Oils

[A. G. Maisey]

Goodness me Rick, that cost you a lot of money!

I bought a kilo a couple years ago, and it cost me around RP2 000 000.

My wife is in Solo at the moment, and she's under orders to bring home another kilo with her, I'll find out exactly what the stuff I use costs at the moment.

What you use is pretty much a personal preference, I got my mix from a bloke who used to work for me, who got it from his grandfather who was one of the famous old m'ranggis. I reckon at $100 for 15ml I'd be using it at the rate of two drops per 10ml of liquid parafin.

The kenanga is not essential, but it is the kenanga that gives my oil the faint bitey smell, without the kenanga it has nice round smell.

[Rick]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Goodness me Rick, that cost you a lot of money!

I bought a kilo a couple years ago, and it cost me around RP2 000 000.

My wife is in Solo at the moment, and she's under orders to bring home another kilo with her, I'll find out exactly what the stuff I use costs at the moment.

What you use is pretty much a personal preference, I got my mix from a bloke who used to work for me, who got it from his grandfather who was one of the famous old m'ranggis. I reckon at $100 for 15ml I'd be using it at the rate of two drops per 10ml of liquid parafin.

The kenanga is not essential, but it is the kenanga that gives my oil the faint bitey smell, without the kenanga it has nice round smell.

Ahh, then it's no wonder you can mix it at almost 50/50 Alan .
Now mate are you pulling my leg about 2 drops per 10 ml; I guess I'll give her a go and see for myself .

The price you quoted is breaking my heart !!

I've come to the conclusion that the older I get the less I know; not sure if it's Wisdom or Alzhiemer's ........

Rick

[kai]

I'm sure the stuff Alan is using is already "prediluted" - what you usually can buy in Europe isn't pure sandalwood oil by a long, long stretch and I guess this holds true for most commercial venues worldwide (regardless of actual quality).

If Rick's oil is pure essential sandalwood oil, it might actually be a good buy (need to refresh my memory though). A drop or two may be enough for 100ml base oil.

Regards,
Kai

[Rick]

Hello Kai,

The lable says this stuff is "steam Distilled".
Got it from www.naturesgift.com .
They claim it is pure .

I find it very interesting that it is 'vintaged' but I suppose every year's batch is a little different .

Rick

[gwirya]

Hi all, I recently purchased a kilo of Santalum Album essential oil; the price 1 months ago is US $1300/kg. It is directly from the distiller in Kupang, Timor island. From my experience, the smell is vary slightly from one batch to antoher. It depends on where they get the raw cendana tree from and how old the tree is. it has strong woody smell and very soothing, natural, luxurious, and calming. Sandalwood oil can be store for a long time as long as it doesnt get sunlight and place it in glass jar or bottle instead of plastic.

[A. G. Maisey]

Well, I spoke with my wife yesterday, and I do not have good news.

For years I have bought my sandalwood oil from Toko Sedap in Pasar Gede, in Solo. She went there with my instructions for purchase, and was told that the oil that I have bought for more than 20 years is no longer available. It has become too expensive for them to stock.

What I use is not vintaged,steam distilled, cold pressed, gilt edged, Rolls Royce minyak cendana, it is just oil with a pleasant long lasting smell, and what was used at the time I started to use it, by most people in Solo who used minyak cendana.

I can probably find another supplier of satisfactory minyak cendana, but I can't get my wife to go chasing it, because this is outside her area of knowledge. Thus, it will have to wait till I go back to Solo later this year.

[ferrylaki]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Well, I spoke with my wife yesterday, and I do not have good news.

For years I have bought my sandalwood oil from Toko Sedap in Pasar Gede, in Solo. She went there with my instructions for purchase, and was told that the oil that I have bought for more than 20 years is no longer available. It has become too expensive for them to stock.

What I use is not vintaged,steam distilled, cold pressed, gilt edged, Rolls Royce minyak cendana, it is just oil with a pleasant long lasting smell, and what was used at the time I started to use it, by most people in Solo who used minyak cendana.

I can probably find another supplier of satisfactory minyak cendana, but I can't get my wife to go chasing it, because this is outside her area of knowledge. Thus, it will have to wait till I go back to Solo later this year.

The last minyak cendana wangi I got it from my mother , she bought it from "akar sari" the traditional herbal (jamu) shop ( coyudan area of Solo ). it has a yellow oil with a smooth cendana smell. but here in Jakarta I find there are two tipes of cendana wangi oil. the white and the yellow oil. they have a slightly different in their smell. maybe it coused the the age of the sandal wood tree it self. Finding the cendana wangi wood is far more difficult these days. I mean the old wood ( approx 40 years old or older ) which produce the best fragrance for the oil.

Melati oil would be cheap enough to replace the cendana oil, ofcourse it's much much cheaper . but this is a personal preferance. once you like the cendana wangi odour, melati oil would be just an ordinary oil.

FERRY, JAKARTA