Sandalwood, 1990s: Mysore crisis
Choose Sandalwood by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Mysore crisis” in 1990s titles that note, and 2000 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Sandal as religion, carving and still-bed.
Cool to cold, close to skin. Heat turns creamy wood into sun lotion. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter. IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet.
Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose. No. This atlas is cultural and editorial. Fragrance can irritate; oakmoss, eugenol, citrus oils and musks are common triggers. See a clinician for reactions. Nothing here is a diagnosis, treatment or safety sheet.
Sandalwood did not arrive as one bottle. The timeline below keeps Grasse, Guerlain, Chanel, Nahéma and IFRA as proper names, not metaphors. Read the years as a map of trade and reformulation, not as a ranking of beauty. Indian sandal in sculpture, paste and medicine; the wood is the culture.
On the blotter, keep 1990s, “Mysore crisis,” and 2000. Without them Sandalwood blurs.1990s
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1990s
- Figure kept
- 2000
- Scent
- Sandalwood
- Trial line
- Mysore crisis