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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract natural?

Yes. A direct extract of wild yam root; whole-plant botanical extracts are treated as natural origin by convention.

INCI nameDioscorea Villosa Root Extract
CAS90147-49-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockExtracted from the roots of wild yam (Dioscorea…

How we scored it

Botanical root extract; this site's convention scores all plant extracts 1.0 regardless of extraction solvent residue.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Extracted from the roots of wild yam (Dioscorea villosa) using water or a water/solvent mixture. No synthetic alternative is used.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning extract from wild yam root, used in moisturisers for its soothing plant compounds.

CosIng definition: Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Wild Yam, Dioscorea villosa L., Dioscoreaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2DIOSCOREA VILLOSA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3DIOSCOREA VILLOSA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIOSCOREA%20VILLOSA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT