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Sage Leaf Extract
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract · Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract
An extract of the leaves of common sage, the kitchen herb. Little research tests what it does on skin.
What it does
The EU lists several jobs for it: conditioning and toning skin, cleansing, oral care and helping control oiliness.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a cleanser (helps keep skin clean).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2026) judged 6 sage ingredients made from the leaf or the oil, sage leaf extract among them, safe as used in products made not to cause allergy. They were concerned that some compounds in sage, called terpenes, could cause allergy, and told makers to avoid harmful levels. A product with 0.005% leaf extract, diluted for the test, didn’t irritate or cause allergy in a repeat patch test on 53 people. For 6 other sage ingredients they had too little data to judge.Raj 2026 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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