Snapshot
- Overview
- A musky-amber fragrance ingredient that helps scent linger longer.
- Category
- Fragrance
- Type
- Fragrance
Sclareolide
Sclareolide is a fragrance lactone found in clary sage or produced synthetically. It's used in perfumes and toiletries to add a soft, musky-amber note, act as a fixative for longer wear, and smooth the overall accord at low levels.
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Our take
Is Sclareolide a Good Ingredient?
Fair, because it primarily acts as a scent material and fixative with little evidence of direct skin benefit. As a fragrance ingredient, it carries a sensitization risk for some individuals, especially in leave-on products, which keeps it from rating higher.
What it does
Skin Benefits
Adds a smooth, musky-amber nuance and helps the scent linger on skin or hair, though skin benefits beyond fragrance are limited.
Where you'll find it
Uses in Skincare & Cosmetics
Included in perfumes, body sprays, shampoos, and creams in trace amounts to round out and extend the fragrance profile.
Before you use it
Safety
Like other fragrance components, it can cause irritation or allergic contact dermatitis in sensitive users, more so at higher concentrations or in leave-on use. Typically used under IFRA safety guidance; no broad regulatory bans noted.
Products with Sclareolide
