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Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 7 products, most often toothpastes.

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What does Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, cleans the skin, hair or teeth, and hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, cleansing, masking and skin protecting.

surfactantcleansingmaskingskin protecting

What is Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract?

Yucca Schidigera Extract is an extract of the leaves, stems and roots of the yucca, Yucca schidigera, Liliaceae.

CAS number
90147-57-2 (Generic), 223749-05-1
EC number
290-449-0
CosIng reference
60216

Which products contain Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract in the ingredient lists of 7 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often toothpastes.

  • Toothpastes1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3 · France 2 · United Kingdom 1 · Australia 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsSurfactants and cleansers

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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