How we scored it
Botanical seed extract; wholly plant-derived mass. 1.00.
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 cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao seeds) using water or hydro-alcoholic solvents. No synthetic alternative route exists commercially.
In plain English
An antioxidant extract from cocoa beans, used to help protect skin from environmental damage. It is obtained by extracting cocoa seeds with water or an alcohol-water solvent.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of 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 SEED EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA CACAO SEED 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%20SEED%20EXTRACT