How we scored it
Botanical leaf extract; pulled out with solvent or water. This site's convention: extracts = 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
Produced by extracting mallow (Malva sylvestris) leaves with water or alcohol. No synthetic route exists; sourcing is agricultural.
In plain English
A soothing plant extract from mallow leaves, traditionally used in skincare to help condition and calm the skin.
CosIng definition: Malva Sylvestris Leaf Extract is the extract of the 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 LEAF EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MALVA SYLVESTRIS 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%20LEAF%20EXTRACT