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Cocoa Extract
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract · Theobroma Cacao Extract · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed ExtractAntioxidant
An antioxidant extract of the cocoa bean. Its benefits for skin have been seen only in lab studies.
What it does
Its main compounds are flavanols and theobromine. It’s a different ingredient from cocoa butter, the softening fat from the same bean.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a skin conditioner, its general term for an ingredient that keeps skin in good condition.European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
cocoa polyphenols
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