Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract
Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based liquid extract of Yucca schidigera, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum botanical profile.
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What Is Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract?
For topical developers who want a plant-derived saponin source without alcohol, Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract offers the stem of Yucca schidigera in glycerin, an alcohol-free humectant base. Bio-Botanica supplies this desert botanical full-spectrum and non-standardized, ready to blend into the water phase of cleansing and skin-care formats. A member of the Asparagaceae, Yucca schidigera is a desert plant of southwestern North America and Mexico, valued for the naturally occurring saponins held in its tissue.
Market Demand
Naturally foaming, saponin-rich botanicals continue to find a place in clean personal care, and yucca is a familiar name among them. Business Research Insights values the yucca schidigera extract market at USD 0.10 billion in 2026, holding near USD 0.11 billion by 2035 at a modest 1.1 percent CAGR — a stable, specialty base that a glycerin extract makes straightforward to work with.
Formulation Applications
The glycerin carrier suits facial and body cleansers, foaming washes, masks, and mist formats, mixing cold into aqueous batches. With no structure/function areas assigned, the extract is positioned on its naturally occurring saponins and clean-label desert-botanical story — a plant-derived cleansing accent, with no consumer health claim attached, well matched to plant-based wash and mask concepts.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
At its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, Bio-Botanica extracts this stem with a low-heat Bio-Chelated process that preserves a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. In business as a family company since 1972, it verifies each lot by HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and heavy-metal testing onsite, and offers Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is a cosmetic glycerin extract made from Yucca (Yucca schidigera), a member of the Asparagaceae family, native to the deserts of southwestern North America and Mexico. It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Cosmetic Glycerin Extract, and the carrier is Glycerin. The glycerin base gives formulators an alcohol-free liquid ingredient. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract contain alcohol?
No — Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is a glycerin-based, alcohol-free extract, not an alcohol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the botanical rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract suited for?
Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its glycerin base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as a botanical ingredient that formulators incorporate into their own products according to their positioning and specifications.
Where does the Yucca originate?
Yucca (Yucca schidigera) is native to the deserts of southwestern North America and Mexico. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a glycerin-based liquid, Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 4 kg, 10 kg, 19 kg, and 200 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract manufactured and tested?
Yucca Stem Glycerin Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.