Sandalwood oil

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Formula

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Background

Sandalwood oil is a volatile oil from dried heartwood of Santalum album. The constituents include camphor, eucalyptol, pinene, and camphene. The allergen is santalol, a sesquiterpene lactone.

 

Synonyms

Arheol
East Indian sandalwood oil
Oil of Santal
Sandalwood oil

 

Uses

After-shave lotions
Cologne
Cosmetics
Soaps
Urinary anti-infective

 

Cross-Reactions

 

 

Unusual Reactions

Photoallergy
Phototoxicity
Persistant light reaction

 

References

 1.

Hayakawa, R., K. Matsunaga, and Y. Arima, Depigmented contact dermatitis due to incense. Contact Dermatitis, 1987. 16(5): p. 272-4.

 2.

Lovell, C.R., Plants and the Skin. 1993, London: Blackwell Scientific Publications.

 

 

 

 

 

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