Macrame & Genuine Sandalwood Earrings

Embrace the Earth with these handcrafted Macrame & Sandalwood Earrings. These artisan created earrings are not only naturally beautiful, they exude the soft aroma of sandalwood. Made from hemp, sandalwood and sterling silver wires, choose from 3 designs, one including shells. Gift boxed. From the artist: “ Sandalwood is RARE!! These GENUINE Sandlewood beads are from the 1970s, and exempt from the rulings that it cannot be widely harvested any longer. Growing sandalwood by individuals was banned until 2002. Today, one can grow the trees, but it is illegal to cut and harvest the wood, use it or sell it in the open market. Permission is required from the state forest department, which sends its officials to cut the tree and buy the sandalwood. These beads are naturally fragrant made from actual sandalwood trees. DOES NOT contain any artificial oils to make it fragrant. Beware of wooden beads that are simply soaked in sandalwood oil, that are sometimes called "sandalwood. It's very rare to find genuine sandalwood beads bigger than 10mm due to the scarcity of sandalwood trees in India. Apologize that this Sandalwood is expensive, but it is real. People use these beads for religious purposes like chanting, counting, meditation, also wear it as accessories. Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation.
By briskly rubbing the sandalwood on any smooth surface (floor) until some heat is produced, one can smell the fragrance. Keep in air tight space to maintain the fragrance.”