Coming Soon | Sandalwood Essential Oil – Santalum album Indonesia | Low-Pressure Distillation

Santalum album L., white sandalwood, is a tree of the Santalaceae family native to Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Philippines, and northern Australia. In Indonesia, it grows within its natural range.

The aromatic material is found in the heartwood, the inner wood of the trunk and roots, which becomes enriched with oil as the tree ages.

The wood is steam-distilled at low pressure, under gentler conditions. The components that define the scent of sandalwood are α- and β-santalol.

The pure oil. Creamy, warm, and woody, with a cleaner and more refined texture than the high-pressure version.

• Florals and attars: where a lighter sandalwood is desired.
• Study: in contrast to our high-pressure distillation of the same wood, regarding volatility, creaminess, and persistence.

• Plants of the World Online — Santalum album L. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Kucharska, M. et al. (2021). A Comparison of the Composition of Selected Commercial Sandalwood Oils with the International Standard. Molecules 26: 2249.