Sandalwood essential oil: property

Sandalwood essential oil has a warm scent of resin and earth. It is a relatively fine oil, with a medium to high course, but with a very concentrated strength.

Just a few drops in the massage oil, or in the lamp burns essences, or as first aid on a handkerchief to take with you and to smell when you want, to have immediate effects.

Sandalwood essential oil is a special oil that embraces and balances all levels of the human being: the material, corporeal, mental, emotional, and also elevates from the spiritual point of view. The energy of the sandal carries deep within oneself, promoting centering and balance.

The properties of sandalwood essential oil are:

> harmonizing extreme emotional states : in times of stress you can suddenly switch from anxiety to depression, from anger to sadness. This inner oscillation of emotions corresponds to particular hormonal physiological responses: the essential oil of sandalwood reduces its extremes, also acting on the physical balance;

> to deeply calm the body and the mind : the slow vibration from the essential oil of sanalo slows down the rhythms, reduces mental work, and relaxes muscles and nerves;

> mental and physical relaxation : the olfactory note acts, through inhalation, on the physiology, normalizing the production of adrenaline and noradrenaline. This action is amplified if sandalwood oil is used on the skin: through the blood microcirculation the action is directly applied to the body;

> dissolve aggression and anxiety ;

> naturally slowing down the haste and the too frenetic rhythms that are triggered by stressors;

> stimulating contact with others and dissolving the sense of isolation: the depression and tension deriving from stress isolate the individual in a spiral of selfishness that does not allow us to reduce the situation or ask for help. Sandalwood essential oil relieves the sense of isolation and allows the situation to be contextualised, allowing also to rely on the care of those around you ;

> is useful in cases of stress, fear and depression ;

> promote empathy and altruism ;

> accompany the body and mind in a meditative state.

Sandalwood essential oil against stress

Stress is the result of a often exaggerated tension response to certain stimuli. Stimuli are not the real cause of stress, but rather individual attitudes towards what happens . For this reason what for some may be a source of stress, for others it may not have negative effects. Each has their own stressors (factors that induce stress) and their own specific response.

Stress consists of a series of physical and psychological symptoms: from headache to widespread joint pain, from digestive problems to dysentery or constipation, weight changes, with anorexia or excess weight, depression, anxiety, tachycardia, fear, panic or anger attacks, mood swings, insomnia, and much more. In short, stress can make life seemingly unlivable, it leads to a feeling of inability to react and overload .

Sandalwood has a very slow and deep vibration, and for this reason it is useful in cases of overload stress, for those who feel under pressure and accelerate their own pace, remaining overwhelmed by the thousand things to do. It can be used in massage oil, or in the lamp for the diffusion of aromas .

You can inhale the scent of a few drops on a handkerchief. It can be combined with other essential oils to reduce stress and regain control of yourself and reality: verbena, bergamot and lavender.

Finally, sanalo wood can be even more useful when combined with meditation .