# PANAX JAPONICUS ROOT EXTRACT

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_99_c8_cdd94_h
Categories: beauty
Functions: Emollient, Hair conditioning, Skin protecting, Tonic
Identifier: PANAX JAPONICUS ROOT EXTRACT

> PANAX JAPONICUS ROOT EXTRACT: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a hair conditioner and a skin protectant. Panax Japonicus Root Extract is an extract of the roots and rhizomes of the Ginseng, Panax japonicus, Araliaceae. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Panax Japonicus Root Extract is an extract of the roots and rhizomes of the Ginseng, Panax japonicus, Araliaceae
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/56925
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:99C8CDD94H

_Assessed by Greenveil._