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Santalol is an ingredient used primarily to support or replace natural sandalwood in fragrance creation. It features dry, creamy, and subtly smoky notes that help recreate the heart of sandalwood essential oil.
Santalol is found mainly in two types of sandalwood essential oils:
It can also be found in trace amounts (less than 0.5%) in oils from Murraya koenigii and Salvia officinalis (sage). The molecular structure of Santalol was revealed by Firmenich chemists, with Semmler discovering Alpha-santalol in 1910 and Ruzicka discovering Beta-santalol in 1935.
With the advancement of biotechnological processes, it is now easier to use natural Santalol at a reasonable cost, making it more accessible to the fragrance industry.
It took 25 years of research to fully reveal the chemical structure of Santalol. Alpha-santalol was discovered in 1910, while Beta-santalol was found in 1935 by different chemists at the same company.
Sandalwood Album (also known as Indian Sandalwood) contains nearly twice the amount of Alpha-santalol compared to Sandalwood Spicatum (Australian Sandalwood), which explains the difference in their scent and price.
The biotechnological production of Santalol is a major development for the fragrance industry, as it offers a viable alternative to the overexploitation of natural sandalwood forests, which take decades to mature.
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