Sclareolide ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used as a fragrance material and fixative, adding an amber-like scent profile and helping a perfume accord last longer on skin or hair.
What does Sclareolide do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used as a fragrance material and fixative, adding an amber-like scent profile and helping a perfume accord last longer on skin or hair.
Is Sclareolide clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it sits in the fragrance category, where disclosure and sensitization potential are the main points of scrutiny. It is not a common headline restricted-list ingredient, but individual tolerance matters because fragrance materials can trigger reactions in sensitive users.
Is Sclareolide sustainable?
This material can be sourced from clary sage-derived feedstocks or made through fragrance-chemistry routes, so its footprint depends heavily on supplier process and agricultural inputs. It is used at very low levels, but public biodegradability data are less robust than for simpler plant oils or fatty alcohols.
Is Sclareolide COSMOS-approved?
It may fit COSMOS-natural only when it is supplied as a compliant natural fragrance material under the standard’s fragrance rules, while synthetic versions would not automatically qualify. Its Green Chemistry profile is stronger when made from renewable botanical feedstock and weaker where solvent intensity, transformation steps, or limited biodegradation data are concerns.
How does Sclareolide work chemically?
The molecule is a lipophilic bicyclic diterpene lactone with low water solubility, which is why it is typically handled through fragrance concentrates rather than the water phase. It is generally used at trace to low levels in finished products, is compatible with oil-based fragrance systems, and lactone chemistry can be less stable under strongly alkaline conditions.
Last updated 2026-05-13