Marshmallow Powder

  • European origin
  • 100% pure and natural
Marshmallow powder is rich in mucilage and forms a gel-like paste with water, making it ideal for plant-based masks for the skin and hair. It is particularly effective in 100% plant-based haircare formulations to coat, detangle, and beautify the hair, especially when combined with other powders. Softening and emollient, it is also appreciated in skincare formulations for soothing uncomfortable areas or moisturising and revitalising dry, dehydrated skin.

Dry hair

All hair types

£5.00

Price per kg = £50

Marshmallow Powder
Marshmallow Powder
stamp 100% PURE AND NATURAL

Dry hair

All hair types

Features

Properties and uses

In practice

Storage and precautions

Find out more

Features

Zero waste offer: minimum use-by date February 2026

Our commitments

stamp 100% PURE AND NATURAL
stamp FORAGED
stamp FROM THE EU

Culture

Foraged

Quality

100% pure, natural Marshmallow root powder, cosmetic quality, non-irradiated powder.

Production process

Marshmallow roots dried and ground to powder.

Part of the plant used

Roots

Botanical name

Althaea officinalis (synonym: Malva officinalis)

Botanical family

Malvaceae

Country of origin

Poland

Other names

Marshmallow, Wild marshmallow, White mallow, Mallow, Khatma

INCI name

Althaea officinalis root powder

Presentation

A fine, beige-grey powder with a sweet, slightly acidic plant fragrance, reminiscent of roots.

Main active ingredients

  • Mucilages, flavonoids

  • Pectins

  • Flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins

  • Asparagine

Environmental qualities and characteristics product sheet

Reference

03080 - Marshmallow powder 10 g

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Main packaging material

Paper bag

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Recyclability

Most packaging can be recycled

Properties and uses

Applications: hair care, skin care

Difficulty level of use: medium

Cosmetic recipes: yes

Properties and uses

Skin care

Hair care

Find out more, etc.

Properties

As a cosmetic ingredient, marshmallow powder is recognised for its properties:

  • Soothing, calms delicate skin

  • Softener, emollient, thanks to its high mucilage content

  • Its mucilages form an aqueous gel that protects and moisturises the upper layer of the epidermis

  • Regenerating, helps revitalise sensitised skin

Uses

Use as an ingredient in your blends:

  • Care for sensitive skin

  • Care for dry, dehydrated skin

  • Soothing care for face and body

  • Moisturising, regenerating and repairing skin care

  • Sunburn care

  • Post-depilation care

  • Care for skin prone to itching and insect bites

  • Hydration of the upper layers of the epidermis

In practice

  • As a paste or poultice at a maximum of 10% in water (thick paste), mixed with other natural powders.

  • As an aqueous macerate, incorporated into the aqueous phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, as the ideal active ingredient for making: a soothing cream, a restorative treatment for sensitive skin, an after-shave or post-depilation treatment, an aftersun lotion.

Instant recipes by Aroma-Zone

Soothing emollient mask

Marshmallow powder

Marshmallow powder

2 teaspoons

Colloidal oatmeal powder

Colloidal oatmeal powder

1 teaspoonful

Calendula macerated oil (optional)

Calendula macerated oil (optional)

1 teaspoonful

Step 1

Add water or a hydrosol (Roman chamomile, witch hazel, etc.), mixing until you obtain a homogeneous paste.

Step 2

Apply to the face, leave on for 10-20 minutes then rinse off with clean water.

Sunburn restorative mask

Marshmallow powder

Marshmallow powder

2 teaspoons

Tepezcohuite powder

Tepezcohuite powder

1 teaspoonful

Step 1

Add water and stir until you have a smooth paste.

Step 2

Apply to the affected area, leave on for 10-20 minutes and then rinse off with clean water.

Purifying and regenerating mask for sensitive skin

Marshmallow powder

Marshmallow powder

1 tablespoon

White clay

White clay

2 teaspoons

Cranberry botanical oil

Cranberry botanical oil

1 teaspoonful

Step 1

Add water and stir until you have a smooth paste.

Step 2

Apply to the face, leave on for 10 minutes and then rinse off with clean water.

