Extracted by steam distillation from the wood of Santalum spicatum (R.Br.) TO.DC. (sandalwood australiano, Western Australian sandalwood), evergreen tree of the Santalacee endemic of the Australia western, seeds-emiparassita of the roots of plants ospiti arbustive as Acacia and Allocasuarina. The sandalwood australiano is the risposta of the industry aromaterapic to the pressione of conservation on the sandalwood of Mysore (Santalum album), classificato vulnerable dto the IUCN, and is today cultivated in piantagioni sostenible certificate in the Western Australia. The phytochemical profile is dominated by santaloli — α-santalolo (20-30%) and β-santalolo (10-18%) — in proportions inferiori to the sandalwood white of the India but comunque significative. Are present also sesquiterpenes unici as the lanceolo and composti ciclofarnesanolic. In aromatherapy the properties of the sandalwood australiano are simili — sebbene less intense — to quelle of the sandalwood Indian: sedative, anxiolytic, astringent of the mucous membranes, anti-inflammatory and aphrodisiac. is particularly apprezzato in the care of the dry skin and in the meditation. Base note warm, woody and sweet.

Australia western (Western Australia).

Wood of the tronco and of the roots

Steam distillation

• Calming: sedative properties and rilassant for anxiety and insomnia.
• Care of the skin: toning, idratant, useful on skin mature and dry.
• Meditazione: fragrance of wood warm which promotes concentration and spirituality.
• Perfumery: fixative of lusso with note legnous and cremous.

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