How we scored it
Botanical shell extract; all mass from cacao bean shell. 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 bean shells, a processing by-product, solvent-extracted. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract made from cocoa bean shells. Used in skincare to condition the skin.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Cacao Shell Extract is the extract of the shell 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 SHELL EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA CACAO SHELL 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%20SHELL%20EXTRACT