Features:
- Warm-woody with a gentle balsamic note
- Calming & grounding – ideal for wellness applications
- Sustainable alternative to real (often protected) sandalwood
- Component of our ROSENGARTEN & GOLDSTUNDE fragrance blends
Plant part: Wood
Extraction: Steam distillation
Origin: West Indies
Fragrance note: Base note
Fragrance profile: warm-woody, gently balsamic
Fragrance theme: calming, grounding
Skin effect: nourishing, soothing
Areas of application: Diffuser & wellness, massage oil blends (diluted), base for own creations (ROSENGARTEN, GOLDSTUNDE)
Application: For the diffuser, 3–5 drops per 100 ml water. For skin application, max. 1–3 drops diluted in 10 ml carrier oil.
Ingredients (INCI): Amyris Balsamifera Oil*, Valerianol**, Elemol**, Eudesmol** *natural components of the essential oil
Packaging: 10 ml or 50 ml brown glass bottle with pipette. The brown glass quality offers effective light protection against UV and visible radiation, thereby improving the shelf life of light-sensitive raw materials.
Description: Our sandalwood oil (Amyris) is a pure, warm-woody essential oil with a gently balsamic note. Due to its pleasant fragrance, Amyris is often used in aromatherapy, room fragrances, massage oils, and natural cosmetics. The oil adds depth and warmth to fragrance blends and is ideal for calming wellness applications as well as for creative fragrance and care formulations.
Amyris is often colloquially referred to as "West Indian Sandalwood" but is botanically unrelated to true sandalwood (Santalum album). This is precisely what makes it a conscious choice: true sandalwood is protected in many growing regions or is considered endangered. Amyris offers a similarly warm, woody fragrance character – sustainably and readily available.
FAQ:
Is Amyris the same as true sandalwood? No. Amyris (Amyris balsamifera) is often colloquially called "West Indian Sandalwood" but is botanically unrelated to true sandalwood (Santalum album). It has a similarly warm, woody fragrance character but is considered a significantly more sustainable alternative.
Why does Tirol Seife use Amyris instead of true sandalwood? For sustainability reasons – true sandalwood (Santalum album) is protected in many growing regions or affected by declining populations. Amyris offers a comparably warm, woody fragrance character without putting this pressure on endangered populations – similar to our Ho wood oil as a sustainable alternative to rosewood oil.
In which Tirol Seife products is Amyris found? Amyris is a component of our fragrance creations ROSENGARTEN and GOLDSTUNDE.
