Ingredient

Ginseng Root Powder

Panax ginseng

Ginseng. We’ve heard the name and vaguely recall it’s good for something… but what? Here’s a brief overview of its vast potential.

Where do we get this powder?

Lush UK purchases ginseng powder produced in China through a distributor. All of our distributors and suppliers must comply with our strict standards and policies.

With seven manufacturing sites across the globe, this information may vary depending on where your Lush products were made.

What are the benefits of ginseng powder in cosmetics?

• Tonic effect on the skin and mind.
• Enhances skin radiance by stimulating circulation.
• Contains antioxidants, components said to keep the skin firm and healthy.
• Is believed to have adaptogenic* qualities.

*What does adaptogenic mean?

A star of traditional Chinese medicine, Panax ginseng is believed to have the most medicinal properties of all ginseng varieties, although its fabled rejuvenating, healing and aphrodisiac benefits have not been scientifically proven to date.

What seems to have become the consensus in modern medicine is that ginseng could, in fact, be an adaptogen. Adaptogens are plants and mushrooms thought to help our systems cope better with external and internal stress. Rather than treating a single issue, they act on the body as a whole, helping to maintain good health throughout life's ups and downs. These properties should occur when the plants are ingested, but some think they may also be beneficial when applied topically, helping the skin to be more resistant and resilient.

Who wants to live forever?

Panax ginseng is one of the many varieties of ginseng growing worldwide. Although it is a trailing ground cover plant producing small red fruits, it is cultivated for its valuable roots, which are used fresh or dried and ground in food, cosmetics, and medicines.

The root is surrounded by mystery and superstition. One of the best-known myths is that a Chinese herbalist by the name of Li Ching Yun, who is claimed to have lived to the respectable age of 256, would have named ginseng as one of the herbs he took for its longevity. The word Panax means "the cure for everything" in ancient Greek, after all!

Whatever one chooses to believe, ginseng definitely leaves no one indifferent.