--Visiting the site and directly dealing with the site-- We travel to New Caledonia, located in the South Pacific Ocean, which is famous as "the island closest to heaven," and deal directly with local producers. On the island of Ile des Pins, where its own ethnic culture remains even today, the rituals of the Kanak culture After doing the coutum, we visited a forest where sandalwood grows naturally. The smell of the forest where sandalwood grows, the richness of the soil, and the breath of sandalwood, which are carefully protected by indigenous peoples. By actually experiencing it on site, a relationship of mutual trust has been built. Ile des Pins Island is characterized by being an island formed by the uplift of the ground from the sea, and is mineral In the soft soil rich in sandalwood, there is a lot of relatively thick sandalwood It is growing. The essential oils and chips this time are sandalwood, which is endemic to the island of Ile des Pins We are using only. Cultivar name: Santalum austrocaledonicum var.austrocaledonicum -- Sandalwood just like perfume -- This sandalwood essential oil is characterized by a mellow and angular scent. You can also enjoy the fluffy and fruity scent. Aroma with time It is a sandalwood essential oil that changes, just like a perfume. Sandalwood on the island of Ile des Pins is a sandalwood that grows wild in India. It is an individual with a small species that resembles a breed. Sandalwood, endemic to Ile des Pins, is distilled for about 55 hours to extract essential oils It does. The raw wood used to extract essential oils is a standard of a certain thickness among sandalwoods. We are sorting out those that meet the requirements. Of the essential oil components, the sum of "Santalol, cis, α-" and "Santalol, trans-β" is 63% or more. It is a high-quality essential oil. ーーSustainabilityー In order not to adversely affect the natural environment of Ile des Pins Island due to excessive harvesting of sandalwood, we have set certain standards and limits on annual production, and we protect the forest with strict rules of planting four seedlings for every one sandalwood tree that is harvested. Rather than simply planting seedlings in a straight line, we also plant trees in dispersed manners so that they are closer to the original state of the forest. In a sustainable, environmentally and future-responsible way, New Caledonia We bring you sandalwood from Ile des Pins Island.