Ingredient

Salvia Officinalis Extract

Low risk

Also known assage leaf extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, common sage, Salvia officinalis

FunctionBotanical

What it is — Salvia Officinalis Extract is prepared from the leaves of common sage, the culinary herb. It contains rosmarinic acid, carnosic acid and flavonoids, all antioxidants, plus tannins that give it a mildly astringent character.

What it does — In hair care it is an antioxidant and toning botanical for the scalp. Sage rinses are an old folk tradition for darkening grey hair; any such effect from a leaf extract at cosmetic levels is not something DHALIORA claims, and the colour in this product comes from its dye ingredients, not from sage.

Typical use — Shampoos for oily or flaky scalps, herbal rinses and skin care. In the GDS Hair Dye Shampoo it is declared in the Black formula as one of the supporting botanicals, alongside peony root, black bean, oat protein, aloe, dodder seed and silver vine extracts.

Who it suits / good to know — Suits normal to oily scalps. Sage essential oil contains thujone and is handled differently from the leaf extract; the water-based extract used in shampoos carries very little of it.

Safety — Not restricted under the EU Cosmetics Regulation and not flagged by the CIR or SCCS. Contact reactions to sage are uncommon; patch-test if you have reacted to mint-family plants before. This is general information, not medical advice.

Why we grade it Low: Low risk — a culinary herb extract with no regulatory restriction and no notable sensitisation record in cosmetics; the thujone in sage essential oil is not a concern in a water-based leaf extract used at low levels.
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How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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