Spiritual meaning of Sandalwood

Understanding the energetic properties of Sandalwood.

Name: Sandalwood
Color(s): yellow and fine-grained
Mineral Information: The wood is heavy, yellow, and fine-grained and retain their fragrance for decades.
Chemical Make-up: santalol, sesquiterpenes, tannins, fatty acids, and flavonoids
Hardness: Janka hardness of 1,690 pound-force
Where they are found: peninsular India, Malay Archipelago and northern Australia.

About Wood: Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods. Sandalwood is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world. Sandalwood oil has a distinctive soft, warm, smooth, creamy, and milky precious-wood scent. Its quality and true scent is greatly influenced by the age of the tree, location and the skill of the distiller. It imparts a long-lasting, woody base to perfumes and is used as a fixative to floral and citrus fragrances. Sandalwood essential oil has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties.
Zodiac Association: Capricorn
Metaphysical Properties: Sandalwood has been used for thousands of years to calm the mind and relieve anxiety, reduce signs of aging and skin inflammation. It is said to bring devotees closer to spirit by opening the 3rd eye.