Sandalwood Oil is a natural oil that is known for its numerous benefits for the skin. It is said to have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, antiseptic, fever-reducing, and scabies-inhibiting properties. In addition, it contains alpha-santalol, the key active ingredient that inhibits undesirable cell growth while also being used for a number of ailments.
Sandalwood oil is known to help with:
- Scarring: Sandalwood oil helps nourish the skin, improve elasticity of skin cells, and even out skin tone. It can be beneficial in reducing the appearance of scars.
- Wrinkles: Sandalwood oil contains antioxidants that help maintain the buoyancy and structure of skin cells while also reducing dryness and replenishing moisture in the skin. It can prevent wrinkles by fighting free radical formation.
- Inflammation, Eczema, Psoriasis, and Wounds: Sandalwood oil has shown promise in clinical trials for the treatment of acne, psoriasis, eczema, common warts, and molluscum contagiosum, a type of skin infection due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Sandalwood's antiseptic properties can also help in wound care and healing.
- Acne: Sandalwood has a pitta-reducing quality that cools the skin in cases of tanning and sunburn and soothes the skin with its anti-inflammatory properties--especially in cases of acne, rashes, and insect bites.
- Even skin tone or skin whitening: Sandalwood appears to have a calming and cooling effect on the skin, Sandalwood's alpha-santalol component is an inhibitor of tyrosinase, a key enzyme in the synthesis of the skin pigment melanin, which may potentially act as an inhibitor of abnormal pigmentation associated with aging and exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.
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