Clary Sage Oil France
Clary sage essential oil has an aromatic, floral fragrance with sweet, musky undertones. As it dries, it reveals facets of cut hay and tobacco.
It blends well with essential oils such as bergamot, cedar, geranium, jasmine, juniper, lavender and sandalwood.
Salvia sclarea, or clary sage, is a very fragrant plant covered with small, fine hairs and has stiff, rather branching stems. The leaves are large, green-grey, opposite, generally stalkless and oval or heart-shaped at the base, forming a rosette. The flowers are white or pale lily-blue, arranged in rather loose racemes.
In France, clary sage is the third most cultivated aromatic plant after lavender and lavandin. Clary sage has a maximum life cycle of five years. There is no harvest in the first year, essential oil production begins in the second year and continues for two to a maximum of four years. Harvesting takes place during flowering, between July and August, at the hottest time of day, when the aerial part begins to glow due to the presence of essential oil droplets. The essential oil is extracted from the flowering stems by steam distillation.
In many ancient cultures, sage was said to have unparalleled protective and cleansing powers. Its name ‘Clear Eye’ also meant that the scent of clary sage enhanced vision and helped people to distinguish good from evil.
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