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Identifiers

Manufacturer

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CAS number

8024-35-9

CAS (all sources)

8024-35-9

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CAS (PerfumersWorld)

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CAS (FraterWork)

8024-35-9

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INCI name (FraterWork)

SANTALUM SPICATUM WOOD OIL

IUPAC name (FraterWork)

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INCI (Hekserij)

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EC number (Hekserij)

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Scent profile

Note type (FraterWork)

Base Note

Odour family (FraterWork)

Woody

Odour profile (FraterWork)

Australian Sandalwood Oil has a dry woody aroma with fresh-green top notes, creamy-milky undertones, warm peppery spice, and subtle terpenic-cedary depth.

Longevity (FraterWork)

Lasts > 400 hours on a smelling strip.

Appearance (FraterWork)

Pale straw liquid

Descriptions

Comment (FraterWork)

Australian Sandalwood Oil opens with surprisingly fresh, green-terpenic character—drier and sharper than you might expect from sandalwood. The signature creamy-milky notes emerge quickly but remain lighter, more yoghurt-like than the thick buttery richness of Indian sandalwood. Warm peppery spice adds complexity, while cedary-woody undertones provide the familiar sandalwood base. This essential oil comes from Santalum spicatum, a small evergreen tree native to arid southwestern Australia. The lower santalol content (20–40% versus Indian's 70–90%) creates a distinctly different olfactory profile: fresher, woodier, and more terpenic. Crucially, S. spicatum presents earlier in a formula than other sandalwood species, projecting its character during the dry-down rather than lurking purely at the base. This makes it effective at surprisingly low concentrations (0.1–2%). AUSTRALIAN SANDALWOOD VS INDIAN SANDALWOOD These two sandalwood oils offer fundamentally different characters despite sharing the Santalum genus. Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album) is the richer, creamier option—soft, buttery, sensual, with thick lactonic sweetness and clove-like spice. It's intimate and enveloping, the classic sandalwood of fine perfumery. Australian Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) is drier, greener, and more terpenic—fresh woodshop sawdust rather than warm butter, with sharper spicy facets and cedary depth. It projects more readily and presents earlier in the dry-down. Use Indian when you want luxurious creamy warmth; Australian when you need woody projection and accessible naturalism. Most commercial sandalwood fragrances actually rely on Australian oil combined with synthetics rather than prohibitively expensive Indian. Best Seller eo natural

Notes

Australian Sandalwood Oil opens with surprisingly fresh, green-terpenic character—drier and sharper than you might expect from sandalwood. The signature creamy-milky notes emerge quickly but remain lighter, more yoghurt-like than the thick buttery richness of Indian sandalwood. Warm peppery spice adds complexity, while cedary-woody undertones provide the familiar sandalwood base. This essential oil comes from Santalum spicatum, a small evergreen tree native to arid southwestern Australia. The lower santalol content (20–40% versus Indian's 70–90%) creates a distinctly different olfactory profile: fresher, woodier, and more terpenic. Crucially, S. spicatum presents earlier in a formula than other sandalwood species, projecting its character during the dry-down rather than lurking purely at the base. This makes it effective at surprisingly low concentrations (0.1–2%). AUSTRALIAN SANDALWOOD VS INDIAN SANDALWOOD These two sandalwood oils offer fundamentally different characters despite sharing the Santalum genus. Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album) is the richer, creamier option—soft, buttery, sensual, with thick lactonic sweetness and clove-like spice. It's intimate and enveloping, the classic sandalwood of fine perfumery. Australian Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) is drier, greener, and more terpenic—fresh woodshop sawdust rather than warm butter, with sharper spicy facets and cedary depth. It projects more readily and presents earlier in the dry-down. Use Indian when you want luxurious creamy warmth; Australian when you need woody projection and accessible naturalism. Most commercial sandalwood fragrances actually rely on Australian oil combined with synthetics rather than prohibitively expensive Indian. Best Seller eo natural

Usage

Uses (FraterWork)

Provides accessible sandalwood character in fine fragrances, adds woody-spicy projection to oriental and floral compositions, serves as a natural fixative with excellent tenacity.

IFRA 51 (FraterWork)

No restriction for category 4 Odour Family: Woody Appearance: Pale straw liquid Longevity: Lasts > 400 hours on a smelling strip. Odour Profile: Australian Sandalwood Oil has a dry woody aroma with fresh-green top notes, creamy-milky undertones, warm peppery spice, and subtle terpenic-cedary depth. Uses: Provides accessible sandalwood character in fine fragrances, adds woody-spicy projection to oriental and floral compositions, serves as a natural fixative with excellent tenacity. INCI Name: SANTALUM SPICATUM WOOD OIL

Links

FraterWorkhttps://fraterworks.com/products/sandalwood-oil-australia

Sandalwood Oil, Australia

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