Export6 July 2026
Ordering Caledonian sandalwood from abroad: packaging, COA, export
Samples, minimum quantities, certificate of analysis and logistics: a practical guide to ordering Lifou's endemic sandalwood from anywhere in the world.
Journal
At the heart of
Caledonian sandalwood.
Notes from the distillery, on the industry, the replanting, the certification and the olfactive language of our oil.
Export
Vanilla3 July 2026
Lifou vanilla: a Pacific luxury spice moving upmarket
Lifou vanilla is taking its place among the Pacific's rare spices: a look at an island terroir, demanding curing and a market finding its shape.
Craft2 July 2026
From forest to still: the hydrodistillation of Lifou sandalwood
Heartwood, a still tended day and night, days of patience: inside the craft that turns Lifou sandalwood into a raw material for fine perfumery.
Certification1 July 2026
ECOCERT For Life: what the certification guarantees for a Pacific sandalwood
Behind the ECOCERT For Life label lies a precise demand: proving that a natural ingredient is produced with respect for people, resource and local law. Here is what it guarantees for a Pacific sandalwood.
Supply chain30 June 2026
Traceability and responsible sourcing: what luxury demands of a natural ingredient in 2026
By 2026, no luxury house buys a natural raw material without knowing its origin, its legal framework and its social trajectory. A look at that requirement, and how an endemic Pacific supply chain meets it.
Sustainability29 June 2026
Sustainable sandalwood management in the Loyalty Islands: quotas, replanting and customary law
Provincial quotas, the rule of three trees planted for every tree cut, felling certificates and Kanak customary stewardship: how the industry proves, decade after decade, that its sandalwood is sustainable.
Market26 June 2026
Why sandalwood essential oil prices remain high in 2026
A global shortage, a growing market and a resource that takes decades to mature: why sandalwood essential oil prices are not coming down, and what that means for an endemic origin like Lifou.
Buying guide25 June 2026
Pacific vs Indian and Australian sandalwood: the fine-perfumery comparison
Santalol content, price, availability and sustainability: how Caledonian sandalwood stands against Indian Mysore and Australian sandalwood, for fine-fragrance buyers.
Material24 June 2026
Santalum austrocaledonicum: Lifou sandalwood and its singular oil profile
Santalum austrocaledonicum, the sandalwood endemic to Lifou, carries a chemical and olfactory signature of its own. A close read of its santalols and its notes, from dry wood to milky amber.