How we scored it
Flower extract, direct botanical extraction; no synthetic fragment. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Extracted from the flowers of Malva sylvestris (common mallow), typically by water or water/glycol maceration. No alternative synthetic route exists for this botanical extract.
In plain English
Mallow flower extract is a plant extract made from the flowers of the common mallow. It's used in skincare for its soothing, skin-conditioning properties, typically in water- or glycol-based extracts.
CosIng definition: Malva Sylvestris Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Mallow, Malva sylvestris L., Malvaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2MALVA SYLVESTRIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MALVA SYLVESTRIS FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MALVA%20SYLVESTRIS%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT