DESCRIPTION

Sandalwood Oil, East Indian Type, occurs as a pale yellow to yellow, somewhat viscous, oily liquid with a strong, persistent, characteristic odor. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the dried, ground roots and wood of Santalum album L. (Fam. Santalaceae). It is soluble in most fixed oils, in propylene glycol, and in mineral oil, sometimes with haziness. It is insoluble in glycerin.