Sandalwood Essential Oil

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Certified Sandalwood Essential Oil with a rich, creamy woody aroma, traditionally used to promote relaxation, meditation, botanical skincare, and fine natural perfumery.
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Sandalwood Essential Oil is steam distilled from the heartwood of Santalum album. Sourced from India, it is prized for its rich, creamy woody aroma and naturally high santalol content. Traditionally used in aromatherapy to encourage relaxation, enrich botanical skincare, and add depth and longevity to diffuser blends and natural perfumes.

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Sandalwood Essential Oil

Botanical name: Santalum album

Sandalwood Essential Oil is steam distilled from the heartwood of Santalum album, one of the world’s most treasured aromatic woods. Valued for centuries across India for perfumery, meditation, and skincare, genuine Indian sandalwood produces one of the richest and longest-lasting aromas found in nature.

This Sandalwood Essential Oil is sourced from India and is naturally rich in alpha- and beta-santalol, the constituents responsible for its distinctive creamy, soft woody character.

Aromatic profile

  • Rich creamy wood
  • Soft warm sweetness
  • Gentle balsamic undertones
  • Long-lasting, smooth finish

How Sandalwood Essential Oil is traditionally used

Sandalwood Essential Oil is traditionally used in diffuser blends, meditation, massage oils, botanical skincare, facial oils, and natural perfumery. Its gentle woody aroma is often chosen to encourage relaxation while bringing warmth, depth, and balance to aromatic blends.

Blends well with

Benzoin, black pepper, clary sage, clove, cypress, frankincense, geranium, jasmine, lavender, myrrh, palmarosa, patchouli, rose absolute, and vetiver.

Extraction method

Steam distilled from the heartwood.

Plant origin

India.

Good to know

  • One of the world’s most prized essential oils.
  • Naturally rich in alpha- and beta-santalol, responsible for its luxurious creamy woody aroma.
  • Widely valued in botanical skincare, meditation, and fine natural perfumery.
  • Acts as an excellent base note, helping aromatic blends develop depth and longevity.

Safety

Dilute before topical application. Avoid contact with the eyes and mucous membranes. Perform a patch test before first use. If pregnant, breastfeeding, or under medical care, seek advice from a qualified healthcare practitioner before use.

Sandalwood Essential Oil is steam distilled from the heartwood of Santalum album. This oil is naturally rich in alpha- and beta-santalol, the aromatic alcohols that give genuine Indian sandalwood its distinctive creamy, smooth woody aroma.

Ingredients: 100% Sandalwood Essential Oil (Santalum album).

Key naturally occurring constituents include:

  • Alpha-santalol 36.59%: the principal constituent responsible for sandalwood’s signature creamy woody aroma.
  • Beta-santalol 24.85%: contributes richness, warmth, and exceptional aromatic persistence.
  • Bergamotol 7.93%: adds soft woody complexity.
  • Epi-beta-santalol 6.18%: enhances the oil’s smooth, refined character.
  • Beta-santalene 4.01%: contributes gentle balsamic woody notes.
  • Epi-beta-santalene 2.35%: supports aromatic depth.
  • Alpha-santalene 2.06%: adds fresh woody complexity.

Plant part used: Heartwood

Extraction method: Steam distilled

Aromatic character: Rich, creamy, woody, warm, soft, long-lasting

Origin: India

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  1. cle

    Great!!

    cle

    Excellent! Really good product to recommend!

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    Great product

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    Exactly what I was expecting, excellent quality. Will certainly purchase again

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