(Santalum album)
Sandalwood essential oil is calming, comforting and grounding and has a sweet, rich, woody aroma. It has a wide range of uses and benefits for health and wellbeing.
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Purely Essential Sandalwood (Santalum album) essential oil has a sweet, woody aroma that is calming and grounding and has many benefits to health and wellbeing.
Sandalwood essential oil has shown to alleviate body aches and pains, muscle spasms, cramps, tension and inflammation. Research suggests it helps in strengthening muscles, supports healthy lung function and flushes out dangerous toxins through the urine. It is further reputed to ease discomfort due to headache, migraine cough, cold and flu, and indigestion.
Studies have demonstrated that Sandalwood essential oil has multiple beneficial qualities for the skin due to its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial antiviral and antiseptic properties. It nourishes, tightens and cleanses the skin, is beneficial for healing wounds, protects wounds from infections and helps treat skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, boils, common warts and acne. Sandalwood essential oil is proven to reduce the appearance of scarring and wrinkles, as well as promoting a healthy, smooth complexion and even skin tone. It can be added to cleaners, moisturisers, shampoo, conditioner and masks for enhanced benefits.
In aromatherapy, the earthy and woody scent is shown in studies to calm the mind, uplift mood and reduce anxiety, lower blood pressure and cortisol levels, and to promote sleep. The fragrance of Sandalwood essential oil also repels microbes and small insects such as mosquitoes, sand flies, midges and flies.
Suggestions for Use:
Add 3-5 drops to diffuser or oil burner to calm the mind, uplift mood, reduce anxiety, lower blood pressure and cortisol levels, promote sleep and alleviate headaches and migraines.
Add 3-6 drops in 40-50ml a carrier oil of your choice for a massage oil that alleviates body aches and pains, muscle spasms, cramps, tension and inflammation.
Add 3-5 drops to a hot bath to relieve tension, soothe a tired and sore body, plus hydrate and nourish skin.
Add a few drops to shampoo, conditioner, body lotion or other skin care products for added anti-aging and skin/hair health benefits.
Add a few drops of Sandalwood essential oil to your shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, hand wash or other skin care products for its exotic aroma plus its anti-aging and skin/hair health benefits.
For an aromatic DIY air freshener, combine 3-6 drops of Sandalwood essential oil with 3 cups of warm distilled water and 1 tablespoon of baking soda in a spray bottle and shake well before use.
For a natural perfume, mix 1-2 drops of Sandalwood essential oil with carrier oil of choice and rub a small dab onto your wrists, inner elbows, neck or anywhere else you would normally apply perfume.
For a homemade multi-purpose natural cleaning solution, mix 10 drops of Sandalwood essential oil together with 2 cups hot water, 1 cup white vinegar and ¼ cup baking soda in a spray bottle and shake well before use.
Add 10-20 drops to help disinfect and deoderise the washing machine.
Do not ingest.
Avoid using near eyes.
Keep out of reach of children.
Keep out of direct sunlight.
Discontinue use of an essential oil if you experience skin, stomach or respiratory irritation or discomfort.