About this site
An independent reference on sandalwood paste: how it is made, how it is used on skin and in ritual, and how to tell genuine sandalwood from the substitutes sold under its name. Written from primary sources, with every claim attributed and traditional use kept separate from clinical evidence.
How claims are handled
Sandalwood attracts confident statements that do not survive contact with the literature. Three rules apply throughout:
- Traditional use and clinical evidence are labelled separately.That a preparation has been used for centuries is a real fact about it, and a different kind of fact from a controlled trial.
- Every source says what it was cited for. Thesources page is generated from the pages themselves, so it cannot drift out of date.
- Findings are not stretched. Where research exists on sandalwood oil, this site does not silently transfer it to the paste. Where a result is from cell culture or animal models, it is not presented as relevant to human use.
What this site does not do
It does not give medical advice, sell sandalwood, or accept payment for coverage. Where a brand is named it is because readers search for it, not because of any arrangement.
Who writes it
Ramin Fakher
Editor
Pages about skin have not been reviewed by a dermatologist or Ayurvedic practitioner. They report what the published evidence says and where it runs out; they are not medical advice.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, it should be fixed. Corrections are made on the page itself and the modification date updated, rather than quietly edited away.