A noble material in perfumery, sandalwood is appreciated for its woody, sweet and milky notes. In the East, sandalwood is rooted in cultural and spiritual traditions; in weddings it is burned so that the smoke surrounds the bride and groom.
Connected to the second chakra, it promotes the imagination and increases the integration of spiritual energies.
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CALMING
Sandalwood is renowned in traditional medicines for its ability to cool hot emotional states, and soothe the spirits.
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BACKGROUND
The base notes give the trail of the perfume. They are expressed for up to 24 hours and are most often composed of vanilla and woody notes.
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SANDALWOOD
Sandalwood is extracted by hydrodistillation, it takes 50 kg of wood to obtain 1 kg of essential oil.
Composition: 50% Alpha-santalol, 20% Beta-santalol, 15% santalene…