Sandalwood Amyris Essential Oil In a 10ml Amber
Glass Dropper Bottle
| Species:
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Origin:
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Extraction
Process |
Perfume
Note |
| Amyris balsamifera |
Haiti |
Steam Distillation |
Middle/ base |
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| Extraction
Description |
Scent
Description |
| The essential oil is
steam distilled from the bark and branches of Amyris balsamifera. |
Musty woody scent |
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| General
Description |
| Sandalwood Amyris
Essential Oil. A small bushy tree with white flowers growing wild in Haiti.
A less costly substitute for Sandalwood Mysore. Useful to vaporise. Can mix
with Cedarwood and other woody oils on vaporiser. Sandalwood Mysore is
better suited for massage and bath essence. |
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| Historical
Background |
| A cheap substitute for
East Indian Sandalwood in perfumes and cosmetics. Originally cultivated
primarily in Haiti where it was known as 'candle wood' and used as a torch
by locals due to the tree's high oil content. |
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| Properties |
| N/A |
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| Base
Products |
| Caryphyllene,
cardinene and cadinol |
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| Safety |
| DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS
IN A CARRIER OIL BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW. |
What other
people think
'The botanical origin of the tree yielding this
oil remained obscure until 1886 when Kirkby and Holmes identified striking
differences between this plant and true Sandlwood by microscopic examination of
the leaves. In recognition of this discovery the botanical name of amyris was
changed from Schimmerelia oleisera to Amyris balsamifera, The locals call it
'candle wood' because of its high oil content; it burns like a candle. It is
used as a torch by fisherman and traders. It also makes excellent furniture
wood' - an excerpt from Complete Essential Oils by Julia Lawless. This book has
now been discontinued.
