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Organic Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood Essential Oil

Organic Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood Essential Oil

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A Sacred Oil With a Living Relationship

Some materials arrive in your life quietly, almost humbly, yet carry the weight of a forest with them. Hawaiian sandalwood is one of those. Santalum paniculatum, a native species found only on the Big Island, grows slowly on volcanic soil and holds the calm strength of a tree that has survived wind, sun, fire, greed, and time.

When I traveled to meet the family who stewards this forest, something in me softened. They walked me through the land they have spent decades restoring, pointing out young seedlings, old giants, and trees nearing the end of their natural cycle. Their devotion felt less like agriculture and more like tending an ancestor.

It was clear that this oil is not a commodity. It is a relationship to the land.

More than 500,000 native trees have been planted on this land to restore its forests.  Every harvest comes only from trees that naturally complete their life cycle. No healthy tree is ever taken with an ax. 

I chose to bring this oil into the•alambique because it carries all the qualities I ask of a material: rarity, regeneration, integrity, true aromatic soul, and the kind of beauty you can feel beyond scent. You can feel its ripples of care ripening in your hands.


Why This Oil Belongs With You

You are someone who chooses with awareness. You care about where your ingredients come from and whose hands shaped them. You want your rituals to feel like moments of clarity and connection, not another step in a routine.

This sandalwood meets you in that place.

Its aroma is warm, woody, and grounding, creating a sense of steadiness the moment it opens on the skin. One drop in your palm and your body calibrates differently. It turns a rushed morning into a slow exhale. It makes a simple ritual feel like a ceremony.


What It Brings to Your Skin and Spirit

  • Regenerative sourcing that supports the restoration of Hawaiian forests

  • Organic and Eco Certified purity from a single origin

  • A rare native species found nowhere else on Earth

  • Hand harvested with deep respect for the land and the tree’s natural cycle

  • Skin soothing benefits that support elasticity and calm inflammation

  • A grounding aroma that settles the nervous system and restores presence

Blend it into your favorite face oil, balm, diffuser, or bath. It integrates beautifully into the textures and rituals you already love. It does not try to be the star of the show. It simply deepens everything it touches.


The Invitation

When you bring this oil home, you support more than your own ritual.
You support a family rebuilding a forest tree by tree.
You support regenerative agriculture in a place where it matters.
You support a Latina owned brand committed to ethical sourcing and ancestral reverence.
You choose ingredients with lineage and integrity, not mass market shortcuts.

A forest renewed.
A land remembered.
A ritual that feels like returning to yourself.

Ingredients

100% Organic Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood

How To Use

For Daily Skin Rituals

Always dilute before applying to skin. Add:

1 to 2 drops into your face oil or serum

1 to 3 drops into your balm or moisturizer

2 to 4 drops into a body oil

Massage gently into damp skin for deeper absorption and a grounding aromatic moment.

For Bath Rituals

Add:

4 to 6 drops into a tablespoon of carrier oil

Pour into warm bathwater and swirl

This helps the oil disperse properly while nourishing the skin and calming the mind.

For Diffusion

Add 4 to 8 drops to your diffuser for a grounding, warm, woody presence in your space

Lovely for meditation, morning slowness, or unwinding before bed

For Aromatic Touchpoints

Dilute 1 drop in 1 teaspoon of carrier oil and apply to:

Neck

Wrist creases

Heart center

Back of the neck

A quieting, steadying scent for moments when you need to return to yourself.

For Hair and Scalp

Add 1 to 2 drops to your hair oil or conditioner:

Smooth onto ends for softness and shine

Apply to scalp oil blends to calm irritation and support balance

For Crafting Your Own Blends

Pairs beautifully with:

Helichrysum

Frankincense

Rosehip oil

Jojoba

Prickly pear

Vanilla

Citrus oils

Floral oils

Skin Benefits

1. Deep Nourishment for Dry and Sun-Loved Skin

Hawaiian sandalwood is rich in santalols and soothing lipophilic compounds that help soften, moisturize, and restore balance to skin that has weathered sun, wind, and daily stress.

2. Calms Redness and Irritation

Its natural anti-inflammatory properties help soothe reactive or inflamed skin. Ideal for those with sensitivities, post-sun tightness, or easily irritated complexions.

3. Supports Natural Collagen Integrity

The sesquiterpenols found in sandalwood help protect against the breakdown of collagen by supporting a calmer, less inflamed environment for the skin to repair itself.

4. Helps Minimize the Appearance of Fine Lines

By supporting elasticity and calming chronic low-grade inflammation, sandalwood gives the skin a more supple and smoothed look over time.

5. Beneficial for Blemish-Prone Skin

Its clarifying and purifying qualities help reduce occasional breakouts without stripping or drying. Gentle enough for adult acne or stress-induced congestion.

6. Enhances Skin Barrier Comfort

Santalum paniculatum supports the skin's hydration and barrier resilience, helping it stay soft, calm, and comfortable even in harsh climates.

7. Supports Wound and Scar Appearance

Hawaiian sandalwood has been traditionally used to support the appearance of scars, small marks, and skin recovering from stress or irritation.

8. Deeply Grounding, Which Shows Up In the Skin

A calmer nervous system leads to calmer skin. Sandalwood’s grounding, steadying aroma helps reduce stress responses that often show up as flare-ups or dullness. Real aromatherapy, real physiology.

Safety & Allergy Information

For topical use, always dilute. Essential oils are highly concentrated. Blend into a carrier oil before applying to skin.

Patch test recommended. Apply a small diluted amount to the inner arm and wait 24 hours, especially if you have sensitive or reactive skin.

Avoid use on broken or irritated skin.

Keep away from eyes. If contact occurs, flush with a carrier oil, not water.

External use only. Do not ingest.

Keep out of reach of children and pets.

Consult your practitioner if pregnant, breastfeeding, or managing a medical condition.

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