Sandalwood Australian Essential Oil is nourishing and helpful for the skin which makes it useful for teenage skin problems and in foot preparations as well as in many other ways. When burned or vaporised Sandalwood Australian is thought to have an uplifting effect on the emotions. It may help calm nervous tension and stress.  It may also be useful to use against colds when diluted in carrier oil to create a massage treatment. Sandalwood Australian has historically been thought to have aphrodisiac properties. Sandalwood has been used for thousands of years in both Ayurvedic and Aborignal medicine to help combat stress and various skin conditions.  Extracted from a native tree of Western Australia, closely related to the Indian Santalum album, it has high levels of active fragrance compounds.