Favorite Ginseng Products

[bluestreet]

Ginseng is my new obsession. Fiftyshadesofsnail recommends sulwhasoo as an eye cream. Got any ginseng skincare products you love?

[bluestreet]

Here's a 50 Shades post about it:
fiftyshadesofsnail.com/2016/04/11/the-lord-of-the-herbs-the-fellowship-of-the-root-ginseng-megapost/

[sporky]

I recently used up a small bottle of Erborian's Ginseng Milk and loved it. I used it before my night cream as an additional moisturizing step. Since I'm pretty oily and live in a humid environment, I'd love to try it out as my sole evening moisturizer in summer months, so we'll see how it performs with that after I get a new bottle. It's one of those weird products that I can't specifically pinpoint exactly what it does for my skin, but I know my skin just "felt" better while I was using it. The milk is very heavily fragrance though, so if that's a problem then I definitely do not recommend this!

[calico]

What does the ginseng do for your skin? I've largely ignored this ingredient so far in my exploration of AB.

[wawa]

calico, the fiddy snails post above is the most comprehensive rundown I've seen.  Has actual studies cited.

basically anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, may reduce hyperpigmentation and boosts collagen production.

and low potential for irritation.

[wawa]

This is on my list: www.roseroseshop.com/it-s-skin-prestige-serum-ginseng-d-escargot-special-set.html?search=it%27s%20skin%20prestige%20ginseng%20D%27escargot

also a fiddy rec. (I trust her recs. we have similar skin needs I think) Haven't tried it yet though.

[calico]

Last night as I was re-organizing my sheet mask stash, I came across 5 different ginseng masks. I was surprised b/c I don't remember seeking them out (I'm not on the ginseng train like I am the snail train), so I'm going to start giving them a go.

I found it weird that each mask was marketed for something different- one for anti-wrinkle, one specifically called out collagen, etc. No wonder I was confused about the benefits!