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Cocoa butter

CAS 8002-31-1 · 0/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

110615-47-9

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).

High confidence

Cocoa butter in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Coco-glucoside”.
Also known as Coco-glucoside · Hydrolyzed theobroma cacao seed butter · Lauryl glucoside · Theobroma oil · Cacao butter · Theobroma cacao oil
Show all 19 names
Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter · Fermented cacao seed oil · Cocoa butter oil · Cacao absolute · Cocao bean oil · dodecyl ether D-Glucose homopolymer · cacao oil · cocoa absolute · theobroma cacaao (cocoa) seed butter · theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter (organic) · theobroma cacao butter · theobroma cacao seed butter · theobroma cacao seed extract
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a cleansing agent. Coco-Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of coconut alcohol with glucose.
Emollient
Skin conditioning
Cleansing
Foaming
Foam boosting
Antioxidant
Is it a concern?: Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 654 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials, Vehicle.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cocoa butter appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActive3 entries
- Coco-Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of coconut alcohol with glucose.Source →
- Hydrolyzed Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter is the hydrolysate of Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis, Malvaceae.Source →
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 654 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Antioxidant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 654 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Antioxidant.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 2280 mg
- Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 2280 mgSource →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 34 active drug products and 34 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 34 active drug products and 34 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cocoa butter. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Cocoa butter yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 15, 2014
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Reference links (2)

Openfda substance

fda.gov

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Openfda substance

en.wikipedia.org

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

DairyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Cocoa butter in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

654

Named organisations

Personal careRaw materialsVehicle

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningCleansingFoamingFoam boostingAntioxidant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Cocoa butter; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Cocoa butter in the catalog.