00:01What's the secret to Korean women's healthy glass skin?
00:05Red ginseng, a precious and pricey Asian superfood
00:10used to strengthen and illuminate the skin.
00:14People eat red ginseng to strengthen the immune system
00:17and fight fatigue and signs of aging.
00:20Over the years, red ginseng for external use
00:23has grown in popularity for people chasing
00:26naturally clear and healthy skin.
00:28On this episode of How Stuff Is Made,
00:31we travel to South Korea
00:33where the doors of Korean beauty leader Dong Jinbi
00:36have graciously opened to give us a look at their most prized ingredient,
00:41red ginseng.
00:44Since 1899, Dong Jinbi has been on a journey
00:48in search of a more concentrated and more powerful
00:51red ginseng potency for the skin.
00:54They've built a beauty empire
00:56on the foundation of quality and commitment
00:59to having the most authentic products.
01:03Let's take a look at how the red ginseng is actually made.
01:11Hi, my name is Ji Hyun Yoon and I'm the spokesperson for Dong Jinbi.
01:15Hi, my name is Jun Yeop Sung. I'm a researcher at Dong Jinbi.
01:18Our laboratory is the biggest ginseng laboratory in the world.
01:21We spend 20% of our revenue on R&D to keep our technology at the edge.
01:28In the red ginseng factory, they steam rather than boil to make the ginseng red.
01:34It takes about 15 to 20 days to naturally dry.
01:38This process is preferred because it protects the ginseng from being damaged
01:43and balances the correct amount of water needed for the red ginseng to be perfect.
01:49After steam and dry process, red ginseng is extracted in water in high temperature
01:54and condensed in vacuum chamber.
01:57After quality inspections, red ginseng extract is produced.
02:03The medicinal efficacy of ginseng peaks at its sixth year of growth.
02:08And studies have shown that compared to four-year grown ginseng,
02:11six-year grown ginseng has a lot more active components.
02:14But after the sixth year, ginseng will slowly rot.
02:20There are a lot of studies about red ginseng and about its components
02:24efficacious on human skin, such as anti-wrinkle, anti-oxidant, and so on.
02:29We studied how to enhance its own efficacy
02:32and develop new techniques to obtain the fine ingredients.
02:39We conduct 290 safety tests over seven times,
02:43which is even stricter than the government's standard.
02:49Our philosophy is to create a better life by providing emotional satisfaction
02:54through reliable products and services.
02:58Each drop of devotion, one drop per root, boiled down to complete.
03:05Dongyinbi is the perfect choice.
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