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Anyone familar with this Mysore Sandalwood Government Oil?

post #1 of 14
1/28/13 at 7:08pm
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Anyone familar with this Mysore Sandalwood Government Oil? Is this stuff pure sandalwood oil? If you have any information on this oil, let me know? Thanks



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post #2 of 14
1/28/13 at 9:10pm
Where is it for sale?
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post #3 of 14
1/28/13 at 10:01pm
First time ever seeing it.
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post #4 of 14
1/29/13 at 2:12am
Its government certified, you can obtain a list from the forestry department in mysore but i am not sure the arm is still active - how ever to my knowledge the government does not produce these by themselves ; there are many licensed vendors, but top grade almost always exported and the first batch of all harvest are sent to temples, some caste members who are perfumers by default through many generations also receive real aged oil, which they add to their highly priced perfumes, otherwise - mysore oil is easily obtainable from mysore, but it will be relatively new vs aged wood, which is much more expensive and rare.
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post #5 of 14
1/29/13 at 6:06am
There is a very good soap by Government Soap Factory Bangalore along these lines.

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There is a very good soap by Government Soap Factory Bangalore along these lines.
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post #6 of 14
1/29/13 at 7:09pm
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I purchased a 2.5 ml sample for $20... looking forward to sniffing it...


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Its government certified, you can obtain a list from the forestry department in mysore but i am not sure the arm is still active - how ever to my knowledge the government does not produce these by themselves ; there are many licensed vendors, but top grade almost always exported and the first batch of all harvest are sent to temples, some caste members who are perfumers by default through many generations also receive real aged oil, which they add to their highly priced perfumes, otherwise - mysore oil is easily obtainable from mysore, but it will be relatively new vs aged wood, which is much more expensive and rare.
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post #7 of 14
1/30/13 at 1:23am
Thats NOT the sandalwood oil from the government, mine was from the Government of Karnataka, it come in a pouch.
looks like this: http://martjack-resources.s3.amazona...01120(600).jpg
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post #8 of 14
1/30/13 at 4:14am
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Originally Posted by vinramani09 View Post

Thats NOT the sandalwood oil from the government, mine was from the Government of Karnataka, it come in a pouch.
looks like this: http://martjack-resources.s3.amazona...01120(600).jpg

How much was in that bottle?
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post #9 of 14
1/30/13 at 10:24am
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Originally Posted by vinramani09 View Post

Thats NOT the sandalwood oil from the government, mine was from the Government of Karnataka, it come in a pouch.
looks like this: http://martjack-resources.s3.amazona...01120(600).jpg

I am sorry, but unfortunately its only one of the licensed where a small amount of oil is super diluted with inferior oils although still is from the santalum album species but of much more inferior quality, your oil is made by the same company which makes and retails the Mysore Sandal Soap which is privately owned firm where government owns some equity, the soap retails for 1.50 USD, but nevertherless is still good quality compared to many other types of oil out there.
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post #10 of 14
1/30/13 at 11:08am
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There is a very good soap by Government Soap Factory Bangalore along these lines.

Yeah, I've been using this soap for a least a couple of years now. Great stuff!
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post #11 of 14
1/30/13 at 4:07pm
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post #12 of 14
1/30/13 at 4:09pm
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I am sorry, but unfortunately its only one of the licensed where a small amount of oil is super diluted with inferior oils although still is from the santalum album species but of much more inferior quality, your oil is made by the same company which makes and retails the Mysore Sandal Soap which is privately owned firm where government owns some equity, the soap retails for 1.50 USD, but nevertherless is still good quality compared to many other types of oil out there.

Yeah its part of the government under taking but it is 100% pure mysore sandalwood, it goes for $70-80 dollars for 10 ml, there is one which comes from the Nilgiri hills which goes for about $100 for a 10 ml. You are misinformed, good quality mysore sandalwood is available, if you have have the cash to pay for it. I had a very small sample of of my sandalwood oil tested by a friend who works in the pharmaceutical industry and it came back containing 91.4% natural santalol which is what gives sandalwood its smell. Karnataka Cottage industries runs the whole gamut, from cheap soaps to $ 100, 000 dollar sandalwood armoirs. I personally use their civet herbal incense 'Aparajita" which is also phenomenal .
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post #13 of 14
1/31/13 at 3:38pm
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So this stuff is real sandalwood oil?


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Yeah its part of the government under taking but it is 100% pure mysore sandalwood, it goes for $70-80 dollars for 10 ml, there is one which comes from the Nilgiri hills which goes for about $100 for a 10 ml. You are misinformed, good quality mysore sandalwood is available, if you have have the cash to pay for it. I had a very small sample of of my sandalwood oil tested by a friend who works in the pharmaceutical industry and it came back containing 91.4% natural santalol which is what gives sandalwood its smell. Karnataka Cottage industries runs the whole gamut, from cheap soaps to $ 100, 000 dollar sandalwood armoirs. I personally use their civet herbal incense 'Aparajita" which is also phenomenal .

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Ok, so today I received my 2.5 ml sample in the mail. Smells very mysore, but I guess with sandalwood oil.. it smells better from a distance, and when you get the unexpected wiff... up close, it smells very woody and buttery.. its not super strong like the chemical synthetic sandalwood oil out there...
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post #14 of 14
2/10/13 at 1:04am
i still very much doubt the authenticity of your claim, although i am not saying that you are wrong, from what i know, aged sandalwood (50 years or more, are all exported), yes a 3 ml oil goes for 250.00 british pounds, and you can find it in some quarters, the nilgiri oil that you mention is not of the mysore variant, there are too many shops in karnataka that claim they have the government crest, i've had luck with the authentic karnataka shop in chennai, and paid a fair price for what appears to be oil from 30 year old in the past, santalum album of the mysore variant you may find plenty, but the real majestic smell always arises from aged wood.

cheers.
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