A very popular product from Eastern India, sandalwood is a great natural product for skincare and physical health as well. Obtained from the trees of Sandalum genes, sandalwood is a wood with a number of benefits. Wood and oil both are used on a large scale in India and other parts of the world. In this blog, Rubina Ratnakar gives you a list of the benefits of sandalwood.
Starting with the benefits of skincare, applying sandalwood paste can help you get rid of rashes and itching. The oil is capable of eroding blemishes and spots from your skin. Both of them are extremely useful when mixed with rose water or any other moisturizer. It is known for its anti-inflammatory properties that help in removing acne.
Sandalwood is also known for its anti-aging properties. If you start using sandalwood regularly, it can delay the process of skin aging. One great way of achieving this is using a paste of sandalwood and Fuller’s Earth.
Just like its effect on your skin, it can treat internal inflammation as well. Many tonics made with sandalwood can help you relax your nervous system, digestive, and excretory system as well.
Rubbing sandalwood oil on your body can help you release cramps as well. The oil helps in relaxing the walls of muscles as well.
Along with being an anti-inflammatory agent, it is known for its antiseptic properties as well. Wounds, scratches, ulcers, and many other problems can heal.
A throat infection can also be cured with the consumption of a few drops of sandalwood oil. Cough and cold can also be treated with sandalwood.
Sandalwood oil is capable of regulating blood pressure as well.
Coming to some of the effects on your mental health. The oil can help you relax stress and anxiety. Massage the oil on your forehead or use a sheet mask on your face made of sandalwood. Sandalwood also has the capability of strengthening your gums.
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