The invention provides an application of an althaea rosa seed extractive to cigarettes. The application is characterized in that the althaea rosa seed extractive is added into tobacco shreds of the cigarettes, so that cigarette smoke has no peculiar smell, scents are coordinated, the scent property and the delicacy and tenderness degree of the smoke of the cigarettes are improved, the number of scents is increased, offensive odors and irritation of the smoke of the cigarettes are reduced, and the overall smoking quality of the cigarettes is improved. The althaea rosa seed extractive is prepared through the following steps that impurity removal, drying and smashing are carried out on althaea rosa seeds; extraction is carried out through a solvent; decompression concentration is carried out on extract liquid; redissolution is carried out through ethyl alcohol; dewaxing is carried out in a refrigeration mode; the althaea rosa seed extractive is obtained. The application is mostly characterized by providing a novel cigarette additive prepared with the althaea rosa seeds used as raw materials; besides, the application of the additive does not change the original performance and processing technology of the cigarettes, the scent property of the cigarettes is improved, the sensory comfort level of the cigarettes is increased, and the application has higher practical production significance and value.