POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA ROOT JUICE
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice is the juice pressed from yacon roots, a plant in the Asteraceae family. On an ingredient list, the name identifies the liquid portion expressed from the root, rather than the leaves or a powdered form of the plant. It is therefore a plant-derived ingredient with a specific material origin.
POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA ROOT JUICE: what it is
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice is the juice pressed from yacon roots, a plant in the Asteraceae family. On an ingredient list, the name identifies the liquid portion expressed from the root, rather than the leaves or a powdered form of the plant. It is therefore a plant-derived ingredient with a specific material origin.
Yacon is the common name for Smallanthus sonchifolius. Polymnia sonchifolia is an earlier botanical name for that same species, which accounts for Polymnia in the INCI name. It is not automatically the same material as a yacon extract: juice is pressed from the root, while an extract may be made differently and can have a different composition.
POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA ROOT JUICE: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice is used for skin conditioning. In everyday terms, an ingredient in this role is included to support a softer, more comfortable skin feel; it is not there to cleanse the skin or create a product's foam.
The yacon-root research located here concerns oral intake. A pilot study of 11 adults assessed root consumption over ten days and measured intestinal outcomes, a setting that does not measure how the juice performs when applied to skin. Its presence in a cosmetic therefore does not support claims to treat acne, dark spots, or other skin changes.
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