How we scored it
Extract of Malva sylvestris flowers and leaves; botanical extract, entirely plant-derived = 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
Solvent extraction of dried flowers and leaves of Malva sylvestris (common mallow). No alternative route applies.
In plain English
A plant extract from the flowers and leaves of common mallow, used to condition skin. It is made by extracting the dried plant material.
CosIng definition: Malva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf Extract is the extract of the flowers and leaves 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/LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MALVA SYLVESTRIS FLOWER/LEAF 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/LEAF%20EXTRACT