Clary Sage Essential Oil

🌿 Clary Sage Essential Oil – Salvia sclarea

✨ Description

Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea) is a beautiful aromatic plant with pink bracts and lilac flowers that bloom in summer. Loved by bees and widely used in both aromatherapy and traditional medicine, it is highly regarded for its benefits on the female hormonal system, the digestive system, the nervous system and the respiratory system. Its herbal, slightly sweet aroma is also valued in perfumery and winemaking, as it has historically been used to flavor wines and liqueurs in Southern Europe.

💚 Main Properties

• 🛡️ Antiseptic: Helps eliminate pathogens that affect the body.
• 💆 Antispasmodic: Relieves muscular, digestive and uterine spasms.
• ⚡ Anticonvulsant: Contributes to reducing mild convulsions.
• 🧠 Nervous tonic: Strengthens and balances the nervous system.
• 💓 Hypotensive: Helps lower blood pressure.

🧾 Traditional Uses

• Circulatory, muscular and joint system: Muscular pain, high blood pressure, rheumatism.
• Digestive system: Spasms, dyspepsia, flatulence.
• Reproductive system: PMS, menopause, hot flashes.
• Nervous system: Stress, migraines, nervous tension.
• Respiratory system: Asthma, throat infections.

🛠️ Usage Recipes

Massage

• Aphrodisiac massage:
  ➤ 2 drops Clary Sage + 2 drops Ylang Ylang + 2 drops Jasmine in 1 tsp Hemp oil. Apply to lower back.
• For menstrual pain relief:
  ➤ 2 drops Clary Sage + 2 drops Lavender + 1 drop Wintergreen in 1 tsp Black Cumin oil. Apply to lower back twice a day.

Diffusion

• For mental and physical fatigue:
  ➤ 4-5 drops Clary Sage + Bergamot in an ultrasonic diffuser.

🤝 Blends well with

• Lavender
• Ginger
• Cedarwood (Atlas)
• Sage
• Lemon
• Ravintsara
• Roman Chamomile
• Sweet Almond oil (carrier)

💧 Recommended Dilutions

👉 Adults: up to 2%
👉 Children (over 6 years): up to 0.25%

See dilution chart

📖 Expert’s Note

“Known in many cultures as a great remedy for women’s hormonal imbalances, as well as a valuable aid for skin, muscles and joints, Clary Sage essential oil has an excellent reputation and extensive history of use. Thanks to its safety and versatility, it is one of the easiest essential oils to apply and therefore one of the most widely used worldwide.”
– Luís Rodero, Aromatherapist

🧾 Identification

• Botanical name: Salvia sclarea L., Lamiaceae
• Origin: Spain
• Extraction method: Steam distillation
• Distilled part: Leaves and flowers
• INCI: Salvia Sclarea Oil

⚠️ Safety

• Avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• Always perform a patch test on the inside of the elbow before use.
• Topical use: Suitable in dilution.
• Diffusion: Suitable.
• Phototoxicity: No.
• Sensitizing: No.
• Irritant: No.
• Natural allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Geraniol.

Essential oil safety

Storage guide

ℹ️ Important

The information provided by Essenciales is for educational purposes only and does not replace medical advice. The International Federation of Aromatherapists does not recommend the ingestion of essential oils except under qualified medical supervision. Always dilute properly. Avoid use during pregnancy, breastfeeding, epilepsy, liver failure or serious conditions without professional guidance. Do not use on children without appropriate knowledge or instructions from a qualified professional.

Never ignore professional medical advice.
Essenciales does not provide medical advice or engage in medical practice.