SALVIA OFFICINALIS (SAGE) LEAF

📋 Quick facts

Description: SALVIA OFFICINALIS (SAGE) LEAF — CIR reviewed: safe as used in cosmetics. Report: Safety Assessment of Salvia officinalis (Sage)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.

Quick Facts:

• Category: other
• Also Known As: 药鼠尾草（SALVIA OFFICINALIS）叶, セージ, 살비아잎

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• Sage leaf contains compounds called flavonoids and phenolics that have antioxidant properties
• In a 2-month study of people with type 2 diabetes, sage extract helped lower fasting blood sugar and cholesterol levels when added to standard medications
• The same study found sage extract was safe to use alongside statin medications with no reported adverse effects
• Sage’s antioxidant activity was measurable in lab testing, though less potent than pure vitamin C

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🛡️ Safety rating

Safety tier is a starting heuristic from regulatory status and comedogenic rating, not a dermatological verdict — see our Terms for the full disclaimer. Research confidence reflects how many real cited studies back this ingredient, not the strength of their findings.

🌍 Regulatory Status

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

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📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

Salvia officinalis (common sage) contains bioactive compounds that researchers have identified and measured. The leaf extract contains flavonoids and phenolic compounds — these are plant chemicals known to have antioxidant properties, meaning they can neutralize harmful free radicals in the body. In one peer-reviewed study (2016), the extract showed measurable antioxidant activity in laboratory testing using an assay called DPPH radical scavenging, though the extract was less potent than ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in this particular test. When studied in humans, #1: the sage extract appeared to help with blood sugar control — it lowered fasting glucose levels and postprandial glucose (blood sugar measured 2 hours after eating) compared to placebo in people with type 2 diabetes combined with high cholesterol, according to research published in a peer-reviewed journal (2016).

#2: The extract also improved lipid profiles, reducing total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol (the ‘bad’ kind), and triglycerides while increasing HDL cholesterol (the ‘good’ kind) in the same study population. #3: Importantly, when added to existing statin therapy, the sage extract did not cause adverse effects or negatively impact liver or kidney function markers, suggesting it was safe to combine with standard diabetes and cholesterol medications (2016). It’s important to note that these findings come from a single study of 100 people with a specific health condition (type 2 diabetes with high cholesterol), so the results may not apply to the general population or to other uses of sage in skincare.

📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Kianbakht S et al. (2016). Salvia officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract as Add-on to Statin Therapy in Hypercholesterolemic Type 2 Diabetic Patients: a Randomized Clinical Trial. a peer-reviewed journal.

🧴 Products Containing SALVIA OFFICINALIS (SAGE) LEAF

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