How we scored it
Ground cocoa husk (lignocellulose): no reaction and no added mass, so 100% plant material (n = 1). Natural mass equals total mass, NOI = 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 cocoa bean shell removed during chocolate processing, then cleaned and milled to the required particle size. No synthetic or alternative route exists.
In plain English
The dried outer shell of cocoa beans, ground into a coarse powder that acts as a physical scrub in cleansers. It is a by-product of chocolate making and is plant fibre with no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Cacao Husk is 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. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA CACAO HUSK. 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