Fragrance note · Woods and mosses
White Sandalwood
Soft, creamy wood with warm, milky sweetness and a faint peppery dryness.
You may know it from sandalwood incense
Where it comes from
Natural or synthetic
Steam-distilled from sandalwood heartwood; synthetic versions are also widely used.
Worth knowing
“White” does not mean floral.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing White Sandalwood in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to White Sandalwood most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with White Sandalwood
Fragrances that list it in their notes, most-rated first.
Houses that use it most
Ranked by how many of their well-known fragrances list White Sandalwood.