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

What does Yucca Schidigera Root Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Yucca Schidigera Root Extract keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

What is Yucca Schidigera Root Extract?

Yucca Schidigera Root Extract is the extract of the roots of the yucca, Yucca schidigera, Liliaceae.

CAS number

90147-57-2 (Generic), 223749-05-1

EC number

290-449-0

CosIng reference

83466

Which products contain Yucca Schidigera Root Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Yucca Schidigera Root Extract in the ingredient lists of 8 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair conditioners.

• Hair conditioners1

Products with it, by country of sale: Australia 4 · United States 3 · France 1.

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

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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