Database/Perfuming/Salvia Sclarea Flower Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Salvia Sclarea Flower Oil natural?

Yes. The oil's constituents (mainly linalyl acetate and linalool) are isolated from the plant by distillation, so all mass is natural origin.

INCI nameSalvia Sclarea Flower Oil
CAS84775-83-7
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockDominant route: steam distillation of the flowering tops…

How we scored it

Essential oil isolated by steam distillation of Salvia sclarea; all constituents natural: 1.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Dominant route: steam distillation of the flowering tops and foliage of clary sage (Salvia sclarea). No alternative route is commercially significant.

In plain English

An essential oil steam-distilled from the flowers and foliage of clary sage and used for its herbal-floral fragrance. It is a mixture of natural plant volatiles, mainly linalyl acetate and linalool.

CosIng definition: Salvia Sclarea Flower Oil is an essential oil obtained from the flowers and foliage of the Clary Sage, Salvia sclarea L., Lamiaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2SALVIA SCLAREA FLOWER OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SALVIA SCLAREA FLOWER OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SALVIA%20SCLAREA%20FLOWER%20OIL