Organic Australian sandalwood hydrosol

Ingredient: Santalum spicatum (sandalwood) wood distillate

Origin: Australia

Aromatherapy: An aid to meditation, spiritual growth, and an aphrodisiac. Helps to reduce irritation, anger, and negative emotions. Balancing to the central nervous system; grounds the body, calms the mind. Helps with clearing the energetic field.

For your pets: Sandalwood hydrosol is gentle yet powerful, versatile and therapeutic, and has effective healing properties to calm, protect and nurture your pet. It is often used to help treat fungal infections and also used in natural flea repellent. Another popular use for sandalwood hydrosol is to be diluted and sprayed on to bedding to help relieve dog flu symptoms.

For more than 5000 years, the aroma of the sandalwood oil and its wood are esteemed by people belonging to three major religions of the world – Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. According to Vamana Purana, the wood is recommended for worshipping God Shiva. Goddess Lakshmi is believed to reside in the sandalwood tree (Brahma Vaivarta Purana). The ancient Egyptians imported the wood and used it in medicine, for embalming the dead and in ritual burning to venerate the gods.

Sustainable awareness

Please be conscious of the fact that many sandalwood trees are being destroyed to satiate the desire for sandalwood essential oil. And this applies greatly to sandalwood trees of Indian and Hawaii where they are now at the point of being critically endangered due to over-harvesting because of the rising popularity of aromatherapy. The hydrosol of sandalwood is a great and sustainable (eco-conscious too!) way to enjoy the essence and aroma of this magnificient ancient tree.