Australian Sandalwood Hydrosol.

Mist it over the back of your hands and breathe in. There is sandalwood here, but lighter and softer than the oil, like the memory of a carved box opened in another room.

This hydrosol is the aromatic water drawn from organically grown Australian sandalwood, Santalum spicatum, during distillation. It carries the character of the sandalwood oils in a gentler register, calm and grounding, a lovely, quiet thing to keep within reach.

It blends beautifully with rose and neroli hydrosols. For a balanced spritzer, make it mostly sandalwood with perhaps 20% neroli, which tends to take over if you let it. You might also add a little to the water of a cool mist diffuser and see how it scents the room.

Details

• Botanical name: Santalum spicatum
• Origin: Australia; organically grown
• Hydrosol collected during distillation
• Blends with: rose and neroli hydrosols

How to use

Spritz a little on the back of your hand to meet the aroma. Blend it with rose or neroli hydrosol in an atomizer bottle, or add a little to a cool mist diffuser. A softer sandalwood for everyday rituals, and a fine gift for the sandalwood lover in your life.