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Data: Fair

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

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SYNONYMS

● COCOA SEED BUTTER
● COCOA BUTTER
● CACAO OIL
● CACAO BUTTER
● THEOBROMA OIL
● THEOBROMA OILS
● COCAO BEAN OIL; COCOA ABSOLUTE; COCOA BEAN EXTRACT; COCOA BEANS ABSOLUTE, COLOURLESS MD; COCOA BEANS, METHANOL EXTRACT; COCOA ESSENCE, DARK; COCOA ESSENCE, WHITE; COCOA OIL; COCOA OIL ABSOLUTE; COCOA
● CACAO SEED BUTTER
● THEOBROMA CACAO SEED BUTTER
● THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Cocoa Butter is extracted from the roasted seeds of Theobroma cacao, a tree native to the Americas.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported 'as used' concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in productCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Informational

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Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada

Ecotoxicology

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Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Environment Canada
  • US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
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NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

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Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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