How we scored it
Ground, dried cocoa bean shells; powder from plant material with no synthetic input. 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
Made by drying and grinding the shells of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) beans, a byproduct of cocoa processing. No alternative synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A gritty powder made from ground, dried cocoa bean shells, used as a natural exfoliant in scrubs. It's a byproduct of chocolate production.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Cacao Shell Powder is a powder obtained from the dried, ground shells 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 POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA CACAO SHELL POWDER. 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%20POWDER