- beauty
Dioscorea composita root extract
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Dioscorea composita root extract in plain language
Also known as Barbasco · Barbasco extract · Dioscorea composita root · Dioscorea composita tuber · Dioscorea tepinapensis root · Dioscorea tepinapensis tuber
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Mexican wild yam root · Mexican wild yam tuber
Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Dioscorea Composita Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Dioscorea composita, Dioscoreaceae.
- Skin conditioning
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
What we know about this ingredient
FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Dioscorea composita root extract appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActiveDioscorea Composita Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Dioscorea composita, Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea Composita Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Dioscorea composita, DioscoreaceaeSource →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Dioscorea composita root extract. 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 Dioscorea composita root extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.