In practice

General characteristics

Dosage

1 to 10%

Oil-insoluble

Not suitable for use in oil

Used as a paste or aqueous macerate

Forms a paste with water

Use in home cosmetics

Shampoo, hair mask, lotion, cream and milks, gel, wrap, mask

Equivalence table

Compare the capacity of the utensils we use

Recipe for Marshmallow aqueous macerate

Home-made treatments

Choose a quantity appropriate to the quantity needed in your formula, adding a small margin to compensate for losses due to filtration.

How it works

1

Use scales to weigh the quantity of powder

2

Using a powder funnel, pour the powder into the water

3

Shake well to disperse the powder in the liquid

4

Leave to macerate for a few hours away from air and light, without shaking. The powder will settle to the bottom.

5

After maceration, remove the supernatant liquid using a clean pipette or pouring carefully so that the the powder does not fall out. This liquid will be rich in mucilage and will therefore have a slightly gel-like texture. If you prefer, you can also filter your macerate using a coffee filter or a clean, suitable cloth, but filtration can be very time-consuming due to the gel-like texture of the mixture.

6

Transfer the macerate to a clean bottle.

Use

This solution can be incorporated as an aqueous phase in your "homemade" skincare products.

This preservative-free extract is very sensitive to microbial contamination. Be sure to use it quickly and keep it refrigerated. If you wish to keep it for longer, you will need to add a preservative such as Cosgard: 20 drops for 100 ml of macerated oil.

  • As a paste, mask or poultice: mix with cold or hot water (or a hydrosol), or mix with other natural powders. Adjust the amount of water to obtain the desired consistency. Marshmallow thickens in the presence of water to form a viscous gel-like paste. As a guide, 10% Marshmallow in water forms a thick paste.

  • As a 1 - 3% aqueous macerate: can be used as a lotion or incorporated as an aqueous phase in your hair or skin blends.

Storage and precautions

Storage

Store away from air, moisture, light and heat. Close the container tightly after each use.

Precautions

  • Avoid contact of powder with eyes; in case of contact, thoroughly with clean water.

  • Keep out of reach of children.

Find out more

A cousin of the Wood Mallow and Hollyhock, Marsh Mallow or White Mallow is a perennial plant in the Malvaceae family. Common in Europe, it grows in damp temperate zones and forms upright stems, 1 to 1.5 m high, covered with velvety leaves. It produces 5-petalled, white to pink flowers, which appear in clusters in the leaf axils.

Warning

The properties, information and methods of use below are quotes from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informative purposes only and in no way constitutes medical guidance. Under no circumstances can this information be used as a substitute for a medical diagnosis, consultation or follow-up, nor can it incur our liability. We recommend that you consult the guide to essential oils before using them, so that you are aware of any precautions that need to be taken. If in doubt, consult a doctor before using essential oils.

Responsible Person

  • EU responsible person: Aroma-Zone FR-84220 Cabrières d’Avignon

  • UK responsible person: Obelis UK Ltd, Sandford Gate, Oxford, OX4 6LB, UK

Equivalents

Essential Oils

1 ml = approximately 35 drops (with our Aroma-Zone dropper caps)

Carrier oils

1 pump (Aroma-Zone aluminium pump) = approx. 0.15 ml

Mass / Volume conversion (for a liquid)

Mass (g) = Density x Volume (ml) at 20°C

Further information

1 full teaspoon = between 3 and 4.5 ml

1 full tablespoon = between 7.5 and 10 ml


However, these spoon ratios depend on a number of factors (e.g. viscosity of the liquid, temperature, depth and size of the spoon, rheological behaviour of the liquid), and we strongly advise you to use precise measuring equipment, such as graduated test tubes, graduated pipettes, and precision scales.

Bibliography

1

Supplier documents

2

The Pharmaceutical Importance of Althaea officinalis and Althaea rosea: A Review, International Journal of PharmTech Research 2013, Vol.5, No.3, pp 1378-1385.

Ali Esmail Al-Snafi

3

Pharmacological activity of Althaea officinalis L., Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 2011

S. M. Ali Shah, Naveed Akhtar, M. Akram, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Khalil Ahmed and H. M. Asif

4

Aqueous extracts and polysaccharides from Marshmallow roots (Althea officinalis L.): Cellular internalisation and stimulation of cell physiology of human epithelial cells in vitro, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2010

Alexandra Detersa, Janina Zippela, Nils Hellenbranda, Dirk Pappaib, Cathleen Possemeyera, Andreas Hensela

5

Plantes & Santé n°162, November 2015, p38-39.

6

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guimauve_officinale