fast FACTS
ORIGIN
Mediterranean Basin
EXTRACTION
Distillation
MAY HELP WITH
Depression
Sensitive skin
Spasms and cramps
Stress
Women’s health
fast FACTS
ORIGIN
Mediterranean Basin
EXTRACTION
Distillation
MAY HELP WITH
Depression
Sensitive skin
Spasms and cramps
Stress
Women’s health
Clary sage is at the top of the list for easing feelings of stress and anxiety, relieving spasms, and balancing female reproductive issues. It’s considered one of the most relaxing essential oils available, making it a powerful addition to your essential-oil collection.
The beautiful green stalks and purple flowers of clary sage grow wild along the Mediterranean Sea. The leaves and flowers are distilled into essential oil.
Clary sage is renowned for reducing stress and anxiety.
Clary sage produces a sweet, slightly earthy scent with a touch of floral note. The oil can be clear to a pale green.
Clary sage is well known for easing hormonal fluctuations in women, and also great for anyone who wants to:
• Perk up. Clary sage is renowned for calming feelings of stress and anxiety and even lifting depression.
• Relieve aches and pains. Clary sage’s antispasmodic property makes it an effective treatment for cramped and aching muscles.
• Ease digestive troubles. Clary sage’s tonic properties may help relieve nervous stomach related to stress and anxiety.
Changing Priorities
In ancient times, clary sage was considered a cure-all that could make a man immortal and allow him to see into the future. Far more important to our current culture is the ability to stay present, which this relaxing essential oil may actually be able to help you do.
To make the most of clary sage, add it to:
• Massage oils. Mix 1 or 2 drops of clary sage with other relaxing oils such as bergamot and lavender, add them to a carrier oil, and feel your stress melt away.
• Diffusers or inhalers. The aroma of clary sage alone may be enough to lift your spirits and relax your mind.
• Baths. Having a long soak in a hot, clary-sage bath may help relieve stress, reduce aches, and balance hormones.
Soaking in a clary-sage bath may help reduce aches.
Spice Things Up
Here’s one more reason to keep clary sage handy—it’s considered an aphrodisiac. The next time you need a little help setting the mood, add a couple drops of clary sage to a tablespoon of coconut oil for a sensual massage.
Some blending combinations for clary sage include: bergamot, black pepper, cardamom, cedarwood, chamomile, cypress, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, jasmine, lavender, lime, orange, peppermint, rosemary, and sandalwood.
Keep these tips in mind when using clary-sage oil:
• Use caution when driving. Clary sage gives some a feeling of wooziness, making it hard to concentrate.
• Avoid when pregnant.
• Less is more. Calming, relaxing oils such as clary sage are more effective at low concentrations.