Sandalwood, Traditional Essential Oil

For many years, we have been providing excellent, sustainably-sourced Sandalwood from Australia. This highly sought-after wood was subject to over-harvesting and illegal poaching for a long time. However, through years of dedicated cultivation, we’re thrilled to announce the return of the original Traditional Sandalwood from India.

Sandalwood oil, known for its calm and enticing aroma, has been a cornerstone in perfumery for ages. It is referenced in ancient Sanskrit texts and historic recipes. Esteemed by monarchs and cherished for its sacred qualities, our Traditional Sandalwood Essential Oil represents the ultimate in luxury and respect.

Size: 5 ml

Botanical Name: Santalum album
Botanical Family: Santalaceae
Extraction Method: Steam distilled
Part of Plant Distilled: Heartwood
Country of Origin: East India
Cultivation Method: Organic and ethically produced
Composition: 100% Santalum album
Consistency: Thick
Scent Description: Smooth, sweet, and serene with musky-balsamic undertones.
Blends well with: Lavender, Tuberose, Jasmine, Limetta, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Cinnamon, Rose Otto, Geranium, Frankincense, Palo Santo, Cardamom, Lemongrass, Silver Fir, Myrrh, Spikenard, Tobacco, Marjoram, Sweet Vernal Grass, and Vanilla.
Uses: Calming tonic. A beautiful, tenacious base note in perfumes and colognes, Added to shampoos, conditioners, and hair oils for shiny, sweet-smelling locks. Effective and dashing as deodorant. Sublime for softening the appearance of scars, spots, fine lines, melasma, and skin texture. Diffuse for a calm balm and mystical meditation. In Ayurveda, Traditional Sandalwood conjures composure and a single sniff from the bottle or a dab under the nose offers an escape from the fight or flight paradigm for a deep inner exhale and grace under pressure.
Constituents: An abundance of skin-loving alpha santalol and beta santalol sesquiterpenes.
Traditional Indian Sandalwood inhaled since antiquity for its soul-satisfying aroma, exudes luxurious emanations, its rich, velvety aroma soothes skin, scents hair, and provides a fine liniment for the body. The fragrance is captivating, with a long-lasting presence in perfumery. The iconic aroma of Traditional Sandalwood presents itself with strength from the bottle, and it is softer than Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood and sweeter than Australian Sandalwood. It is an aromatherapy classic for calmness, clarity, and inner peace.

An abundance of alpha-santalol and beta-santalol sesquiterpenes makes Traditional Sandalwood superlative for skincare. These skin-supporting sesquiterpenes are plant compounds that bring balance, tone, and serenity to all skin types. It is subtle and suitable for even the most sensitive skin.

How to Use Our Best Skin Evers

Our Best Skin Evers renew the face and bedew the body and with grace. These all-in-one botanical blends cleanse, moisturize, and nourish the skin. Best Skin Evers are crafted to bring into balance all skin types.

Washing the face with pure pressed plant oils is an ancient Ayurvedic and gracious gypsy method to cleanse and gently exfoliate the skin. Nadine designed the Best Skin Evers to be your finest bathing and beauty aide. These oils plus water and a cloth are the simple essentials to cleanse, exfoliate, moisten and bedew.

Colder Temperature & The Best Skin Evers

We get almost daily questions about the Best Skin Evers and "bits" floating in it. I have discussed this before but am more than happy to do it again. The bits you see are pieces of coconut oil. The Best Skin Evers contain coconut oil and this oil (like many others, for that matter) becomes firmer/harder as the temperature drops. For example; I have a jar of coconut oil in the kitchen drawer at home that is spreadable but definitely not liquid!

We get these bottles delivered this way and it makes sense because on the way on the plane, in the cargo hold, it's cold, in our warehouse it's very cool and dark, so the coconut oil never gets to a point where it can melt.
And maybe you've experienced it yourself when you've put a bottle, for preservation, in the fridge. Then you can see almost the entire bottle "solidify" in a short time.

Fortunately, there is a very simple, effective solution to this; put the bottle in (hand) warm water and the coconut oil (but Tamanu can also cause this problem) will melt. Shake well and it's ready to use!

Pay attention to the pump as well, because you may have tried to use the product and there is also solidified coconut oil in the pump. You can reopen this by putting it in warm water for a while, drying it well and it is ready to use again.
A bit of work, but yes, it is thanks to the absence of preservatives! And that's a very nice thought then 😉

Directions: Washing/Cleansing your Face with Best Skin Ever

1. Wet a small portion of a cloth with water.
2. Apply one to two squirts of any of the Best Skin Evers to the dampened portion of the face cloth.
3. Gently massage the face, neck and back of the neck with the moistened cloth. Wash gently or wash vigorously for a deeper exfoliating effect. Rinsing the face is optional.

If more moisture is needed, add another squirt or two of any of our Best Skin Evers or Libations Serums (Rose Glow, Soothsayer, Royal Rose, Sandalwood, Chocolate Karat, or Open Sky) to your fingertips and massage into the face and neck. If your skin feels extra thirsty, a Libations Crème (Sundew, Rose Glow, All Seeing, or Maverick) will satisfy.

You can also add a drop or two of any of the Serums to a dab of any of the Crèmes. They all blend beautifully together.

Directions: Using Best Skin Ever on your Body after a Bath or Shower

1. Leave the body wet after a bath or shower.
2. Wet a washcloth with water. Squeeze it out.
3. Apply a few squirts onto the wet washcloth of any of the Best Skin Evers.
4. Massage the entire body with the cloth, head to toe. Rub more vigorously to exfoliate.