# DIOSCOREA MEXICANA ROOT EXTRACT

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_zme88_o4_e5_q
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning
Identifier: DIOSCOREA MEXICANA ROOT EXTRACT

> DIOSCOREA MEXICANA ROOT EXTRACT: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Dioscorea Mexicana Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Dioscorea mexicana, Dioscoreaceae. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Dioscorea Mexicana Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Dioscorea mexicana, Dioscoreaceae
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/55942
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://open.fda.gov/apis/other/substance/

_Assessed by Greenveil._