Jasmine Grandiflorum vs Jasmine Sambac

#1
Can someone please tell me the difference in scent between jasmine grandiflorum and Sambac. The oils at enfleurage look tempting.

Are they almost identical or somewhat different? Which is the best to mix with sandalwood oil?

Also, can anyone point me to where I can get a decent sandalwood oil. I tried Californian and it was awful!

thanks
 
#2
my favorite sandal wood oil is ham firl's double super royal wild mysore. he claims its the only oil used by monks for meditation and its very creamy and smooth. a decent sandalwood oil is avail at essentail oil company, good prices but it had a metallic note. the 'still' note disapeared after about 1 year.
 
#4
Inderpalsekhon and All,

Dabur´s Chandan Taila (Ayurvedic Sandalwood preparation) is in fact a very pure steam distilled Sandalwood oil. It is so pure that it is used as ayurvedic medicine (for certain kidney conditions).
It is taken internally: a few drops on purifiied raw cane suger, the so-called Sharkara. (Sharkara is considered an anupanam -- a transport medium for medicines. The anupanam is digested or metabolized in such way that it helps to transport the medicine to the tissue or specific organ where the medicine develops or unfolds its healing properties).

I had the chance to buy a vial of Dabur´s sandalwood oil a few years ago. The oil is a pale yellow color and comes in a small glass vial with rubber stopper (a rubber stopper for medical syringe needles, so you can extract it with a syringe putting the needle through the rubber top). Otherwise you will need to open the vial completely, which makes it necessary to pour the oil into another bottle).

The scent is a very pure Mysore sandalwood. I have also tried to ingest a drop or two. It is very very bitter -- but leaves your breath smelling of sandalwood for quite some time!!
:))
 
#5
The Dabur is quite nice, but the rubber stopper has imparted a strong rubber aroma into the oil for me. I might order another bottle and transfer it out of the bottle immediately and see if that changes it. Otherwise, underneath the rubber, I can smell a rich and robust sandalwood that is one of the better ones I have smelled for sure.
 
#7
It's quite nice. Smells like Mysore upon first swipe, but reveals more floral/lotus-like notes on top of a clear and rich woodiness. A very nice sandalwood. Lately, I've preferred it to Mysore in some compositions.
 
#9
I recently bought sandalwood oil from this seller in india. It is manufactured by company name Dabur in India. Dabur is one of the biggest company for herbal products. http://www.indiaabundance.com/shopping/sp33_pr1461/Dabur_Sandalwood_Oil.html. I have talked to couple of other people and they agree that this is one of the best sandalwood oil. They ship via DHL from india . I got my order in 4-5 days in US.

Hello all, its been along time since I was last here :)

Anyway. I ordered the Dabur sandalwood oil which, I want to mix some precious musk grains which have been marinating in another sandalwood oil for the last 6 years. I don't have much experience with sandalwood oils except for a Californian which is very harsh smelling. The sandalwood my grains is sitting in is a very very sweet smooth buttery oil. The dabur is a smoky oil that is not too sweet and is not as strong as the other oil. I am scared to put the grains into this oil as I am not sure if its pure or what. I am not in the least suspecting that this oil is adulterated or worse still mostly synthetic. Its just that I don't know. Can someone please help and clarify if this is exactly how this oil should smell and while your at it can you please recommend a smoother oil.

thanks
 
#10
@Ahmir:
Dabur is a company manufacturing Ayurvedic medicines and health products. Their "Chandan ka Taila" (Sandalwood oil) is a hydro-distillied very pure sandalwood oil (at least it was, when last I bought a bottle).
This oil is so pure you can ingest it, i.e. take a drop or two (with some sugar; as it is very bitter - like most essential oils).
Sandalwood is used in ayurvedic medicine for treating urinary infections and kidney/ bladder ailments.
Beware, the bottle from Dabuir coems with a rubber stopper that , once removed, cannot be put onto the bottle again. So you will need a second bottle to transfer the oil into along with the musk grains.

If you want to compare to another oil, check out www.oudimpressions.com.
The owner is a member of this forum, too, and he offers Vintage Sandalwood oil. Maybe you prefer to buy from him.

Kind regards,
Thomas S.



Hello all, its been along time since I was last here :)

Anyway. I ordered the Dabur sandalwood oil which, I want to mix some precious musk grains which have been marinating in another sandalwood oil for the last 6 years. I don't have much experience with sandalwood oils except for a Californian which is very harsh smelling. The sandalwood my grains is sitting in is a very very sweet smooth buttery oil. The dabur is a smoky oil that is not too sweet and is not as strong as the other oil. I am scared to put the grains into this oil as I am not sure if its pure or what. I am not in the least suspecting that this oil is adulterated or worse still mostly synthetic. Its just that I don't know. Can someone please help and clarify if this is exactly how this oil should smell and while your at it can you please recommend a smoother oil.

thanks
 
#11
I understand what you are saying thomas but I needed someone to tell me how it should smell in terms of sweet, creams or smoky with low silage.
 
#12
Ahmir,

The oil smells exactly as it should. It is smoky, yes. But it is pure enough, and a maceration with musk will most likely fortify the smoky scent profile, as musk in general enhances the scent of the carrier oil plus everything else you add to the mix.
Musk is a fixative and will thus enhance whatever you add. If you have a smoky sandal, the smoky notes will not become totally floral.
There needs to be some "floralness" already.

But if you are looking for a more creamy and soft Sandal, try oudimpressions.com -- on that page there is also a very interesting article about the effects of musk as fixative that will help you understand the effects of macerating musk in sandalwood oil.

Hope that helps!
Thomas
 
#13
Thank Thomas I understand now. The article is brilliant as-well.

Can you or someone guide me to where I can buy a sweet sandalwood from?

Ahmir
 
#15
Everyone raves about how smooth and buttery Indian Sandalwood is. Well I have it and it is very weak, smoky and, not at all smooth. This is not in my understanding a pure mysore oil. Or if it is, it has been badly distilled.