Sandalwood Essential Oil

Sandalwood oil has been more than any other essence used as perfume in its own right. Its sweet essence is similar to the smell of a rose, but with an exotic-oriental touch. This oil can be well mixed with most oils, and especially with oil of rose hip. It is the best fixative of oils, helping their aroma to stay over the time.

When applied on skin, it is an antifungal. It has healing, hydrating, relaxing, astringent, firming and muscle relaxing properties.

When breathed, it is a pulmonary antiseptic antidepressant. It has a relaxing and calming effect which reduces tension and confusion. Besides, it is known to regulate the 6th and 7th chakras.

Essential oils of Essential SPA line by Leydi Bait can be mixed amongst themselves and are therefore very recommended to make determined treatments.

Regarding skin treatments, sandalwood essential oil can be mixed with the following ingredients:

• Antiseptic treatment: Lavender essential oil, sandalwood essential oil, green tea essential oil, lemon essential oil, cypress essential oil and rosemary essential oil.

• Sedative and relaxing treatment: Lavender essential oil and sandalwood essential oil.

• Healing treatment: Lavender essential oil, sandalwood essential oil, sage essential oil, camomile essential oil, wheat germ essential oil, lemon essential oil and Aloe Vera gel.

• Moisturising treatment: Sandalwood essential oil, lemon essential oil and Aloe Vera gel.

• Astringent and oily skin treatment: Sandalwood essential oil and sage essential oil.

• Firming up treatment: Sandalwood essential oil.

• Muscle aches treatment: Sandalwood essential oil and rosemary essential oil.

• Direct application: This method is recommended for moisturising, recuperative, anti-wrinkles or anti-ageing treatments. Even if the application of essential oils used to be direct, it depends on the working method employed. It is also possible to previously mix the essential oils with a conductor (wheat germ essential oil, cream by Leydi Bait, and also with shampoos, body milks,etc.)

• Massage: Add some drops of each essential oil that you chose to our massage cream or oil. According to the essential oils, you can make a different types of massage: relaxing, draining, anti-cellulite...

• Manual lymphatic drainage: Follow the same instructions that for the massage. You can also complete the treatment with effects adapted to the problem in question. You can for example make manual lymphatic drainage with an anti-rheumatism or slimming action...

• Saunas or steam bath (Turkish bath or Hammam): This working method can also be assimilated to an ambient therapy. It is very important to not exceed the doses in order to avoid eyes irritations. 2 or 3 drops of the essential oil or oils that you have chosen should be poured in the adequat container every time it is needed. In this environment, essential oils are absorbed by the whole surface of the epidermis and simutaneously by the buccal-pharyngeal mucus membrane. Thus, you can use many combinations, both to increase the organism defence and to regenerate the skin.

• Fangotherapy and algotherapy: The quantity of essential oil to add will depend on the body surface to treat. Measure it with the palms of your hands and use at least 2 drops of each oil and at most 3 drops per square palm.

• Vaporization of essences:
• Cold compresses: This method is indicated to treat irritated or congested skins, It suits as well after-sun treatments, anti-cellulite treatments, and treatments of heavy legs or legs presenting a bad blood circulation. The preparation is the same that the methods previously described but with cold water. For more coolness, it is also possible to soak the compresses into water with ice.

• Evaporation of the product: Without any physical contact, essential oils are also an integral part of creating a pleasant atmosphere and of waking senses. Prepare the evaporation by pooring some drops of essential oil within water in a ceramic burner and apply the room temperature with a candle (or other mechanism) in order to trigger evaporation.