Note · Aromatic herbs
Clary sage
Salvia sclarea
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Clary sage yields an herbal, lightly ambery, tobacco-like oil. It is also the source of sclareol, the starting point for ambroxan.
What it brings
A soft aromatic freshness that links to amber notes.
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Material profile
- Family
- Aromatic herbs
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Salvia sclarea
- Origin
- France (Provence), Russia, Bulgaria.
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillation
- On Volute
- 18 fragrances