Database/Emollient/Panax Ginseng Root
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Panax Ginseng Root natural?

Yes. Panax ginseng root is plant material used without chemical modification.

INCI namePanax Ginseng Root
CAS84650-12-4
FunctionEmollient · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockGinseng roots are dried and ground to a…

How we scored it

Dried plant root: 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

Ginseng roots are dried and ground to a powder. No alternative route exists.

In plain English

Dried, powdered root of Asian ginseng, used in skin and hair products as a softening and conditioning plant ingredient. It has a long history in traditional East Asian herbal medicine. It is simply the ground root.

CosIng definition: Panax Ginseng Root is the plant material from the dried roots of the Ginseng, Panax ginseng, Araliaceae

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2PANAX GINSENG ROOT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PANAX GINSENG ROOT. 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