What is sandalwood oil?

This essential oil is distilled from the sandalwood tree and the best comes from India. The wood is also good to have for its fragrance. It takes years for the tree to mature and they are not used to produce oil until the tree begins to die. Sandalwood is a parasitic tree which buries its roots into the roots of other trees. It is used mostly in the making of incense, and can be mixed with a carrier oil and massaged into the stomach area to relieve nausea, inhaled to relieve tension and stress, or massaged into the chest and upper back to relieve a dry cough. If added to a bath it is very good for sore dry skin.