Sandalwood
Essential OilSantalum album (Indian) / Santalum spicatum (Australian)
Origin: India (Mysore), Australia
About
A warm, creamy, woody oil with remarkable fixative properties and documented anti-inflammatory action. It is one of the most effective oils for dry, ageing, or dehydrated skin and provides a meditative, calming anchor in complex blends. Blends with virtually everything.
Sandalwood has been used in religious and therapeutic practice in India for over 4,000 years, integral to Hindu, Buddhist, and Ayurvedic traditions. Mysore sandalwood from Karnataka was once the gold standard and is now protected due to over-harvesting. Australian sandalwood is now the sustainable alternative.
Benefits
- ✓Deeply moisturising for dry and ageing skin
- ✓Calming and meditative
- ✓Excellent fixative in complex blends
- ✓Anti-inflammatory skin properties
- ✓Aphrodisiac and grounding
Pairings (16)
One of perfumery's classic oriental combinations; sandalwood's creamy fixative quality enhances rose's longevity and creates a deeply romantic blend.
Patchouli's earthy complexity and sandalwood's creamy warmth create a deep, sensual, grounding blend that improves with skin contact.
Sandalwood's creamy, woody depth is a superb aromatic partner to cardamom's warm spice, creating a rich, grounding, and meditative massage blend.
Sandalwood's creamy warmth and lavender's floral delicacy create a deeply calming, skin-nourishing combination ideal for relaxation massage.
Both sacred woods with meditative traditions; together they create a profoundly grounding, spiritually resonant blend for deep relaxation.
Marula's silky, rapidly absorbing base complements sandalwood's meditative quality; together they create a luxury facial and body treatment.
Macadamia's silky skin-compatible base and sandalwood's meditative, moisturising quality create a luxury calming blend with exceptional skin compatibility — ideal for facial and body massage.
Sandalwood's creamy, woody depth grounds and enhances bergamot's bright citrus beautifully, forming a classic, luxurious and well-rounded blend.
Sandalwood's grounding, skin-nourishing, and deeply calming properties combine superbly with sweet almond for luxurious relaxation massage.
Sandalwood's creamy, skin-moisturising and deeply grounding aroma pairs luxuriously with grapeseed's neutral base.
Sandalwood's creamy, warm, woody depth harmonises beautifully with Clove Bud's spice and adds anti-inflammatory skin-calming benefits.
Sandalwood's deeply moisturising, anti-inflammatory, and harmonious woody aroma pairs exquisitely with pomegranate seed in luxury skin-renewing and grounding blends.
Properties
- Aroma
- warm, creamy, woody, milky, sweet
- Max Dilution
- 5%
Contraindications
- ⚠Ensure sustainable sourcing (Australian is preferred)