Sandalwood, 1900: Paste and attar
Choose Sandalwood by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Paste and attar” in 1900 titles that note, and 1900 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Jean-Paul Guerlain’s jasmine-sandal temple.
Sandalwood sits in the Earth group of this atlas. Wood and moss — dry timber, sandal, oud smoke, vetiver root and chypre. Creamy santal — milk and temple wood, now mostly farmed. Wild Mysore is a story, not a supply chain. Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more. 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.
On the blotter, keep 1900, “Paste and attar,” and 1900. Without them Sandalwood blurs.1900
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1900
- Figure kept
- 1900
- Scent
- Sandalwood
- Trial line
- Paste and attar
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