MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL
Melissa Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is a volatile oil obtained from the flowers, leaves, and stems of Melissa officinalis, Lamiaceae.
MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
What the official INCI name states
The official label is a composite INCI name with 3 named source-material segments. Each segment must be reconciled with the supplier specification.
- Identity type from wording
- composite
- Preparation or form
- OIL
- Stated biological parts
- LEAF, FLOWER, STEM
- Named source segments
- 3
Review parsed source-name segments
- MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER
- LEAF
- STEM OIL
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Verified source-organism taxonomy
Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.
Melissa officinalis
acceptedL.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Melissa
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL
INCI name
MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL
Description
Melissa Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil is a volatile oil obtained from the flowers, leaves, and stems of Melissa officinalis, Lamiaceae.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 95959
- Imported identity
- MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL
- Source update
- 18/04/2018
Annex records for MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL
Key data
- FLAVOURING
- Imparting taste and/or flavour to a cosmetic product.
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Melissa officinalis
beebalmbalmbee herb
19 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.
- (lavandula ANGUSTIFOLIA/MELISSA OFFICINALIS/HYPERICUM Perforatum) FLOWER/(CAMELLIA Sinensis LEAF/(GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA/ACANTHOPANAX Senticosus) ROOT/SARRACENIA Cobra Nest LEAF/FLOWER/STALK Extract
- Achillea Millefolium FLOWER/CHAMOMILLA Recutita FLOWER/FOENICULUM Vulgare FRUIT/HUMULUS Lupulus FLOWER/MELISSA Officinalis LEAF/VISCUM Album Extract
- Achillea Millefolium FLOWER/CHAMOMILLA Recutita FLOWER/FOENICULUM Vulgare FRUIT/HUMULUS Lupulus FLOWER/MELISSA Officinalis LEAF/VISCUM Album Fruit Extract
- Chamomilla Recutita FLOWER/LAVANDULA Angustifolia FLOWER/MELISSA Officinalis LEAF/ROSMARINUS Officinalis LEAF/SALVIA Officinalis Leaf Extract
- LACTOBACILLUS/ALOE LEAF/ANGELICA KEISKEI/BRASSICA Oleracea Acephala LEAF/CARROT LEAF/CARROT ROOT/CUCUMBER FRUIT/GRAPEFRUIT FRUIT/LAVANDER LEAF/MELISSA Officinalis LEAF/ROSEMARY LEAF/TOMATO Fruit Ferment Filtrate
- LACTOBACILLUS/RHODOPSEUDOMONAS/SACCHAROMYCES/MOLASSES/LAVENDER/THYMUS SERPYLLUM/CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS/PEPPERMINT/MELISSA OFFICINALIS/CHAMOMILLA Recutita FLOWER/BERGAMOT LEAF/SPEARMINT/ROSEMARY Ferment Filtrate
- LACTOBACILLUS/STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS/MOLASSES/RICE BRAN/(CITRUS JUNOS/FIG/LYCIUM CHINENSE/MYRICA RUBRA/PRUNUS DOMESTICA/VACCINIUM ASHEI/VACCINIUM Australe) FRUIT/(ARTEMISIA PRINCEPS/ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA/LAVENDER/MELISSA OFFICINALIS/TURNIP) LEAF/(MELISSA OFFICINALIS/LAVENDER/TURNIP) STALK/AGARICUS BLAZEI/LENTINULA EDODES/GRIFOLA FRONDOSA/HIZIKIA FUSIFORME/LAMINARIA JAPONICA/UNDARIA Pinnatifida Ferment Filtrate
- Melissa Officinalis Callus Lysate
- Melissa Officinalis Extract
- Melissa Officinalis FLOWER/LEAF/STEM Extract
- Melissa Officinalis FLOWER/LEAF/STEM Juice
- Melissa Officinalis FLOWER/LEAF/STEM Water
and 7 more
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How MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL is also tagged with 3 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for MELISSA OFFICINALIS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM OIL from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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