Sandalwood Oil
The Sandalwood Oil Mysore offered by us is extracted from the Santalum album of the Santalaceae family, also popularly known as the East Indian sandalwood or santal. Our oil is extracted from high quality Indian sandalwood tree.
COMMON NAMES
Sandalwood, Chandan.
BLENDS WITH:
Basil oil, eucalyptus radiata, peppermint oil and pine oil.
CONSTITUENTS
Santalol (90%), santyl acetate and santalene.
USES
The Sandalwood Oil Mysore is popular because of its exquisite aroma and high medicinal value. It has many therapeutic properties which makes it an extremely effective antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, sedative and tonic.
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Botonical Name
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Santalum Album
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 CAS # |
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8006-87-9
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Country of Origin |
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India
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Color & Odor |
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Yellow with Musky, Woody odor
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Solubility |
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Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
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F.E.M.A. # |
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3005
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Specific Gravity |
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0.97000 – 0.97800 @ 20 c
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Optical Rotation |
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(-15) – (-20)
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Refractive Index |
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0.962 – 0.976 @ 30C
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Flash Point |
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93.33 °C
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Major constituents |
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Beta Santalol, Santyl Acetate and Santalenes.
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Extraction Method |
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Steam Distillation
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