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Salvia Sclarea (Clary Sage) Oil

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SYNONYMS

● CLARY (SALVIA SCLAREA L.)
● CLARY ESSENTIAL OIL
● CLARY OIL
● CLARY OIL (SALVIA SCLAREA L.)
● CLARY SAGE ESSENTIAL OIL
● CLARY SAGE OIL
● CLARY SAGE OIL, ESSENTIAL
● CLARY SAGE OIL; CLARY SAGE OIL; OIL OF CLARY SAGE; SAGE (CLARY) OIL; SAGE (CLARY) OIL, ABSOLUTE; SCLAREE SAGE OIL
● ESSENTIAL CLARY SAGE OIL
● OIL OF CLARY
● OIL, ESSENTIAL, CLARY SAGE
● OILS, CLARY SAGE
● SAGE CLARY ABSOLUTE
● SAGE CLARY CONCRETE
● SALVIA SCLAREA (CLARY SAGE) ESSENTIAL OIL
● SALVIA SCLAREA (CLARY SAGE) OIL
● SALVIA SCLAREA (CLARY) OIL
● SALVIA SCLAREA ESSENTIAL OIL
● SALVIA SCLAREA OIL

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Oil is a volatile oil obtained from Salvia sclarea.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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facial moisturizer/treatment29 products
shampoo26 products
hair treatment/serum21 products
facial cleanser20 products
mask19 products
moisturizer19 products
bath oil/salts/soak18 products
conditioner16 products
antiperspirant/deodorant15 products
body wash/cleanser14 products
daily use with SPF13 products
body oil11 products
liquid hand soap10 products
serums & essences9 products
bar soap8 products
exfoliant/scrub6 products
hand cream5 products
toners/astringents4 products
hair styling aide4 products
hair-loss treatment4 products
body spray3 products
bubble bath3 products
hand sanitizer3 products
body powder2 products
recreational sunscreen2 products
fragrance for women2 products
2 products
styling gel/lotion2 products
setting powder/spray2 products
muscle/joint soreness2 products
lip balm2 products
baby lotion1 products
beard cleanser1 products
fragrance for men1 products
beard oil1 products
makeup primer1 products
baby sunscreen1 products
beard care1 products
foot odor control1 products
after shave1 products
anti-aging1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)1 products
baby soap1 products
baby shampoo1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
makeup remover1 products

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
95 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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