In short
Dalmatian sage oil is distilled from the leaves of Salvia officinalis. It has a warm, herbal and camphoraceous odour and contains thujone and camphor.
What Sage Oil (Dalmatian) smells like
Dalmatian sage oil has a warm, camphoraceous, thujone-like odour, in Wikipedia and the Food Chemicals Codex. A perfumery supplier gives fresh, warm-spicy and intensely herbaceous with a pronounced camphoraceous-cineolic character and a thujone top note reminiscent of tansy. Its main constituents are thujone, 1,8-cineole and camphor, in proportions sources report differently. Its thujone content is restricted by IFRA.
- Leading note
- Warm camphor-herb
- Clear facets
- Thujone, tansy
- Supporting facets
- Cineole, warm spice
- Character
- Warm, intense, herbaceous
What makes Sage Oil (Dalmatian) distinctive
Sage's own thujone note — tansy-like and warm-camphoraceous — that rosemary and eucalyptus lack.
Where the descriptions disagree: Sources give different thujone, cineole and camphor levels, reflecting chemotype.
How Sage Oil (Dalmatian) is used
Used in small amounts in herbal, fougère and masculine compositions, within IFRA limits, and in flavours.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Sage Oil (Dalmatian) differs from similar materials
- Rosemary Oil
- Rosemary is cleaner and more herbaceous-woody; sage adds thujone's tansy-like top and a warmer camphor.
- Armoise Oil
- Armoise is also thujone-rich, cooler and sweeter-green with a bitter edge; sage is warmer and more herbaceous.
- Cedar Leaf Oil
- Cedar leaf is sharper and greener, with a woody, hay background; sage is warmer and more herbaceous.
Each difference compares the published descriptions of the two materials. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.
Formulation considerations
Contains thujone; check the regulatory position for your product. Not the same material as clary sage.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Essential oil
- Origin
- Natural
- Odour family
- Aromatic / Green
- Note position
- Top to heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
- Also known as
- Common sage oil
- Botanical source
- Salvia officinalis
- CAS number
- 8022-56-8
The CAS number was checked on 19 October 2026 against a PubChem substance record that gives it for this material. A natural material is a mixture, so it has no single formula; its composition varies with origin and processing.
Safety and compliance
This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.
Materials it works with
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Rosemary Oil
Essential oil · Aromatic / Woody — herbal, camphoraceous, fresh, woody
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Lavender Oil
Essential oil · Aromatic / Floral — lavender, herbal, floral, fresh
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Camphor
Aroma chemical · Aromatic / Woody — camphoraceous, medicinal, cooling
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Clary Sage Oil
Essential oil · Aromatic / Amber — herbal, tea-like, ambery, musky
Sage Oil (Dalmatian) is also suggested as a partner on the pages for alpha-Humulene and Hyssop Oil.
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 5 published formulas
Sage Oil (Dalmatian) is an ingredient in 4 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Sage Oil (Dalmatian)
Is Sage Oil (Dalmatian) natural or synthetic?
Sage Oil (Dalmatian) is natural. It is a volatile oil obtained from plant material by steam distillation or, for citrus peels, by cold expression.
What is the CAS number of Sage Oil (Dalmatian)?
8022-56-8, the registry number for the essential oil as a substance rather than a single molecule. It was checked against PubChem on 19 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Sage Oil (Dalmatian)?
Sage Oil (Dalmatian) is used in 5 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Bleached Driftwood, Frost Herb Accord and Glacier Bottle. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- PubChem — substance 135308063, checked 19 October 2026.
- Wikipedia — Sage oil — published perfumery reference.
- Food Chemicals Codex — sage oil, Dalmatian type — published perfumery reference.
- Scentspiracy — Salvia officinalis oil — distributor's description.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 21 October 2026. Evidence: several independent published descriptions, which agree. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.