The drawing: sage, fresh sprigThe drawing: sage, dried leaves
sage

Ingredients · Herbs & lavender · top note

Sage oil

Warm, camphoraceous herb with a dry, sharp, slightly spicy edge.

What it is
Natural oil from steam-distilled leaves.
Where it comes from
Balkans (Albania, Croatia), Spain
When you smell it
Top notes: the first minutes.
What perfumers do with it
Adds a dry, masculine herbal accent to aromatic fougères; used sparingly.
Worth knowing
'Salvia' comes from Latin 'salvere', to be healthy, reflecting its long medicinal reputation.
Rules
Limited. Thujone-rich; IFRA thujone limits cap its dose
Also called
Dalmatian sage; Salvia officinalis leaf oil