INGREDIENT:

Sandalwood important oil

WHAT IS THE FANCY LATIN NAME?

Santalum albaor Santalum spicatum

WHERE DOES SANDALWOOD COME FROM?

India and Australia, predominantly. The Indian species, Santalum albais essentially the most revered type, however is now endangered on account of aggressive harvesting practices, and the important oil provide may be very restricted. We use wild Australian sandalwood, Santalum spicatumwhich is wild or plantation-grown and ethically harvested, with sustainability practices monitored intently by the Australian authorities. The fragrant profile of the Australian species is just like that of the Indian species, particularly because the oil wears on the pores and skin over time.

WHAT ARE SANDALWOOD’S AROMATHERAPY AND MEDICINAL USES?

Sandalwood has been utilized in non secular and social ceremonies for millennia, and continues to be used to facilitate meditation, transfer by way of phases of grief, and encourage creativity. It’s also used to assist in circumstances of melancholy and anxiousness, and is an efficient aphrodisiac. It could assist in some circumstances of insomnia. In Ayurveda, sandalwood is used to calm extra Pitta (hearth). Conventional Chinese language medication makes use of sandalwood to chill infected circumstances of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and pulmonary programs.

DOES SANDALWOOD HAVE SKINCARE USES?

Sandalwood is a light astringent, and has antibacterial qualities. It’s also anti-inflammatory, and could be helpful for sure pores and skin irritations like zits and eczema. Purple sandalwood powder, which comes from a totally completely different household of timber than sandalwood oil, is used as a light exfoliant and pores and skin brightener.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT SANDALWOOD?

Sandalwood important oil is harvested when the timber are between 30 and 50 years outdated – good issues DO come to those that wait. The oil has been utilized in perfumery for over 2000 years and is usually thought-about secure throughout being pregnant.

RANDOM SNIPPETS:

Sandalwood has a scandalous historical past, principally centered round unlawful smuggling of the extremely priceless wooden and important oil. Probably the most well-known sandalwood smuggler was an Indian bandit known as Veerappan, who murdered over 100 folks in his smuggling profession, and was lastly killed by a particular process pressure known as Operation Cocoon in 2004. The Indian folks celebrated his demise. He was additionally an elephant poacher, so he was a doubly unpopular man.

One final reality: Sandalwood timber are parasitic in nature, that means that they derive some or all of their vitamins from the roots of different residing vegetation. (Feed me, Seymour!) As you may think about, this makes it all of the harder to develop , as it’s a must to present sufficient host vegetation along with the sandalwood timber themselves.