{"product_id":"sandalwood-nepal","title":"Sandalwood Essential Oil — Santalum album — Nepal — 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Nepalese white sandalwood oil produced by steam distillation from trees cultivated in the country. It is also the base for our Spanish saffron macerated in Nepalese sandalwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e＋ 01 — Origin and botany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSantalum album\u003c\/em\u003e L., white sandalwood, is a tree in the Santalaceae family. It is native to Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, northern Australia and the Philippines, and has been cultivated for centuries in South Asia; in Nepal it is an introduced species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aromatic material is the heartwood, the inner wood of the trunk and roots, which becomes richer in oil as the tree ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e＋ 02 — Extraction and production\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood is powdered and steam-distilled. The combined presence of α- and β-santalol is the chemical signature of \u003cem\u003eS. album\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSandalwood is frequently adulterated: a 2021 study found that none of six commercial oils sold as sandalwood met the international standard, and several were amyris or synthetic products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e＋ 03 — Uses in perfumery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttars and macerations:\u003c\/strong\u003e a traditional base for flowers, saffron and spices.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoody bases:\u003c\/strong\u003e fixation and softness.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRose and oud:\u003c\/strong\u003e included in our set with CO₂-extracted oud and Damask rose.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e＋ Bibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/powo.science.kew.org\/taxon\/780592-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePlants of the World Online — \u003cem\u003eSantalum album\u003c\/em\u003e L.\u003c\/a\u003e Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/molecules26082249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKucharska, M. et al. (2021). A Comparison of the Composition of Selected Commercial Sandalwood Oils with the International Standard.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eMolecules\u003c\/em\u003e 26: 2249.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore our collection of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sandalo-natural-para-perfumeria\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enatural sandalwood for perfumery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Glass Atelier","offers":[{"title":"2.5 grams (attar bottle)","offer_id":58850030223692,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 grams (attar bottle)","offer_id":58850030256460,"sku":null,"price":66.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 grams (attar bottle)","offer_id":58850030289228,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0804\/7948\/files\/sandalo-nepal.png?v=1792081749","url":"https:\/\/theglassatelier.com\/products\/sandalwood-nepal","provider":"The Glass Atelier","version":"1.0","type":"link"}