Clary sage absolute

Chemotypes :

The genus Salvia L. includes nearly 1,300 species, among which are the sages. A large number of sage varieties exist, but the following are the most relevant for perfumery:
Sages rich in linalyl acetate and other esters:
- Salvia sclarea L.: Clary Sage oil/ Clary sage absolute. Found mainly in Europe.
- Salvia dorisiana Standl.: Doris Sage. Native to Central America. Rich in perillyl acetate.
- Salvia desoleana Atzei & V. Picci: Sardinian Sage. Endemic to Sardinia (Italy). Rich in linalyl acetate and terpinyl acetate.

Sages rich in eucalyptol, linalool, or camphor:
- Salvia lavandulifolia Spreng.: Spanish Sage. Found on the eastern coast of Spain.
- Salvia fruticosa Mill.: Greek Sage (Three-lobed Sage). Found throughout the Mediterranean basin.
- Salvia bengalensis J. Koenig ex Roxb.: Bengal Sage. Found in India and Pakistan.

Sages rich in thujones:
- Salvia officinalis L.: Sage officnale flower oil / Common Sage Branch EO, along with all its derived varieties.
- Salvia pomifera L.: Apple Sage. Found in Greece, Crete, and Turkey. High in beta-thujone.

Sages rich in bisabolol or nerolidol:
- Salvia stenophylla Burch. ex Benth.: Including both chemotypes of Blue Mountain Sage from South Africa.

Sages rich in beta-caryophyllene and other sesquiterpenes:
- Salvia hispanica L.: Spanish Sage, rich in beta-caryophyllene.
- Salvia glutinosa L.: Jupiter’s Distaff (Sticky Sage), rich in gamma-muurolene.
- Salvia tomentosa Mill.: Woolly Sage (Large-flowered Sage), rich in beta-caryophyllene and borneol.
- Salvia elegans Vahl.: Pineapple Sage, rich in beta-caryophyllene and (E)-beta-ocimene.

Sages rich in diterpenoids:
- Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge: Chinese Sage (Danshen), whose roots are extracted for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Extraction process :

Clary sage is a short-lived plant that can grow up to 1.60 m in culture. In early spring, clary sage fields are perennialized by sowing the seeds of the plant. Harvests occur during the flowering period in August. The harvest is mechanical: a tractor cuts, crushes and collects the fresh plants before taking them to the extraction plant.
The leaves are extracted fresh, directly after the harvest to preserve the smell. The extraction is done in a tank with hexane and once the plant is removed from the extractor and the hexane has evaporated, the concrete is collected. The concrete is diluted in alcohol to precipitate the waxes after glazing the mixture at a temperature gradient from 140 °F to 32 °F. The absolute is obtained after evaporation of the solvent with a yield of about 80-85%.
The Clary Sage EO also exists but is more fruity and floral, close to Linalool.
Clary sage absolute can be bleached by distillation.

Uses in perfumery :

Suitable for tobacco, fougere, amber, chypre and to simulate the presence of Lavender EO.

Stability :

Solubility issues in perfumes
Sclareol identified in this raw material can polymerize when they are oxidized

Other comments :

Clary sage has long leafy stems with blue-violet flower heads. The leaves contain the essential oil.
The clary sage absolute is the main precursor of natural Sclareol, its major component. The essential oil contains much less but is richer in Linalool and Linalyl Acetate.

Clary sage has long leafy stems with blue-violet flower heads. The leaves contain the essential oil.
The clary sage absolute is the main precursor of natural Sclareol, its major component. The essential oil contains much less but is richer in Linalool and Linalyl Acetate.

Allergens :

Linalool - D-Limonene

Signal word :

Warning

Hazard pictograms :

Precautionary statements :

IFRA 51^th :

This ingredient is restricted by the 51th amendment

Annexe I :

Some regulated synthetic ingredients are found in nature and in certain proportions in natural ingredients. This presence in nature has to be taken into account when calculating limits of use recommended by the IFRA. In case you do not know these concentrations, you can use the ones estimated by the IFRA. Here they are :

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