Sandalwood
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Santalum album
- Other Names : white sandalwood, Mysore sandalwood, East Indian sandalwood, sandal, Chandan (Hindi), and tan xiang (Mandarin)
- CAS Number : 8006-87-9
- Origin : Eastern India
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : powdered heartwood (preferable from roots)
- Crop :
- Steam distillation, Hydro-distillation
- Physical Description : pale yellow to yellow clear oily liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Woody
- Perfumery Note: harmonizing agent, base note and fixative.
- oriental woody note milky soft balsamic sturdy rich, with a green top note and a satisfying lingering scent
Chemical Constituents
- alpha-bergamotal : 0,10 %
- alpha-bergamotene : 0,12 %
- alpha-bergamotol : 3,90 %
- beta-bisabolene : 0,07 %
- alpha-bisabolol : 0,26 %
- beta-bisabolol : 0,64 %
- ar-curcumene : 0,26 %
- beta-curcumene : 0,13 %
- gamma-curcumene : 0,04 %
- dihydro-alpha-santalol : 0,38 %
- lanceol : 1,70 - 9,43 %
- nerolidol : 0,06 %
- nuciferol : 1,10 %
- alpha-santalal : 2,90 %
- alpha-eka-santalal : 0,07 %
- beta-santalal : 0,56 %
- beta-eka-santalal : 0,01 %
- alpha-santalene : 0,82 %
- beta-santalene : 1,40 %
- epi-beta-santalene : 0,97 %
- alpha-santalol : 50,56 %
- beta-santalol : 22,40 %
- epi-beta-santalol : 4,10 %
- santene : 0,01 - 0,23 %
- spirosantalol : 1,20 %
- santalol acetate : 0,41 %
Aromatherapy
http://wikiwel.com/wikihealing//index.php?title=White_Sandalwood