Explained
Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract comes from the Wild Yam. Wild Yam has soothing and skin-conditioning properties.
Wild Yam Root contains diosgenin, a plant steroid. Diosgenin exhibits anti-inflammatory properties.
Emerging studies show diosgenin may help encourage skin cell turnover. By telling your skin to produce new skin-cells, Wild Yam root may help with reducing the signs of aging. Other studies are looking into the potential of Wild Yam Root to protect skin against UV damage. However, further research is needed to confirm these claims.
Wild Yam Root has been used in traditional medicine to treat arthritis.
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Also known as: Wild Yam Root Extract
Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.1% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Where it's used
Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract is most often found as ingredient number 17 within an ingredient list.
Of the 6 products in our database that have a known concentration of Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract, we've seen concentrations from 57% to 80% specified within their ingredient lists.
These are the categories of products that use Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract the most:
References
Products with Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 55945
- INCI Name: DIOSCOREA VILLOSA ROOT EXTRACT
- EC #: Â 290-441-7
- All Functions: Skin Conditioning
