Panax quinquefolium root extract

AKA “American Ginseng Extract, North American Ginseng Extract”

Extract

Ingredient Facts

Panax quinquefolium root extract

AKA: American Ginseng Extract, North American Ginseng Extract

Extract · Astringent · EWG: 1

Plant-Derived

Astringent

Extract

Clean

Panax Quinquefolium Root Extract is a cosmetic ingredient used as astringent. Rated low hazard by EWG. Assessed as safe by the CIR.

Effective at 0.25%

Family

Araliaceae (Ginseng family)

Plant Part

Root

CAS #

90045-38-8

Form

Liquid

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Functions

Astringent

Tightens and contracts skin tissue, temporarily shrinking pores and reducing oiliness. That "clean, tight" feeling after toner.

Tightens Pores

Antioxidant Protection

Reduces Inflammation

Locks In Moisture

Traditional Use

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) was used by Native American tribes for centuries as a revitalizing tonic. Early European colonists adopted it and it became a major export to Asia, valued for similar adaptogenic properties to Asian ginseng but considered slightly cooling.