Name: Sandalwood Essential Oil, santalum austrocaledonicum.

Obtained by distillation of wood.
Note : base.
Origin : New Caledonia.
Composition : 100% pure, whole and natural sandalwood.
Characterizing biochemical profile : alcohols (santalols 80%).
Possible uses : food, room, cosmetic aroma. Described in Applied Aromatherapy.

Uses in diffusers : antiseptic and cough suppressant.

Fragrance Effects : Revitalizing for depression, lack of vitality and after a crisis. To open up to the world, stimulates communication towards others and on multiple levels. Selfishness. Obsessions. Sandalwood essential oil, promoting calm and serenity, is used as an aid for meditation. Sandalwood oil creates a calming and harmonizing effect for the mind, helping to reduce tension and confusion. It is also traditionally used in Ayurveda, India's comprehensive health system, for the treatment of somatic and mental disorders.

One of the primary benefits of sandalwood is that it promotes mental clarity when used as an incense or perfume. This is why it is often used for meditation, prayer, or other spiritual rituals. A 2006 study evaluated the effect of sandalwood oil on levels of attention and arousal. Those who received sandalwood oil, compared to control subjects, felt more mental and demonstrated behaviors related to greater attention and cognitive clarity.

Another study, published in the Journal of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, found that patients receiving palliative care felt more relaxed and less anxious when they received sandalwood aromatherapy before receiving treatment, compared to patients who did not receive sandalwood.

Uses in cosmetics* : face and body oils with regenerating properties, strengthening shampoos, sensual baths. It helps the skin, keeps it elastic and hydrated, fights impurities, eliminates itching, irritation and inflammation. Add a few drops of sandalwood to the creams you normally use, gives silky skin. Against stretch marks after pregnancy or following a sudden change in weight.

This essential oil is well regarded in skin care as it tones and relieves itching, inflammation and dry skin. Rashes, skin tissue, eczema, psoriasis, acne and dandruff are just a few of the conditions it can help with. You can also dry with the oil by adding a few drops to your dry hair after a shower or throughout the day to restore moisture.

Recommended uses by Euodia: discover the shower combo and the relax and meditation combo . Discover how to use essential oils in cosmetics and to improve the home environment.

Curiosity : it has been proven that this essence has the same smell as male hormones and therefore emanates erotic signals, it is especially men who use this fragrance to become irresistible.

Sandalwood is also an aphrodisiac that can help increase libido, especially for men, and provide energy.

Warnings and contraindications : do not use during pregnancy.

*Disclaimer: the information provided comes from the literature and is not a product attribute, has a purely informative value and cannot be construed as therapeutic properties.