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Sandalwood
Sandalwood is the wood of trees of the genus Santalum and it is found in India, Hawaii and many South Pacific islands. It is most commonly used for incense, aromatherapy and perfume, rather than building. However, temples have been built with sandalwood in India and retain the aroma after centuries.
Jewellary boxes, fans, and ornate carvings continue to be made in many parts of Asia using sandalwood. Sandalwood provides fragrance. Sandalwood essential a striking perfumes with a striking wood base note. Sandalwood smells are not unlike other wood scents with the exception that it has a bright and fresh edge with few natural analogues.
When used in a smaller proportion in a perfume, it is an excellent fixative to enhance the headspace of other fragrances. Sandalwood is considered in alternative medicine to bring closer with the divine. Sandalwood essential oil, which is very expensive in its pure form, is used primarily for Ayurvedic purposes and treating anxiety.
Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation. Sandalwood, along with agar wood, is the most popular and commonly used incense material by the Chinese and Japanese in worship and various ceremonies.
Sandalwood essential oil was popular mostly as urogenital and skin antiseptic today it is used in aromatherapy. Sandalwood is difficult to cultivate, not only due to its germination and growth needs, but also the amount of growing time required for the tree to properly mature.
Tea tree oil:
Tea tree oil is known to be used for various health problems. Applying tea tree oil to acne lesions on the skin may help clear acne to clear up faster and may also cause fewer adverse effects like skin dryness, itching, stinging or redness
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