How we scored it
Flower/leaf/stem extract: all counted mass is Malva sylvestris metabolites (n=1, including mucilage polysaccharides and anthocyanins); solvents ignored. 100% / 100% = 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
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the flowers, leaves and stems of common mallow (Malva sylvestris). No commercially significant non-plant route exists.
In plain English
An extract of the flowers, leaves and stems of common mallow, a wild herb native to Europe and western Asia, used in skin-care products to condition the skin. It is made by solvent extraction of the plant material.
CosIng definition: Malva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract is an extract of the flowers, leaves and stems 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/STEM EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MALVA SYLVESTRIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM 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/STEM%20EXTRACT