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Australian Sandalwood Premium
Santalum spicatum
Chemotype: farnesol / santalol-rich sesquiterpenol type
- PLANT PART
- heartwood
- EXTRACTION
- distillation
- AROMA NOTE
- base
LEARN AS YOU COMPARE
What’s inside this oil?
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FOLLOW YOUR SENSES
Aroma & character
A closer look at this oil's scent, strength, and staying power.
- Aroma intensity
- 40 / 100
- Note layer
- base
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A LITTLE CARE GOES A LONG WAY
Using it thoughtfully
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- Cited dermal maximum · leave-on
- 8%
- Phototoxicity
- Not flagged in this profile
- Oxidation risk
- low
A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.
No phototoxic furocoumarin restriction was identified in the reviewed public sources for distilled Australian sandalwood oil.
Contraindications & cautions
- moderateFor external use only. Do not use undiluted on the skin; undiluted application causes skin irritation and can cause serious eye irritation/allergic skin reaction. Maximum dermal use level 2%, per Tisserand & Young, Essential Oil Safety, 2nd ed. (2014).
- moderateDo not use sandalwood on children under 3 years old.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENT
Inside the oil
An oil's character comes from its natural chemical composition. Explore each constituent to understand the connections.
About this composition
This premium Australian sandalwood record is anchored to a directly readable Plant Therapy / Laboratoire PhytoChemia GC/MS report for Santalum spicatum from Australia. AromaWeb's Australian sandalwood profile was used for the species-level plant part, extraction method, note layer, odor description, and safety framing. The species is characteristically lower in total santalol than Santalum album and richer in farnesol, nuciferol, curcumenols, and bisabolol-type sesquiterpenols.
| Constituent | Typical amount | Reported range | Chemical family | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2E,6E)-Farnesol | 24.7% | 24.7–24.7% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (2E,6E)-Farnesol 24.7%) |
| (Z)-alpha-Santalol | 17% | 17–17% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (Z)-alpha-Santalol 17.0%) |
| (Z)-Nuciferol | 8.7% | 8.7–8.7% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (Z)-Nuciferol 8.7%) |
| (Z)-beta-Curcumen-12-ol | 8.6% | 8.6–8.6% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (Z)-beta-Curcumen-12-ol 8.6%) |
| epi-alpha-Bisabolol | 5.5% | 5.5–5.5% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; epi-alpha-Bisabolol 5.5%) |
| (Z)-alpha-trans-Bergamotol | 3.2% | 3.2–3.2% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (Z)-alpha-trans-Bergamotol 3.2%) |
| (Z)-Lanceol | 3% | 3–3% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (Z)-Lanceol 3.0%) |
| (E)-beta-Santalol | 2.7% | 2.7–2.7% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (E)-beta-Santalol 2.7%) |
| beta-Bisabolol | 2.3% | 2.3–2.3% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; beta-Bisabolol 2.3%) |
| (E)-Nerolidol | 2.1% | 2.1–2.1% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (E)-Nerolidol 2.1%; page 2 identified-compounds table lists (E)-Nerolidol at R.T. 33.04, 2.05% BP5 / 2.33% WAX) |
| (Z)-gamma-Curcumen-12-ol | 1.5% | 1.5–1.5% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceGC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf (page 1: key constituents present; (Z)-gamma-Curcumen-12-ol 1.5%) |
Profile source: Australian Sandalwood Essential Oil: Benefits, Uses & Insights; GC/MS Batch Number: SW0100 Sandalwood Organic · https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/australian-sandalwood-essential-oil.php ; https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Sandalwood-Organic-SW0100.pdf
A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY
Traditional & reported uses
These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.
- traditionally used in aromatherapy for grounding, meditative, and calming effects
- reported to support restful sleep in evening blends
- used in perfumery as a smooth, creamy woody base note
- traditionally associated with skin-care blends for its soothing reputation
- used in massage blends to support a relaxed, centered mood
For aromatherapy and wellness use only — not medical advice. Effect statements are traditional/reported associations, not treatment claims. The Synergy Rating scores blend craft, harmony and safety, not medical efficacy. Read the safety framework.
What we're still learning · 5 data gaps
Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.
- AromaWeb reports no numeric dermal maximum for Australian sandalwood; `max_dermal_pct` 8 is retained from the existing dataset convention for Santalum spicatum and still lacks a directly readable public dermal-limit monograph or IFRA page.
- No public source reviewed in this pass published a native 0-100 odor score; `odor_intensity` 40 is a normalization of AromaWeb's categorical 'Mild to Medium' aroma-strength band.
- No public source reviewed in this pass published verified volatility-rate or tenacity-hour figures for this oil.
- Public open CAS confirmation for (Z)-Nuciferol, (Z)-beta-Curcumen-12-ol, epi-alpha-Bisabolol, and (Z)-gamma-Curcumen-12-ol was not verified in this pass, so those CAS fields remain null rather than guessed.
- Closure reached approximately 0.793 using all quantified 'Key Constituents' peaks published on page 1 of the SW0100 GC/MS certificate. The full page-2 identified-compounds table reports total identification of only 83% (BP5 column) / 81.79% (WAX column) of the chromatogram, and several remaining minor peaks (santalene, cedrene, and acoradiene isomers below 1%, plus an unidentified santalol analog at 0.81%) were left out of this record because they fall outside the page-1 Key Constituents summary and risked double-counting against the coeluting compounds already listed in the page-2 table.