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Sandalwood Kupang (2 and a Half Years Aged)
Santalum album
Chemotype: alpha-santalol / beta-santalol / bergamotol-rich sesquiterpenol type
- PLANT PART
- heartwood
- EXTRACTION
- steam distillation
- AROMA NOTE
- base
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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
- 50 / 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
- 2%
- 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 furocoumarin-driven phototoxic restriction was identified in the reviewed public sources for distilled Santalum album oil.
Contraindications & cautions
- minorOccasional dermatitis/sensitization reactions to sandalwood oil are reported in the literature; IFRA restricts fragrance-concentrate use (up to ~10%) referencing sensitizing trace components such as farnesol.
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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 record is anchored to a directly readable Indonesian GC-MS composition paper for Santalum album oil and a separate extraction paper that explicitly states sandalwood oil has long been distilled by refiners in Kupang. The assigned product is an aged Kupang sandalwood oil, so the composition is treated as a Kupang-context Santalum album profile rather than a vendor-specific unpublished assay. Hermitage Oils was used only for the product-specific aged aromatic description.
| Constituent | Typical amount | Reported range | Chemical family | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alpha-Santalol | 28.73% | 28.73–28.73% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceChemical Composition of Essential Oil of Indonesia Sandalwood Extracted by Microwave-Assisted Hydrodistillation https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-pdf/doi/10.1063/1.4958484/13252018/050001_1_online.pdf (Table 1 / lines 126-135 and 163-167: alpha-Santalol 28.73%) |
| beta-Santalol | 24.1% | 24.1–24.1% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceChemical Composition of Essential Oil of Indonesia Sandalwood Extracted by Microwave-Assisted Hydrodistillation https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-pdf/doi/10.1063/1.4958484/13252018/050001_1_online.pdf (Table 1 / lines 132-135 and 163-165: beta-Santalol 24.10%) |
| alpha-Bergamotol | 10.18% | 10.18–10.18% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceChemical Composition of Essential Oil of Indonesia Sandalwood Extracted by Microwave-Assisted Hydrodistillation https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-pdf/doi/10.1063/1.4958484/13252018/050001_1_online.pdf (Table 1 / lines 134-135 and 165-167: alpha-Bergamotol 10.18%) |
| (E)-Nuciferol | 7.07% | 7.07–7.07% | oxygenated sesquiterpene | View sourceThe Extraction of Essential Oil from Sandalwood (Santalum album Linn) by Microwave Air-Hydrodistillation Method https://www.jmaterenvironsci.com/Document/vol7/vol7_N5/176-JMES-2216-Kusuma.pdf (Table 5, line 421: (E)-Nuciferol 7.07% for MAHD 5.0 L/min) |
| cis-Lanceol | 2.74% | 2.74–2.74% | sesquiterpene alcohol | View sourceThe Extraction of Essential Oil from Sandalwood (Santalum album Linn) by Microwave Air-Hydrodistillation Method https://www.jmaterenvironsci.com/Document/vol7/vol7_N5/176-JMES-2216-Kusuma.pdf (Table 5, line 427: cis-Lanceol 2.74% for MAHD 5.0 L/min) |
Profile source: Indian Sandalwood Essential Oil: Benefits, Uses & Insights; Chemical Composition of Essential Oil of Indonesia Sandalwood Extracted by Microwave-Assisted Hydrodistillation; Sandalwood Kupang Essential Oil (2 AND A HALF YEARS AGED) · https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/sandalwood-essential-oil.php ; https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-pdf/doi/10.1063/1.4958484/13252018/050001_1_online.pdf ; https://www.jmaterenvironsci.com/Document/vol7/vol7_N5/176-JMES-2216-Kusuma.pdf ; https://hermitageoils.com/product/sandalwood-kupang-essential-oil/
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 rich, creamy woody base note, valued more highly with age
- 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 · 3 data gaps
Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.
- The composition sources are public Indonesian Santalum album GC-MS papers with explicit Kupang distillation context, but not a vendor-specific assay for this exact aged bottle.
- No public source reviewed in this pass published a native 0-100 odor score for the aged Kupang product; `odor_intensity` 50 is a normalization of AromaWeb's species-level 'Medium' aroma-strength band for Santalum album.
- No public source reviewed in this pass published verified volatility-rate or tenacity-hour figures for this oil.