Extracted by steam distillation from the wood of the heartwood of Santalum album L. (sandalwood white, sandalwood of Mysore, sandalwood Indian), small evergreen tree of the Santalacee semiparassita of the roots of species ospiti, native of the India southern (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) where the piantagioni statal of Mysore producono the high-quality oil denominato 'Mysore sandalwood oithe . S. album is classificato as vulnerable dto the IUCN for the sovrasfruttamento historic, and today the maggior part of the commercio is regolamentata. The phytochemical profile is dominated by α-santalolo (40-55%) and β-santalolo (18-25%), with epi-β-santalolo and santenolo — sesquiterpenoidi alcoholic responsible of the sedative action, antiseptic mucosal, astringent and afrodisiaca documented. The α and β-santaloli have activity agonist at the receptors olfattive OR2AT4 (espressi also in the skin), coinvolti in the proliferation cellulare skin — a mechanism of interesse dermatologic. In aromatherapy the sandalwood is used as sedative deep, meditative, aphrodisiac, antiseptic of the vie genito-urinary and tonic skin for dry skin and mature. Base note warm, lattiginous, woody and deeply persistent.

India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mysore); also Australia (Santalum spicatum as alternative sustainable).

Heartwood (heartwood) and roots

Steam distillation

• Meditazione: deeply grounding and centrant, promotes the concentration meditative.
• Skin: emollient and anti-inflammatory for dry skin, mature, irritate and with eczema.
• Respiratory: expectorant and soothing of the mucous membranes in cough dry and bronchitis cronic.
• Afrodisiaco: warm and sensual, traditionally used for promote the intimity.
• Ansioso: reduces the anxiety mental favorendo a sense of pace and stability.

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