How we scored it
Extract of cocoa husk (botanical byproduct); whole natural extract, no petrochemical fragments → 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
Extracted from the husks left over from cocoa bean processing (Theobroma cacao). Single natural extraction route, no synthetic equivalent.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract made from cocoa bean husks, a leftover from chocolate production. Used in skincare formulas. Entirely plant-derived from a cocoa processing byproduct.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Cacao Husk Extract is the extract of the husk obtained from the Cocoa, Theobroma cacao L., Sterculiaceae
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 HUSK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA CACAO HUSK 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%20HUSK%20EXTRACT