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Malva sylvestris flower

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Malva sylvestris flower in plain language

What it is

Also known as Malva sylvestris flower extract · Blue mallow flower · Common mallow flower · High mallow flower · Malva mauritiana flower · Malva sylvestris (mallow) flower extract

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Malva sylvestris (mallow) flower powder · Malvae flos · Tall mallow flower · Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Flower

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Malva Sylvestris Flower are the flowers of Malva sylvestris, Malvaceae.

  • Skin conditioning
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Malva sylvestris flower appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveMalva Sylvestris Flower are the flowers of Malva sylvestris, Malvaceae.
    • Malva Sylvestris Flower are the flowers of Malva sylvestris, Malvaceae.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Malva sylvestris flower. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Malva sylvestris flower yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Malva sylvestris flower are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Malva sylvestris flower; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.