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Ginseng Root Water
Panax Ginseng Root Water
A steam-distilled ginseng root water, used mostly as a scent ingredient.
What it does
It’s the water collected when ginseng root is steam-distilled, which is not the same as ginseng root extract. The EU lists it to condition hair and protect skin, and that describes what makers intend, not a tested effect on skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2015) assessed 13 ingredients from the roots of ginseng plants, which products use mostly to condition skin or add scent. They list ginseng root water, made by steam-distilling the root, as a scent ingredient; no uses of it were reported to them. Many skin tests of the group found no irritation or allergy. They judged all 13 safe as used, and asked makers to limit pesticide residues and heavy metals.Becker 2015 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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