What santalol content should I expect?

ISO 3518 sets expectations for Santalum album oil, and total santalol content is the standard measure. The figure for any given lot is stated in that lot's GC-MS report where one has been completed. We do not publish a nominal figure across the product, because it varies by tree age and distillation.

How does Santalum album differ from Australian sandalwood?

Santalum spicatum, the Australian species, is drier, more resinous and noticeably less creamy, with a green-woody edge S. album does not have. It is a distinct material rather than a cheaper grade of the same one, and it is not a drop-in substitute.

SKU: SANDALWOOD-OIL-001
Material: Essential Oil
Origin: India
Extraction: Steam distillation
Plant part: Heartwood
Lots held: 1

Sandalwood OilSample data

Indian Sandalwood Oil

Santalum album(Santalaceae)

AvailableIndia1.8 kg unreserved

GC-MS AvailableCOA AvailableOrigin VerifiedTraceableSample AvailableBulk AvailableCultivatedPremium Grade

Steam-distilled Santalum album heartwood oil — creamy, lactonic, exceptionally tenacious.

100 g

$2,680.00

$26.80 / g

MOQ

10 g

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Volume pricing

Quantity	Per g
1–100 g	$29.50
100+ g	$26.80

Sandalwood oil steam-distilled from Santalum album heartwood. The species is the reference sandalwood: soft, creamy, milky-woody and almost without sharp edges, with a tenacity measured in days rather than hours.

The character comes principally from alpha- and beta-santalol, and the ratio between them is the standard quality measure. Trees require decades to develop usable heartwood, which is the reason both for the price and for the state-level cultivation and movement controls that apply in India.

We list Santalum album only where cultivation and transit documentation is available. Material without it is not listed, regardless of price.

Declared origin: India
Additional origins: Not recorded
Harvest season: Not recorded
Harvest year: 2024
Traceability: Recorded to plantation reference and distillation batch where the supplier discloses it.

Lots

IND-SAN-2024-003Origin verified

Available

Origin: India
Harvest: 2024
Available: 1,800 g
Testing: Completed

Trace this lot

Harvest / collectionHarvest · 10 May 2024
Raw material collected at declared origin during the 2024 season.
Steam distillationProcessing · 11 Jun 2024
Steam distillation carried out at origin. Batch identified as IND-SAN-2024-003.
Intake and identificationIntake · 12 Jul 2024
Batch received, weighed and assigned a lot reference against the supplier declaration.
Analytical testing completedTesting · 13 Jul 2024
Analysis completed for this lot. Reports are released per the documentation panel.
Origin declaration verifiedDocumentation · 14 Aug 2024
Supplier origin declaration checked against shipping and batch documentation.

Supplier and producer identity is held internally and is not published. Disclosure to a buyer of record is handled case by case.

Creamy, milky and soft-woody with a faint lactonic sweetness and no sharpness. Extremely tenacious and highly diffusive at low inclusion. A classic base and fixative.

Woody94

Sweet66

Balsamic58

Powdery52

Waxy44

Animalic28

Relative prominence of each descriptor, recorded on evaluation. Indicative only; not an analytical measurement.

Botanical name: Santalum album
Botanical family: Santalaceae
Common name: Mysore Sandalwood
Material type: Essential Oil
Plant part: Heartwood
Extraction method: Steam distillation
Extraction technology: Extended steam distillation of milled heartwood
Colour: Pale yellow to golden
Appearance: Viscous liquid
INCI name: Santalum Album Oil
CAS number: 84787-70-2
EINECS: 284-111-1
HS code: 3301.29
CITES status: Not CITES-listed
REACH: Not recorded
Shelf life: 240 months
Storage: Store in full, tightly sealed amber glass or lined steel, away from light and heat, ideally between 4 and 15 °C. Headspace accelerates oxidation; decant into smaller vessels as stock is drawn down.
Allergens: Allergen content is determined per lot by analysis. Where an allergen declaration is listed for a lot, it reflects that lot only. Where no declaration is listed, none has been issued and none should be assumed.
Regulatory notes: Santalum album is not CITES-listed but is regulated at state level in India, with controls on cultivation, felling and movement. We require cultivation and transit documentation before listing.

Natural materials vary by harvest, season and lot. Specifications describe the referenced lot and are not a guarantee for future batches.

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Leave-on and rinse-off cosmetic formulation.

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Incense, bakhoor, joss and traditional burning preparations.

3 documents on file · 2 available on request

COACertificate of Analysis — IND-SAN-2024-003
Documentation available upon request
GC-MSGC-MS Report — IND-SAN-2024-003
Santalol content quantified for the referenced lot.
Documentation available upon request
IFRAIFRA Conformity Certificate
Documentation available upon request
OriginCertificate of Origin
Documentation available upon request
SDSSafety Data Sheet
Documentation available upon request

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Santalum album was heavily over-exploited through the twentieth century. Legitimate current supply is predominantly cultivated. We do not list material where cultivation and transit documentation is unavailable.

Packaging options

10 g
100 g amber glass
500 g amber glass
1 kg lined aluminium

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What santalol content should I expect?: ISO 3518 sets expectations for Santalum album oil, and total santalol content is the standard measure. The figure for any given lot is stated in that lot's GC-MS report where one has been completed. We do not publish a nominal figure across the product, because it varies by tree age and distillation.
How does Santalum album differ from Australian sandalwood?: Santalum spicatum, the Australian species, is drier, more resinous and noticeably less creamy, with a green-woody edge S. album does not have. It is a distinct material rather than a cheaper grade of the same one, and it is not a drop-in substitute.