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Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

TheWashDay editorial · Updated · From the EU ingredient register and the makers’ own labels · How we match names

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Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter is on 5 of the 177 hair-product labels we compare, from 4 makers, most often in deep conditioners. Its uses in the EU ingredient register include emollient, fragrance and skin conditioning. One of these labels names it among the first five ingredients.

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What it is

In the register’s words: “Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter is a yellowish white solid material obtained from the roasted seeds of the Cocoa, Theobroma cacao L., Sterculiaceae.”

EU register name (INCI)
THEOBROMA CACAO SEED BUTTER
CAS number
84649-99-0 / 8002-31-1
EC number
283-480-6 / -
Written on these labels as
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter; Theobroma Cacao ( Cocoa) Seed Butter

Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter where the register says THEOBROMA CACAO SEED BUTTER. Both are the same ingredient.

What the register lists it for

These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.

Emollient

Oils, butters and similar ingredients that make a surface feel soft and smooth. On hair they coat the strand; many plant oils carry this role.

Register definition: “Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.”

Fragrance

Gives the product its smell or covers an unpleasant one. A label may name each scent ingredient or group them as Fragrance (Parfum).

Register definition: “Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.”

Skin conditioning

The register’s broad role for ingredients that keep skin in good condition. On a hair label it often sits beside a hair role, or marks a plant oil or extract.

Register definition: “Maintaining the skin in good condition.”

Skin protecting

Helps shield skin from outside factors. On a hair label it usually sits beside a conditioning role.

Register definition: “Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.”

Where it sits on each label

US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.

Every label, product by product (5)

Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.

Your next step

Find products without Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter Check every name on your own label All ingredients on the labels we compare

Other emollient ingredients on these labels

Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.