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We source our sandalwood in a sustained forest in Indonesia foothills hand carved with meticulous rose carved detail's on each face. The master craft's men use age old techniques onn their individual creations in turn help to provide a source of income to this community. Not only does it provide our troops on the frontline a gateway to God some even say they feel more at ease and better able to cope with many many traumatic experiences whilst away from their loved ones as this precious scent helps the system.

Sandalwood genus (Santalum) from Mysore region of Karnataka, Southern India is widely considered to be of the highest quality available in the world. New plantations have been set up with international aid in Tamilnadu in order to avail of the economic benefits of Sandalwood. Although all sandalwood trees in India and Nepal are government-owned and their harvest is strictly controlled and replanting is becomming more wide spread as the project is managed. Sandalwood essential oil prices have risen up to $1,000-1,500 per kg in the last 5 years.

Sandalwood is considered in alternative medicine to bring one closer to the divine or divinity. Divine can be described as to refer to some transcendent or transcendental power or deity. Sandalwood essential oils is one such eg, which is very expensive in it's purest form. Often sold in Europe and the Americkas but not fully of the source in India is used primarily for Ayurvedic purposes "the complete knowledge for long life" and the treating anxiety disorders and some believe it helps with traumatic experiences too. Cutting back off the recurring flashbacks that are often reported by those returning from the front lines. It can and does help in many anxiety and related Ptsd.