How we scored it
Steam distillate of mallow leaves: water (n=1) plus trace plant volatiles (n=1); nothing added. 1.0 x 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 feedstock is Malva sylvestris leaf, steam-distilled with water to give a hydrosol. No alternative route exists; any added preservative would be declared separately.
In plain English
The water collected when mallow leaves are steam-distilled, carrying trace compounds from the plant. It is used in products as a water-based skin-conditioning ingredient. It is made only from mallow leaves and water.
CosIng definition: Malva Sylvestris Leaf Water is the steam distillate obtained from 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 WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MALVA SYLVESTRIS LEAF WATER. 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%20WATER