PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT

Score	Data: Fair
CAS	90045-38-8
anti-aging (56 products)
facial moisturizer/ treatment (53 products)
sunscreen: makeup (50 products)
hair color and bleaching (39 products)
shampoo (22 products)
Show all 395 products that contain PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT.
how to read the score

Get The Guide!

Want a free Cosmetics Guide? Donate $5 to EWG today!

Donate Now!

PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT

Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

About the ratings

EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; EMOLLIENT; HAIR CONDITIONING; SKIN PROTECTING; TONIC

About PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT: Extract of the root of ginseng plant, Panax ginseng.

Synonym(s): PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, AMERICAN GINSENG EXTRACT; EXTRACT OF GINSENG; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENG (PANAX GINSENG) EXTRACT; ORIENTAL GINSENG EXTRACT; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM EXTRACT; GINSENG, PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM, EXT.; GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT; GINSENG, ROOT, 50% ETHANOL EXTRACT

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel
1,314 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
RTECS^®- British Journal of Pharmacology 2003	PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT	• biochemical - Hepatic microsomal mixed oxidase (dealkylation, hydroxylation, etc.) (mouse TDLo) • liver - Other changes (mouse TDLo) • biochemical - Other proteins (mouse TDLo)
RTECS^®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1997	PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT	• immune system - Uncharacterized (mouse TDLo)

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
RTECS^®- British Journal of Pharmacology 2003 [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- British Journal of Pharmacology. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.34- 1968- 138,1295,2003
RTECS^®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1997 [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1979- 58,55,1997