Sandalwood Essential oils are often used for aromatherapy a form of alternative medicine in which healing effects are ascribed to aromatic compounds. CHURU SANDALWOOD CARVED's Sandalwood oil is an essential oil got from the steam distillation of chips and billets cut from the heartwood of various species of sandalwood trees (e.g. Santalum album and Santalum spicatum). Sandalwood oil is used in perfumes cosmetics and sacred unguents.