How we scored it
CosIng defines this as a volatile plant oil (natural, botanical-oil rule). Supplied formula/MW (C42H66O17, 843 Da) matches a ginsenoside-type glycoside, not a volatile oil, and is treated as a PubChem mismatch per instructions → 1.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Obtained as the volatile oil fraction of Panax ginseng roots, typically by steam distillation or solvent extraction. No petrochemical alternative exists for this botanical oil; note the supplied formula appears to reference a ginsenoside compound rather than the oil itself.
In plain English
A fragrant oil obtained from ginseng root, typically by distillation or extraction. Used in skincare for its conditioning effect on skin.
CosIng definition: Panax Ginseng Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the roots of Panax ginseng, Araliaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2PANAX GINSENG ROOT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PANAX GINSENG ROOT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PANAX%20GINSENG%20ROOT%20OIL