Plant Therapy | Clary Sage REVIEW

At a Glance

• Product Name: Clary Sage Essential Oil 30 mL (1 fl oz)
  
  

• Product Brand: Plant Therapy
  
  

• Evellon Oil Score: 8.4 / 10
  
  

• Concentration: 100 % pure, undiluted single-origin oil
  
  

• Ingredients: Salvia sclarea (flower) oil, steam-distilled
  
  

• Scent Profile: Sweet green top, warm herbal-tea heart, soft hay-like base
  
  

• Price per oz: USD 29.99 / fl oz
  
  

• Price: USD 29.99 for 30 mL

Clary Sage is the herb–lover’s lullaby—earthy, faintly fruity, and famous for easing tension in both muscles and mood. Plant Therapy’s 30 mL bottle delivers that signature calm with batch-tested purity and a price that still undercuts the MLM giants. Below you’ll find exactly how it smells, what real shoppers say, and every clever way we work it into daily life.

Deep Dive

A Look into Plant Therapy's Clary Sage

Crack open the cap and you meet a meadow at dusk: grassy, a bit nutty, and quietly floral. Harvested from chemical-free fields in Bulgaria and France, the flowering tops reach the still within hours, where low-pressure steam teases out an oil rich in linalyl acetate. That compound, along with sclareol, gives Clary Sage its reputation for soothing menstrual cramps, balancing scalp oil, and lulling over-active minds. Plant Therapy bottles the thick, straw-gold liquid in UV-blocking amber glass and prints a lot number you can trace to a publicly posted GC-MS sheet—one reason aromatherapists stock this brand for “serious-use” blends without paying luxury-label mark-ups.

Ingredients & Extraction

Why the certifications matter

• Batch-Specific GC-MS Report – Every lot is analyzed by third-party labs that separate and identify each molecule, proving no synthetics or fillers slipped in and that linalyl acetate sits in the optimal range for the oil’s relaxing effects.
  
  

• Therapeutic Grade (Plant Therapy term) – Not an external certification, but the label signals the oil passed organoleptic testing by in-house certified aromatherapists plus the GC-MS screen above. While “therapeutic grade” is a marketing phrase, Plant Therapy backs it with downloadable lab sheets—something many brands skip.
  
  

• Small-Business Registered Seller – Indicates direct supply from Plant Therapy rather than a re-bottler, reducing chain-of-custody questions.

Flowering tops of Salvia sclarea are hand-cut at peak bloom, then steam-distilled in stainless-steel vessels no later than twelve hours post-harvest. The resulting oil contains roughly 55–65 % linalyl acetate for calming aroma plus 10–15 % linalool for gentle skin support, with a whisper of sclareol that seasoned users prize for hormonal balance.

Quick-look bullets

• Single ingredient, no carrier oil
  
  

• Steam-distilled within 12 h of harvest
  
  

• Lot-linked, third-party GC-MS purity proof
  
  

• No USDA Organic/KidSafe badge on this specific bottle
  
  

Scent Profile

The first second feels like biting into a crisp green pear; within minutes, a warm herb-tea note drifts forward—think chamomile with backbone. As the hours pass, the aroma dries down to sun-cured hay laced with faint tobacco sweetness, clinging to fabric long after lighter florals fade.

• Top: Sweet green, hint of pear
  
  

• Heart: Herbal-tea warmth, soft nutty spice
  
  

• Base: Dry hay, mild tobacco-like finish
  
  

• Longevity: 5–7 h in passive diffusion

Brand Story & Purity

Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, in 2011, Plant Therapy set out to break the MLM stranglehold on high-grade oils. Their model: publish every lab report, price direct-to-consumer, and employ certified aromatherapists to vet safety questions by email or chat. Today the company’s database of GC-MS sheets is still free to the public, and each amber bottle carries a scannable lot code that takes you straight to your oil’s chemical fingerprint.

What Shoppers Say

With a 4.7-star average over 400+ reviews, buyers rave about relief from hot flashes and evening restlessness. One five-star fan writes, “Get this product!! It works immediately! My friend and sister-in-law have started using it after I let them use mine. Just put some on the bottom of your feet and rub them together. I do that at night in bed right before going to sleep. The smell? I’m not crazy about it as it smells very green to me (I put on a little rose geranium or lavender oil too), but my friend LOVES the smell. Since I started using clary sage, I haven’t had one hot flash. Not one! That was over seven months ago. Wow!!!” Occasional critics wish the aroma were stronger, hinting they’re comparing it to pricier niche distillations rather than any flaw in purity.

Quick-look bullets

• Average rating: 4.7 / 5 (≈ 400 reviews)
  
  

• Praise: Calms hormones, authentic scent, lab-sheet transparency
  
  

• Common gripe: Aroma intensity feels mild for a few noses

How We Use It

Diffuser — 4 drops per 100 mL (≈ 3.4 fl oz) water
Blend two drops Clary Sage with two of lavender for a twilight mix that hushes mind chatter before bed.

Topical — 2 % dilution (≈ 12 drops in 30 mL / 1 fl oz carrier)
Massage clockwise over the lower abdomen to soothe monthly cramps; add a drop of peppermint for cooling relief.

Pillow Spray
Shake 10 drops into 30 mL (1 fl oz) of vodka–water base, mist sheets lightly, and let that herb-pear whisper escort you to dreamland.

Bath
Stir 5 drops into 1 cup (240 g / 8 oz) Epsom salt before tossing into 100 °F / 38 °C water—steam plus magnesium equals full-body calm.

Laundry
Dot 3 drops onto a wool dryer ball; cotton tees emerge with a subtle meadow freshness instead of synthetic softener scent.

Shelf‑Life & Storage

High ester content means moderate oxidation speed: expect about four years unopened, two after first use. Keep the bottle upright, cap snug, below 77 °F / 25 °C, and away from sunlight. If the aroma turns sharp or acrid, oxidation has overtaken those esters—downgrade the leftovers to cleaning blends.

Quick-look bullets

• Shelf life: 4 y sealed, 2 y opened
  
  

• Best temp: ≤ 77 °F / 25 °C, dark cabinet
  
  

• Oxidation cue: sharp instead of sweet-green

Price & Value

A 1 fl oz / 30 mL bottle lists for USD 29.99, exactly USD 29.99 per oz or USD 1.00 per mL. Considering its hormone-support appeal and free GC-MS transparency, the rate stays competitive for routine use. Occasional brand promotions can drop the effective price even lower.

Verdict

For hormone-soothing blends, scalp revivers, or simply winding down after an adrenaline-heavy day, Plant Therapy Clary Sage delivers rock-solid purity without boutique pricing. A missing USDA Organic badge keeps it shy of top marks, but lot-linked lab data and a sweet-herbal profile earn it a confident 8.4 / 10 on the Evellon scale. If you’re building a well-rounded calm-blend toolkit, this meadow-in-a-bottle deserves front-row status.