GHEEK™ Indian White Sandalwood, Extra Fine Powder - 14g

In India, white sandalwood powder has been used for centuries as a cosmetic with claims that it wards off wrinkles, alleviates acne, lightens dark spots, and promotes wound healing. Indian sandalwood, called Chandana in Sanskrit, was a valuable gift from ancient India to the world. Even before it became popular in China and Europe, it was already very important in Indian culture, deeply entwined with its culture, rituals, and mythology. The center part of the sandalwood tree, called the heartwood, was especially sacred. People made a paste from it and used it in Hindu rituals, ceremonies, and meditation.  While many other brands of sandalwood powder are made from the bark of the tree, they're usually less potent and effective because they contains less pure sandalwood oil. The active ingredient of sandalwood oil, alpha-santalol, is concentrated more highly in the tree's roots. That's why our powder is made exclusively from the heartwood of the sandalwood tree. White Sandalwood is recog