Product Overview
Our Clary Sage Absolute has an intense, somewhat sweet, yet also bitter, wine-like, rich herbaceous aroma with soft hay and tobacco back notes; it is very tenacious and blends well with citrus oils and numerous other perfume materials. Clary Sage absolute has a very high content of Sclareol, a solid, odorless, non-distillable terpene alcohol that contributes powerful fixative value[1]; another main constituent is linalyl acetate – a fruity ester that adds richness and character to this unusual and euphoric perfumery material. Only 1 kilo of absolute is made from 90 kilos of flowers.[2]
Salvia sclarea is a perennial native to the Mediterranean region, growing wild in France, Germany, North Africa, parts of Italy, and also on the Crimean Peninsula. It is cultivated in France, Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, England and the US.
Although Clary Sage Absolute is completely soluble in alcohol, it is not soluble in fixed (carrier) oils. However, it does impart its aroma to fixed (carrier) oils by gently heating both absolute and carrier oil separately before combining. Upon cooling, and left undisturbed, some sediment will precipitate to the bottom; the portion on top will remain cloudy for a few weeks, then will become a completely clear (non-cloudy) highly aromatic oil. Please also see special use instructions to blend.
1 Arctander, Steffen. Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, 1960, p. 568.
2 Naturals Compendium, International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., 2009, p. 46.
