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Santalum austocaledonicum (Caledonian Sandalwood Oil)

07 May, 2008 12:49

My Sandalwood arrived!  This Caledonian variant similar to east Indian Sandalwood is as mature and as nice as the samples I received previously.  I could easily get in the habit of using this daily.

For GC/MS constitutes and a description of them, here is an article I found.  The analasys of this particular distillation can be found here: sandalwood absolute_ lot 6822GC.pdf

"Santalum austrocaledonicum Concrete from New Caledonia, Vacuum distilled from absolute in France.  (Vacuum distillation to remove impurities and color.)

This colorless absolute is less intense than the new Sri Lanka sandalwood above. It is closer aromatically to our Tamil Nadu oils, but not their equal in aroma.   Its comparitive affordability and its total clarity gives it a place in any collection. 

I don't use it for the multitude of healing reasons I keep true Santalum album on hand, but the next batch of Sandalwood soap we make will be much more affordable, due to the relatively low cost of this Absolute." -- Marge Clark

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