How we scored it
Water (n=1) plus trace dissolved cocoa volatiles (n=1): all natural, so 1.0. No synthetic fragments.
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
Condensate from steam distillation of Theobroma cacao seeds is collected as the aqueous solution. Any preservative added to the water is a separate INCI entry.
In plain English
Cocoa hydrosol, the water collected when cocoa seeds are steam-distilled. It is listed as a humectant, an ingredient that helps hold moisture. It is mostly water with traces of dissolved cocoa aroma compounds.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Cacao Seed Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from 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 WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA CACAO SEED WATER. 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%20WATER