How we scored it
Fruit extract, wholly botanical.
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 the fruit of the cupuacu tree, Theobroma grandiflorum. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
A skin-conditioning extract from cupuacu, a fruit related to cacao. It's taken directly from the fruit.
CosIng definition: Theobroma Grandiflorum Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of Theobroma grandiflorum, 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 GRANDIFLORUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM FRUIT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=THEOBROMA%20GRANDIFLORUM%20FRUIT%20EXTRACT