Effects: Balancing.
Aroma: Base note.
This evergreen tree comes from Australia and the East Indies. In India the Sandalwood tree is widely considered to be sacred.
Properties:
- Antiseptic.
- Antidepressant.
- Antispasmodic.
- Anti-inflammatory.
- Diuretic.
- Calming.
- Astringent.
Contra-indications:
Do not use for depressed people as it may lower their mood even more.
Extraction:
Steam distillation of the wood.
Uses:
- Bronchitis.
- Urinary infections.
- Fatigue.
In powdered form, Sandalwood is burned during religious ceremonies.
It helps nervous tension and anxiety either as a blended massage oil or in a vaporiser or burner.
Added to a bath or massaged on the lower back as a blended oil it may help alleviate cystitis.
Sandalwood helps to improve the immune system.
Massaged into the chest or throat as a blend it helps sore throats and bronchitis.
Sandalwood is widely used in beauty preparations and has a beneficial effect on eczema, acne and dry and chapped skin.
Scent: Sweet, woody, warm.
Combines with:
- Frankincense.
- Jasmine.
- Rose.
- Geranium.
- Ylang-Ylang.
