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Data: Fair

Panax Ginseng (Ginseng) Root Extract

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SYNONYMS

● AMERICAN GINSENG EXTRACT
● EXTRACT OF GINSENG
● GINSENG (PANAX GINSENG) EXTRACT
● GINSENG EXTRACT
● GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT
● GINSENG, PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM, EXT.
● ORIENTAL GINSENG EXTRACT
● PANAX GINSENG (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT
● PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT
● PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM EXTRACT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Extract of the root of ginseng plant, Panax ginseng.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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foundation117 products
facial moisturizer/treatment51 products
moisturizer45 products
facial cleanser42 products
lipstick41 products
mask40 products
shampoo38 products
serums & essences33 products
body wash/cleanser30 products
around-eye cream25 products
conditioner25 products
exfoliant/scrub21 products
hair treatment/serum19 products
BB cream18 products
concealer17 products
toners/astringents17 products
bronzer/highlighter15 products
makeup primer14 products
hair styling aide13 products
blush13 products
lip gloss12 products
daily use with SPF11 products
recreational sunscreen10 products
brow liner10 products
styling gel/lotion9 products
hand cream9 products
setting powder/spray8 products
hair color and bleaching7 products
lip balm with SPF6 products
body firming lotion5 products
toothpaste4 products
bar soap4 products
fragrance for men4 products
shaving cream (men's)4 products
makeup remover4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant4 products
facial powder3 products
skin fading/lightener3 products
foot cleansing3 products
sunless tanning3 products
hair spray2 products
anti-aging2 products
hair relaxer2 products
mascara2 products
bath oil/salts/soak2 products
body oil1 products
eye liner1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
nail treatment1 products
foot odor control1 products
foot moisturizer1 products
shaving cream1 products
lip balm1 products
after shave1 products
other eye makeup1 products
hand sanitizer1 products
eye shadow1 products
1 products
detangler1 products

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
1541 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED™ mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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