Santalol : 90% ~ 92% Sandalwood is the name for several fragrant woods and their essential
oil. Most are medium-sized hemiparasitic trees of the Santalaceae
family of the genus, Santalum. The most notable members of this group
are Santalum album, Indian Sandalwood and Santalum spicatum, Australian
sandalwood. Several other members of the genus species also have
fragrant wood and are found across India, Australia, Indonesia and the
Pacific Islands. Sandalwood has been valued for centuries for its
fragrance, woodworking and for various purported medicinal qualities.Sandalwood Oil Use: HTML clipboardSandalwood essential oil provides perfumes with a striking wood base note. Sandalwood smells not unlike other wood scents, except it has a bright and fresh edge with few natural analogues. When used in smaller proportions in a perfume, it is an excellent fixative to enhance the head space of other fragrances. The oil from sandalwood is widely used in the cosmetic industry and it is expensive. The true sandalwood is a protected species and its demand cannot be met. Many species of plants are traded under the name of "sandalwood". Within the genus santalum alone, there are more than 19 varieties that can be called sandalwood. Traders will often accept oil from closely related species such like various species of santalum genus and also like oil of west Indian sandalwood (Amyris balsamifera) from the family of Rutaceae.Contents:Sandalwood oil has a characteristic sweet, woody odour which is widely employed in the fragrance industry, but more particularly in the higher-priced perfumes. It has excellent blending properties and the presence of a large proportion of high-boiling constituents in the oil (about 90-92 percent santalol Contents) also makes it valuable as a fixative for other fragrances. In India, where it is produced, it is used in this manner for the manufacture of traditional attars such as rose attar; the delicate floral oils are distilled directly into sandalwood oil.
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