The Herb Library
/Yucca
Active Botanical
Yucca
Yucca Schidigera Root Extract
ConditioningSoothingBotanical source
Botanical nameYucca schidigera
FamilyAsparagaceae
Part usedRoot
OriginMojave and Sonoran deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
The power of plants
The plant
A desert plant with stiff, sword-shaped leaves, pollinated by a single moth that lays its eggs in the flower it pollinates and by nothing else — neither species survives without the other. Its root is unusually high in saponins, soap molecules the plant makes for itself, which is why yucca root was used as a wash long before anyone isolated the compound responsible.
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In our formulas
Where it appears
Skincare benefits
What it does
A naturally foaming root extract in the cream cleanser, working alongside the sugar-based surfactants rather than in place of them.
Responsible sourcing
Where it comes from
Botanical-source extract. Not certified organic.
ENAYIN Natural Skincare · Built from the 2025 formulation sheet, final (-F) formulas


