THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	8002-31-1
moisturizer (617 products)
lip balm (327 products)
bar soap (190 products)
lipstick (103 products)
hand cream (97 products)
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THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER

Health concerns of ingredient
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Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; Skin Protectant; EMOLLIENT; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING; SKIN PROTECTING

About THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER: Cocoa Butter is extracted from the roasted seeds of Theobroma cacao, a tree native to the Americas.

Synonym(s): THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER, CACAO BUTTER; CACAO OIL; COCOA BUTTER; COCOA SEED BUTTER; OILS, THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO BUTTER; THEOBROMA OIL; THEOBROMA OILS; THEOBROMA CACAO SEED BUTTER; CACAO SEED BUTTER

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel
503 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Food Additive Status

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Food Additive Status	CACAO	• ESO • GRAS - CFR182.20
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	COCOA BUTTER	,,,U-Persistent,U-Bioaccumulative,,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List	CACAO BUTTER	reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Food Additive Status	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List	IFRA (International Fragrance Assocication). 2010. IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List based on 2008 Use Survey. Accessed online 01/04/2010: http://www.ifraorg.org/Home/News/Latest-News/page.aspx/66?xf_itemId=43&xf_selectionDatapartId=25