Ingredient
Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Low risk
Also known asJapanese yam root extract, mountain yam extract
FunctionBotanical Extract
What it is — Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract is a botanical extract from Japanese mountain yam.
What it does — It is used as a general skin-conditioning ingredient within botanical blends, valued for its mucilage content.
Typical use — Found in eye creams and essences built around multi-botanical complexes.
Who it suits / good to know — A gentle supporting botanical suited to most skin types.
Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk. General information, not medical advice.
Why we grade it Low: Common food-plant extract with no EWG or allergen flags.
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How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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