Sandalwood Chips Santalum Album Chandan Wood Whole | Natural White Sandalwood

Product Information

• Product Name: Sandalwood Chips Whole
• Botanical Name: Santalum album L.
• Common Names: Sandalwood, Indian Sandalwood, Chandan, Safed Chandan, Shweta Chandan, Chandana
• Plant Part: Wood / Heartwood
• Form: Whole Chips / Wood Pieces
• Family: Santalaceae
• Category: Botanical / Aromatic Wood Raw Material
• Product Type: Natural Sandalwood Wood Chips
• Colour: Pale cream, yellowish-white to light tan
• Texture: Hard, dense wood
• Aroma: Characteristic sweet, warm, woody sandalwood fragrance

What Are Sandalwood Chips?

Sandalwood Chips are pieces of the aromatic heartwood of Santalum album. Indian medicinal references identify Santalum album as sandalwood and specifically list wood/dried heartwood as the medicinal raw material.

Unlike sandalwood powder, chips retain their natural wood structure and can be used as a raw aromatic material, for traditional applications, incense-related purposes, crafts and further processing.

Product Features

• Natural Santalum album wood chips.
• Also known as Chandan and Safed Chandan.
• Whole wood format rather than powder.
• Naturally aromatic heartwood.
• Suitable for traditional aromatic applications.
• Suitable for incense and fragrance-related uses where permitted.
• Can be further powdered or processed.
• Useful as botanical and material-reference wood.

Benefits / Fayde

For marketplace-safe product presentation:

• Provides authentic sandalwood in convenient chip form.
• Naturally fragrant aromatic wood.
• Suitable for traditional Chandan preparations.
• Useful for incense and aromatic applications.
• Can be processed into powder or used as a raw wood ingredient.
• Whole chips allow visual inspection of the wood.
• Suitable for botanical, educational and craft applications.

These are product and traditional-use characteristics only and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

How to Use

Sandalwood Chips may be used according to the intended application:

• As aromatic wood for traditional use.
• For incense and fragrance preparations where appropriate.
• For making sandalwood powder through suitable processing.
• For traditional ceremonial applications.
• For botanical and educational reference.
• For suitable craft and decorative applications.

For cosmetic preparations, use only appropriately processed material suitable for the intended cosmetic grade.

Homemade Preparation

Simple Traditional Chandan Paste

For an external traditional preparation:

1. Take a small piece of clean sandalwood.
2. Rub it on a clean sandalwood grinding stone with a small amount of water or another suitable cosmetic medium.
3. Prepare a smooth paste.
4. Use externally as intended.

Avoid contact with the eyes and do not apply to damaged or irritated skin.

Traditional Preparation Concept

A general processing sequence is:

Sandalwood Heartwood → Cutting → Cleaning → Grading → Chips → Whole Storage / Further Processing

For powder:

Sandalwood Chips → Controlled Grinding → Sieving → Sandalwood Powder

Use appropriately sourced and legally obtained wood.

Composition

100% Santalum album Wood / Heartwood, unless otherwise stated on the actual product label.

Kew's medicinal references specifically identify Santalum album and list wood/dried heartwood as the plant material.

Botanical Information

• Botanical Name: Santalum album L.
• Family: Santalaceae
• Genus: Santalum
• Species: album
• Traditional Name: Chandan / Chandana
• Common Name: Indian Sandalwood / White Sandalwood
• Plant Part: Wood / Heartwood

Kew's Plants of the World Checklist recognizes Santalum album L. as the accepted name.

Regional & Common Names

Kew's medicinal database records names including Chandan, Chandana, Chandanam, Sandhanam and Safed Chandan for Santalum album.

Appearance

Whole sandalwood chips are generally cream, pale yellow, ivory or light tan, with a dense, fine-grained wooden structure.

Natural variation in chip size, thickness and colour is normal.

Aroma

The wood has a distinctive sweet, warm, creamy and woody sandalwood fragrance.

The aroma is one of the characteristic qualities associated with Santalum album heartwood.

Flavor

Do not taste the raw wood. It is intended primarily as an aromatic and botanical wood material.

Traditional & Other Uses

Where permitted under the applicable classification, Sandalwood Chips may be used as:

• Traditional Chandan material.
• Aromatic wood.
• Incense ingredient.
• Fragrance raw material.
• Cosmetic raw material after appropriate processing.
• Ceremonial material.
• Botanical reference material.
• Craft and decorative wood.
• Raw material for sandalwood powder or other suitable processed products.

Kew medicinal sources identify the wood/heartwood as the relevant plant material for sandalwood.

Storage

Store Sandalwood Chips:

• In a cool, dry place.
• Away from moisture and humidity.
• Away from direct sunlight.
• In tightly sealed or appropriately protected packaging.
• Away from strong external odours.
• In a clean, pest-free environment.

Protect the chips from excessive humidity and contamination to preserve their natural fragrance.

Safety

• Use according to the product label and intended application.
• Avoid contact with eyes.
• For topical preparations, patch-test the finished preparation first.
• Do not use on broken or irritated skin.
• Do not ingest raw wood chips.
• Keep away from children and pets.
• Use only legally and appropriately sourced sandalwood.
• Verify botanical identity before use in professional formulations.
• For cosmetic applications, use material meeting the required cosmetic specifications.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Sandalwood Chips?

Sandalwood Chips are small pieces of aromatic sandalwood heartwood from Santalum album.

What is the botanical name of Indian Sandalwood?

The botanical name is Santalum album L.

What part of the plant is used?

The relevant material is wood, especially dried heartwood.

Is this Safed Chandan?

Yes. Safed Chandan is a traditional name associated with Santalum album.

Is this whole wood or powder?

This product is supplied as whole sandalwood chips, not powder.

Can these chips be made into powder?

Yes. Properly dried chips can be processed into sandalwood powder using suitable grinding equipment.

Can sandalwood chips be used for Chandan paste?

Suitable clean sandalwood pieces can traditionally be rubbed with water to prepare Chandan paste for external or ceremonial use.

Is this the same as Red Sandalwood?

No. White/Indian Sandalwood is Santalum album, whereas Red Sandalwood is associated with a different botanical species, Pterocarpus santalinus.

How should Sandalwood Chips be stored?

Keep them dry, protected from direct sunlight and strong odours, and stored in clean protective packaging.

Disclaimer

This information is provided for general botanical, aromatic, traditional and product information only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

For this product, Santalum album L. is the botanical identity and wood/heartwood is the plant material. Kew's medicinal database specifically connects sandalwood and Safed Chandan with Santalum album.