Re: Rules about naming names : Sandalwood Bunk

[Guest guest]

Since the real intention of this thread was to talk about " Bunk " oils,

how about the purposeful substitution of australian or vanuatu

sandalwood oil for E. Indian? (Yes, don't flame me, I realize the need

for sustainable sourcing and ethical harvesting. My issue here is with

mislabeling).

For quite a while the Aura Cacia brand passed on its Australian as E.

Indian even though the testers in the front of their racks still

contain E. Indian. (Sampling a product that doesn't represent the stock

on the rack behind it). My issue with them was that they didn't mention

a word about the change to customers, and continued to charge the same

price for the oil. It bothers me that someone would think we're not

discerning enough to know the difference between s. spicatum and s.

album.

I sent a whole raft of e-mails to them and a snail mail letter about

this and never got a single reply.

Very, very recently, I bought some " Snow Lotus " brand sandalwood oil

that also claimed to be E. Indian. It was not. I find this really

objectionable from a company that bases its marketing on a spiritual

foundation. I e-mailed the owner about this (,

snowlotus@...) to find out what the deal was. No response as of

yet.

[Guest guest]

Anya <mccoy@...> wrote:

<discussion of Snow Lotus Sandalwood Santalum Album that was really

Santalum Spicatum>> Give him the benefit of the doubt if he's not

really experienced with buying S. album. If his nose isn't trained, and

he doesn't, or can't afford to do GCMS's, he may have been fooled. You

can ask for your money back, but many don't refund open bottles. Did

you sample first?

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True, I know that this happens unintentionally and I like to give the

benefit of the doubt. I just wish that it weren't such a commonplace

problem. I actually think many suppliers are just too lazy to update

their labeling, not realizing what an important difference it is

between Australian and E. Indian.

BTW, Anya or others, I have saved a whole bunch of Oshadhi 5 ml.

bottles of Agmarked wildcrafted S. Album that I guarantee are the real

deal and unopened. I began picking them up when it seemed that real

sandalwood would be unaffordable. I have collected so many that I can

actually pass them on if someone needs a little of the real stuff

(price only to be mentioned on Ad day, but ask me privately). :>/