Sandalwood Essential Oil Extraction

Avoid sandalwood oils that are labeled blended scented or perfumed these are more likely to be synthetic or of low quality.

Sandalwood essential oil extraction.

99 this bundle contains 5 items. The steam is then cooled and the result is sandalwood hydrosol and sandalwood essential oil. Sapwood produces lower quality oil. Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils to improve psychological or physical well being.

Senselab spiced sandalwood combo sandalwood vanilla cinnamon clove and ginger essential oil kit 100 pure natural and highly concentrated extract oils 5 x 10 ml 52 99 52. Hydro distillation is the traditional method of extraction. Sandalwood essential oil uses. Ideally when the reach is matured between the age of 40 60 years with the height of 12 15 meters then the center portion of the tree has the perfect circumference to.

Today most sandalwood companies use steam distillation in order to extract sandalwood oil. The steam releases the sandalwood essential oil that is locked within the cellular structure of the wood. Steam distilled essential oil. How sandalwood oil is extracted.

Water or hydro distillation is the more traditional method of sandalwood extraction which involves soaking the wood in water and then boiling it until the oil is released. The steam helps to release and carry away the essential oil that is locked in the cellular structure of the wood. The most important part of sandalwood is heartwood present chiefly in roots of its tree. You may already be familiar with the therapeutic properties of other essential oils.

For each extraction technique the quality of the wood determines the quality of the final sandalwood oil. Steam distillation is a process in which steam heated at extremely high temperatures usually around 140 212 f is passed through the powdered wood. Every essential oil carries its own unique benefits and sandalwood is no different. Sandalwood oil is used in perfumes cosmetics sacred unguents and as a mild food flavouring.

Buy 100 pure and natural sandalwood oil indian at bulk wholesale prices. Sandalwood oil can be purchased online or found in natural foods stores and shops specializing in self care products. The older the tree the best heartwood we will get from it. Sandalwood oil is an essential oil obtained from the steam distillation of chips and billets cut from the heartwood of various species of sandalwood trees mainly santalum album indian sandalwood and santalum spicatum australian sandalwood.