Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract

Int J Toxicol. 2023 Dec;42(3_suppl):29S-31S. doi: 10.1177/10915818231204230. Epub 2023 Sep 26.

Abstract

The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety reviewed updated information that has become available since their original assessment from 2004, along with updated information regarding product types, and frequency and concentrations of use, and reaffirmed their original conclusion that Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract is safe as a cosmetic ingredient in the practices of use and concentration as described in this report.

Keywords: Cosmetics; Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract; Safety.

MeSH terms

  • Consumer Product Safety
  • Cosmetics*
  • Dioscorea*
  • Plant Extracts / toxicity

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Cosmetics