Not to be compared therapeutically with Santalum. Album, Austrocaldonicum or Spicata species.Sandalwood West Indies also known as Amyris Balsamifera and is the naturally occurring essential oil from the wood of the Amyris tree.Very uplifting and calming and very useful to help those meditating. The oil is recovered through the physical separation process of partial pressure steam distillation. No additives, solvents or chemicals are used at any point of the recovery process.