In the past years the demand for sandalwood oil has grown rapidly due to its cosmetic and therapeutic value, which has led to a significant over harvesting problem around the world of naturally occurring wild sandalwood trees. Irresponsible harvesting practices has left sandalwood on the brink of extinction, however in recent years there have been new regulations imposed to support regeneration practices.
With this in mind, we searched for alternatives and partnered with the native Martu and Wongi regions from Australia's Central Gibson Desert where sandalwood is endemic to the region, to use sustainably harvested Australian sandalwood oil from trees only found on the forest floor.
Harvesting dead sandalwood represents the natural life cycle of a native tree which can be anywhere between zero and a hundred years of age. This technique allows all parts of the sandalwood tree to be used which makes this one of the first sustainably sourced sandalwood oils. The deadwood profile is described by many as being sweeter and richer.
