How we scored it
Botanical flower extract; all mass from cacao flower tissue. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Dominant feedstock is Theobroma cacao flowers, solvent-extracted. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from cocoa tree flowers. Used in skincare to condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of Theobroma cacao, Malvaceae.
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2THEOBROMA CACAO FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA CACAO FLOWER EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THEOBROMA%20CACAO%20FLOWER%20EXTRACT