Searchable: Yes
Required: Yes
Min length: 3
Max length: 1500
The description of the product should tell the user all about the product they are buying.
Potential clients my be interested in:
- Dimensions
- Weight
- Manufacturer/Author
But depending on what you are selling the description will change, if you are selling books, then you will want to state: number of pages, author, publisher, release date etc.
You will want to put in as much information about your product here because this is the easiest place to put key words that your consumers are likely to search.