Soothing Sandalwood

Yellow in color, fragrant and mild is sandalwood. Sandalwood contains many antiseptic and natural properties to cure many things. An excellent coolant, it has antibacterial and relaxing agents.

Cool Sandal
*Generally available in powder and oil forms, it makes a great coolant when applied on the forehead and shoos away headache in no time. If you have skin that is stressed because of dirt, population, a sandalwood face pack might do the trick. It is extremely useful in summers to protect your skin from sunburns. Sandalwood’s antiseptic qualities are effective for burns and cool the burnt area quickly.
Sandalwood is very skin friendly and here are some cool tips to put the magic herb to good use.
All your marks get, set, go
*A mix of milk and sandalwood powder mixed with half cup oatmeal, along with some rose water makes a great mix for the marks to disappear. Repeated use of the paste will leave you with a glowing skin.
Bye-bye pimples
*A mask of sandalwood paste mixed with camphor cures pimples easily because of the anti bacterial properties present in sandalwood.
Tan Ban
*Sandalwood paste mixed with grated with coconut and two teaspoon of almond oil on the tanned areas and massage it gently. The suntan will disappear soon.
Silky Trees
*To make your hair soft and silky blend three spoons of olive oil with three drops of sandalwood essential oil, then apply the solution to damp hair. Wrap hair in a towel and leave it for 15 minutes. Rinse and wash to see silky, soft hair.