Useful properties of sandalwood oil. The use of sandalwood oil in cosmetology for the skin of the face, body and hair

For lovers of thin oriental aromas and home cosmetic procedures - tips on the use of sandal oil for skin care, body and hair.

Sandalwood oil has a pleasant aroma and many beneficial properties, so it is widely used in home cosmetology.

Sandal wood oil properties

• From the evergreen sandalwood growing on the hills of South Asia, mainly in India, sandalwood oil is obtained. Its production is known for millennia
• In India and other countries, sandalwood oil was used with cult, cosmetic and medical purposes. Sandal wood and oil from it are distinguished by a persistent specific aroma that cannot be confused with any other
• By consistency, this oil is quite dense, yellowish in color without impurities. Get oil from wood and its roots using steam technology
• The chips are harvested from sandalwood, soak it for several days, and then the process of evaporation of essential oil follows. From a ton of raw materials, 100 kg of sandalwood is obtained

Important: sandalwood oil - an object of trade since the time of ancient Egypt. The Egyptians, among other things, used it for embalming

What properties does sandal oil have, what is its value?
The sandalwood oil contains such substances as Santalol, Teresantalol, Santalon, Santalen, Santenon. In general, this is:

• antibacterial, aseptic
• antitratus expectorant
• aphrodisiac
• anti -inflammatory and sedative
• strengthening vessels
• means for strengthening, rejuvenating, smoothing and moisturizing the skin

Using sandalwood oil in cosmetology

Sandal wood oil is a popular remedy in cosmetology. As a component, it is used for masks for the skin of the face and body, as a component of creams and lotions, balms and shampoos.

We frankly say that with industrial technological production in the composition with some chemical elements, some beneficial properties of sandalwood can be lost.

For cosmetic purposes, it is better to take pure sandalwood oil and independently add it to creams, balms, shampoos and lotions (approximate proportion - oil: 4 drops, base - 20 g). Then the effect of sandalwood oil will be much more significant.

VIDEO: Essential oil sandalwood/sandalwood

Sandal hair oil

Thanks to sandalwood, the hair will stop falling out, strengthen, begin to grow better, dandruff will disappear.

Ways to use sandalwood oil for hair:

• add to shampoo or hair balm (4 drops per 20 g)
• drip oil on a comb and comb the hair, starting with hair roots

In parallel with hair, if you use sandal oil, nails will also strengthen.

Sandal oil for the skin of the face from acne

Face sandalwood is used if:

• the skin is oily
• there is an acne
• there are age spots on the skin
• it is necessary to feed the skin around the eyes
• improve skin elasticity, slightly smoothing wrinkles

Important: you can also use sandal oil in order to calm and moisturize the skin, for example, after shaving; Remove inflammation or cure eczema.

How to use sandalwood when leaving the skin:

1. Add 1 drop of oil to the lotion or cream that you use daily
2. If the skin is oily, make a compress from the 2nd table. tablespoons of almond oil and 4 cap. sandalwood oil. Mix the mixture well, wet a bandage or gauze into it and apply on the face. Keep a compress for 10 minutes, after wash with water at room temperature
3. As a lotion after shaving, you can use the following recipe. In any vegetable oil, sterilized in a water bath, add sandalwood oil. Recall the proportion - 20 ml of vegetable oil and 4 drops of essential sandalwood oil
4. Smooth the mesh of wrinkles under the eyes, relieve swelling from the eyelids will help the combination of sandal oils (1 drop) and roses (2 drops), or sandals (2 drops) and neroli (1 drop)
5. Smooth and align the skin of the face, moisturize and remove dryness from the lips will help a mixture of 10 drops of sandalwood oil and 10 ml of jojoba or avocado oil will help

RECIPE: Face mask with acne rash
The drug is prepared from the following ingredients:

• jojoba oil
• cosmetic milk (one and a half teaspoons)
• cosmetic clay (1 teaspoon)
• sandal oil (2 drops)

Mix everything and apply on the face for 15 - 20 minutes.

As an option, with the help of a cotton wool, you can make point overlaps of sandalwood oil on the areas of the face affected by acne. Thus, pimples will disappear, but new ones will not appear.

RECIPE: Daily mask
Every day you can make an egg yolk mask with sandal oil added to it (2 drops). The skin of the face will be cleansed, tighten and smooth.
Instead of egg yolks, you can use a mixture of 20 ml of olive oil and 2 sandal drops, which are mixed to be applied daily on the skin. After 7 - 10 minutes. The remaining oils must be removed with a damp cloth.

Sandalwood oil for massage

Massage with sandalwood oil creates a multilateral effect to improve the condition of the skin, strengthen small vessels, nervous relaxation. For the massage mixture, you will need to dissolve 5 drops of sandalwood oil in milk, in honey or in massage mass-mains.

RECIPE: Massage with butter - Aphrodisiac
To activate sexual desire, a cocktail of several essential oils on any basis without smell is prepared by massage. For example, oils are well combined:

• sandala (3 drops)+ mint oil, bergamot and neroli (2 drops of mint and bergamot and 4 drops of Neroli)
• sandala (2 drops) + ylang-ylang (3 drops) + patchouli (1 drop)
• sandala (1 drop) + bergamot (1 drop) + rose (2 drops) + jasmine (1 drop)

VIDEO: Sandal oil - properties, use for skin and hair