How we scored it
Root extract; whole botanical material, saponin-rich.
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 the small soapweed yucca plant, traditionally valued for natural saponin content. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A skin-protecting extract from the root of the yucca plant, a desert species traditionally used for its natural soap-like compounds. It's used in cosmetics for skin protection, sourced from the root.
CosIng definition: Yucca Glauca Extract is an extract of the root of the Yucca, Yucca glauca, Liliaceae
References
- 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.
- 2YUCCA GLAUCA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3YUCCA GLAUCA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=YUCCA%20GLAUCA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT