Sandalwood perfume is a fragrance that features notes of cedar, sandalwood, cloves, rose, amber, and vanilla. Sandalwood is a luxurious essential oil with a soft, sweet, and woody scent that is characteristic of Oriental perfumes and incense. It has been used since ancient times to adorn temple doors and religious statues for over 2000 years. Sandalwood is one of the most traditional and yet still popular "notes" in all of perfumery.
Ingredients or materials:
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Sandalwood oil: Sandalwood oil comes from a beautiful, sacred, and aromatic Indian tree. It is one of the most valuable raw materials and is widely used in cosmetics and natural medicine.
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Synthetic substitutes: Due to overharvesting, the production of sandalwood essence has required the gradual substitution of this precious ingredient in fine fragrance with synthetic varieties, such as isobornyl cyclohexanol.
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Other ingredients: Sandalwood blends well with other notes such as Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Rosewood, Patchouli, Vetiver, and Rose.
Positive aspects:
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Sandalwood is a luxurious essential oil with a soft, sweet, and woody scent that is characteristic of Oriental perfumes and incense.
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Sandalwood is one of the most traditional and yet still popular "notes" in all of perfumery.
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Sandalwood has been used since ancient times to adorn temple doors and religious statues for over 2000 years.
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Sandalwood is known for its superb fragrance and reputed benefits.
Negative aspects:
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Due to overharvesting, the production of sandalwood essence has required the gradual substitution of this precious ingredient in fine fragrance with synthetic varieties.
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Sandalwood is one of the world’s most expensive essential oils.
Note:
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It is always a good idea to do a patch test for allergies, with both natural and synthetic materials.
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Synthetic fragrance notes are premium grade, alcohol-free, phthalate-free, and undiluted. They must be diluted before applying directly to skin.
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All of Sanctuarys fragrances are formulated to exclude harmful ingredients like parabens, sulfates SLS and SLES, phthalates, mineral oils, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, triclocarban, and over 1,300 more potentially toxic elements.
