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Panax ginseng root oil

CAS 50647-08-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Panax ginseng root oil in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ginseng · Ginseng (panax ginseng) · Ginseng extract · Panax ginseng root · Panax ginseng root extract · Panax ginseng root powder
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Ginseng radix et rhizoma · Ginseng radix et rhizoma rubra · Ginseng radix · Ginseng root · Panax ginseng c. a. meyer. root · Panax ginseng rhizome · Panax ginseng root dry extract · Panax ginseng · Red ginseng · Asian ginseng · Korean ginseng · Aralia ginseng root · Asian ginseng extract · Asian ginseng root · Chinese ginseng root · Ginseng preparation · Hong shen root · Hongshen · Insam root · Korean ginseng preparation · Korean ginseng root · Korean ginseng root extract · Man root · Ninjin root · Panax schinseng root · Panax verus root · Prosapogenin · Ren seng root · Ren shen · Ren shen root · Renshen · True ginseng root · Korean red ginseng · Panax schinseng
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent. Panax Ginseng Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the roots of Panax ginseng, Araliaceae.
Skin conditioning
Humectant
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Panax ginseng root oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
EUCosIngActivePanax Ginseng Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the roots of Panax ginseng, Araliaceae
- Panax Ginseng Root Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the roots of Panax ginseng, AraliaceaeSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 869 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant, Botanicals.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 869 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant, Botanicals.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Panax ginseng root oil. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Panax ginseng root oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated september 25, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

ema.europa.eu

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Panax ginseng root oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

869

Named organisations

Personal careConstruction

Typical roles

Skin conditioningHumectantConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Panax ginseng root oil; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Panax ginseng root oil in the catalog.