Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Country of Origin
- Fragrance
- Fragrance Family
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Country of Origin
- Western Australia
- CAS No.
- 84787-70-2
- EC No.
- 284-111-1
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Process
Indian sandalwood heartwood - chipped, ground and milled to specific particle size ranges (dependent on application)
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Product Benefits
Benefits in Skincare & Cosmetics
For end consumer:
- Reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines
- Visibly improves skin tone, radiance and texture
- Popular Ayurvedic ingredient for soothing and brightening skin tone, reducing body heat and diminishing body odor
For forumlators:
- Multi-functional and multi-purpose ingredient
- Particle size D90 <35 microns, with silky-smooth textural properties
- Suited to cosmetic product manufacturing (as per ISO 22716 guidelines)
- Highly versatile - use for multiple applications including liquid and waterless formulations
- Hypoallergenic
- Physical stability and Pickering’s emulsifier in formulations
Benefits in Incense
- Ideal for traditional ritual and religious practices
- Particle size between 180 - 250 microns
- Ideal burning characteristics producing a steady column of thin translucent smoke
- Gentle sandalwood aroma
- Essential base aroma for incense
- Suitable for incense sticks, extrusion, cones and blocks
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Fragrances & Perfume Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Use Level
- 1 - 25%
- Product Applications
- Skincare & Cosmetics: One of the oldest cosmetic ingredients in history, it is known as an essential ingredient in Ayurvedic applications for soothing and brightening skin tone. When applied on the skin, the powders feel light, powdery and smooth. Quints Sandalwood produces high-quality Indian sandalwood heartwood powder products suitable for various applications. The Indian Sandalwood Extra Fine Powder is suitable for skincare and cosmetic applications. While Indian Sandalwood Heartwood Powders for incense are produced according to customer requirements.
- Incense: Indian sandalwood heartwood powder has also traditionally been used to create incense sticks, which are burned in rituals and religious practices.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Pale to dark golden-brown wood powder, Fine, tan - coloured powder that is smooth to touch
- Odor
- Nutty, Sweet, Woody
- Pesticides
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Composition
- Test Parameter
- Heavy Metals
- Note
- Method based on Ph Eur 2.9.34 and AS4489.10.1
- Method based on Ph Eur 2.2.32
- Method based on Ph Eur 2.8.12
- Method based on ISO 7609
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Hexachlorobenzene Content | 0.1 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Lindane Content | 0.6 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Aldrin Content | 0.05 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Dieldrin Content | 0.05 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Chlordane Content | 0.05 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Heptachlor Content | 0.05 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| P,P-DDE Content | 1.0 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| P,P-DDD Content | 1.0 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| o,p-DDT Content | 1.0 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Alpha-BHC (HCH) Content | 0.3 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Endosulphan I Content | 3.0 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Endosulphan Il Content | 3.0 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Endosulphan Sulphate Content | 3.0 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Endrin Content | 0.05 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Ethion Content | 2.0 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Bromophos Ethyl Content | 0.05 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Methoxychlor Content | 0.05 | Mg/Kg | Ph Eur 2.8.13 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Particle Size (Passes through 35um) | min. 90 | % | Laser diffraction size distribution following ISO 13320-1:2020 |
| Bulk Density (Compacted) | 300 - 360 | kg/m³ | Quintis WI-L-002 ⁽¹⁾ |
| Moisture Content (Dry weight) | max. 14 | % | Quintis WI-L-0462 ⁽²⁾ |
| Volatile Oil Content | min. 3.0 | %w/w | Quintis WI-L-01223 ⁽³⁾ |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Heartwood Powder | 100.0 | % | — |
| Indian Sandalwood Oil | min. 3 | % | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Z-a-santalol | 41.0 - 55.0 | % | ISO 3518:2002 Annex A ⁽⁴⁾ |
| Z-ß-santalol | 16.0 - 24.0 | % | ISO 3518:2002 Annex A ⁽⁴⁾ |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Arsenic Content | 0.5 | ppm | Ph Eur 2.2.57 |
| Cadmium Content | 0.5 | ppm | Ph Eur 2.2.57 |
| Mercury Content | 1.5 | ppm | Ph Eur 2.2.57 |
| Lead Content | 0.5 | ppm | Ph Eur 2.2.57 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
Technical Details & Test Data
- Operating Parameters
- Shimadzu GC2010Plus with an AOC-20i Autosampler
- Column: Rtx-1, 30m x 0.25mm x 0.25um
- Carrier Gas: Hydrogen @ 67.2cm/sec
- Detector: FID, 250.0°C
- Temperature program: 70.0°C (10min), 2.0°C/min to 220.0°C (5min).
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 5 Years
- Storage and Shelf Life Information
- Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area, protected from moisture, sources of ignition and direct sunlight. Temperatures should range from between 0°C and 40 ° C. Keep sealed until use.
- Clear PET pouches with air-tight LDPE sealable locking strip.
- A minimum of 5 years.
- Storage Conditions
- Shelf life of minimum of 5 years under designated storage conditions.
- Microbial safety is compromised after opening.