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Excellentia International CLARY SAGE OIL PURE & NATURAL

The Clary Sage plant is native to the Eastern Mediterranean area and Syria, and it has been used since ancient times for both its medicinal properties and its fragrance. It was later introduced to England in 1562 and from the beginning of the 20th century, it was widely used in Germany for the production of several brands of vermouth. It has large, oval, gray-green leaves, and its stems are topped with long spikes of small and slightly pink flowers. The essential oil from Clary Sage is very different from other Sage species, having a floral and herbaceous fragrance with a dry note reminiscent of tobacco and a musk undertone that work very well in perfumery. The French quality is different from the Russian one, and they can't be substituted for each other. China production is mainly for its domestic consumption, using the absolute to isolate "Sclareol" which is the precursor for the synthesis of the high-valued "Ambrox".

Ingredient Name: Salvia Sclarea L.

Functions: Flavor Enhancer

Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin

Labeling Claims: Natural, Naturally Derived

Certifications & Compliance: European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.), FCC Compliant, IFRA Compliant

Physical Form: Liquid

Technical Data Sheet
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Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name

Salvia Sclarea L.

Ingredient Origin

Natural Origin

Food Ingredients Functions

Flavor Enhancer

Starting Raw Material
Aerial parts and stems
Botanical Name
Salvia sclarea L.
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
FEMA Number
2321.0
Ingredients
Salvia Sclarea L.
Technologies

Food Ingredients

Product Families

Food Ingredients — Taste & Flavor

Flavor Enhancers

Food Ingredients — Whole Foods, Extracts & Premixes

Plant & Herb Products & Extracts

Main Origins

Russia, France, Chinat

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Natural,

Naturally Derived

Applications & Uses

Markets

Food & Nutrition

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Food

Other Food Applications

Food & Nutrition Applications

Flavors

Uses

_x007f_ In fragrances, flavors, cosmetics and aromatherapy (antiviral, antispasmodic, anti-stress and antiseptic).

Properties

Physical Form

Liquid

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.),

FCC Compliant,

IFRA Compliant

Regulation
  • Monographs: NFT 75-225, Ph. Eur., FCC.
  • IFRA: Permitted.
  • Cosmetic Allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol.
  • Safety summary: No contraindications are known. Recommended usage levels up to 0.5% in fragrance concentrate

Technical Details & Test Data

Chemical Profile & Chemotypes

Some authors state that Clary Sage oil is estrogen-like due to its content of Sclareol. However this is not true due to the low content of this substance in the essential oil and because Sclareol is a diterpene diol which does not bear any obvious structural similarity to endogenous estrogens.

Fresh distillation without previous drying creates an oil with a different composition compared to the traditional method that contains more Linalool and Terpineol, and less Linalyl Acetate.

The key compounds for Clary Sage oil are the following:

  • Linalool: 6.5 - 24%
  • Linalyl Acetate: 56 - 78%
  • Alpha Terpineol: Tr - 5%
  • Germacrene D: 1 - 12%
  • Sclareol: 0.1 - 2.6%
  • Neryl Acetate: 1 - 3%
  • Geranyl Acetate: 1 - 4%
  • Trans-Beta Caryophyllene: 1 - 4%

The price of this oil tends to fluctuate so it is typical to find adulterated qualities, mainly with natural or synthetic Linalool and Linalyl acetate.