The aim of the present study was to investigate the phenolic composition and the biological
properties of different Aerva lanata (L). Juss. herb extracts obtained with the use of accelerated solvent
extraction (ASE), i.e., a green, ecological method, for cosmetic purposes. All samples exhibited
high DPPH• (9.17–119.85 mg TE/g) and ABTS•+ (9.90–107.58 mg TE/g) scavenging activity. The
extracts exhibited considerable anti-lipoxygenase (EC50 between 1.14 mg/mL and 3.73 mg/mL) and
anti-xanthine oxidase (EC50 between 1.28 mg/mL and 3.72 mg/mL) activities, moderate chelating
activity (EC50 between 1.58 mg/mL and 5.30 mg/mL), and high antioxidant potential in the ORAC
assay (0.36–3.84 mM TE/g). Changes in the polyphenol profile of the analysed samples depending
on the solvent and temperature used for the extraction were determined with the liquid chromatogra-
phy/electrospray mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) method. Twenty-one phenolic compounds,
including flavonoids and phenolic acids, were detected and quantified. It was shown that tiliroside
was one of the main phenolic metabolites in the A. lanata (L.) Juss. herb., which may suggest that this
compound may be largely responsible for the observed anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts. In
addition, the studied extracts exhibited promising skin-related (anti-tyrosinase, anti-elastase, anti-
collagenase, and anti-hyaluronidase) activity. This study showed that Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. contains
high amounts of phenolic compounds, including tiliroside, and has good skin-related activities.
Therefore, the plant may be interesting as a novel source of bioactive agents for cosmetic industries.