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Sandalwood, 2010s: Plantation album · 534

Choose Sandalwood by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Plantation album” in 2010s titles that note, and 2010 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. If Sandalwood dies at hour three, the heart was never built.

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 2010s, “Plantation album,” and 2010. Without them Sandalwood blurs.2010s

Figures to keep

Year of the note
2010s
Figure kept
2010
Scent
Sandalwood
Trial line
Plantation album

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