Identifying Original Sandalwood Stick
The smell is the first matter to identify it. The sandalwood tree needs 30 to 40 years to achieve the perfect aroma. Keep in mind smell is always sweet and light. In the market, you can get many government seals or stamps on the wood. But 95% of them are not original.
Another way to check the purity is a DNA test. It is a scintifiq methored. Normally it is done at the laboratory. It is a hard method for the common people.
Sandalwood Water testing
When you get pure wood in your hand, first take the smell and keep it in memory. Then wash it with fresh water if the aroma is gone 40 to 60% then it is fake. If you wash the wood with soap, the aroma of it will go 90%. You can try it at your home.
Note: The scent of sandalwood is light. woody, gentle, and sweet. The best sandalwoods are from Mysore, Karnataka.
Color
Mainly you can see three colors of wood in the market. These are yellow, red, and white. Yellow may be a good one. Red is another type of wood. White is the outer part of the yellow one.
Benefits
It has been used for thousands of years for spiritual and skin care activities in India. It relieves anxiety and reduces signs of aging and skin inflammation. The wood is also good for memory.
Sandalwood Products
In the market, there are many items available. These are:
Uses
- Ritual
- Woodcarving
- Spiritual Activities
- Medicine
- Funeral
- Skin Health
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is a kind of wood tree in the genus Santalum. The woods are Jaiphal class. There are 18 classes of Indian wood. The trunk of the wood is divided into three parts. These are bark, Sapwood, and heartwood.
Among these heartwood is costly. The color of the heartwood is yellow. Sapwood is white. It is one of the most expensive woods in the world. At present in Indian government deals with all the monitoring of the sandalwood business.