Centella Asiatica
Centella asiatica promotes wound healing and skin repair, helping to accelerate the recovery process. It exhibits anti-inflammatory effects, reducing redness, irritation, and inflammation and provides soothing and calming benefits, making it beneficial for sensitive or compromised skin.
What is Centella Asiatica?
Centella Asiatica, also known as Gotu Kola or Indian Pennywort, is a medicinal herb with a long history of use in traditional medicine. It is used in skincare for It's potential wound healing, anti-inflammatory, and soothing properties. It contains various bioactive compounds, including triterpenoids and flavonoids, that contribute to It's skincare benefits.
What does Centella Asiatica do?
It supports wound healing as well as providing anti-ageing benefits. It has also been shown to stimulate the production of hyaluronic acid in the skin, another molecule whose production slows with age, but is essential for keeping skin looking hydrated, plump & youthful. Centella Asiatica (or Gotu Kola or Tiger grass) is a family of ingredients. It can also be known as asiatic acid, asiaticoside, madecassic acid and madecassoside.
Who is Centella Asiatica good for?
If any of the following apply Centella Asiatica might be a good option for you:
Anyone
Dry and dehydrated skin
Fine Lines
Redness
Pregnancy
Texture
Who should avoid Centella Asiatica?
If any of the following apply it might be best to avoid Centella Asiatica:
Related Allergy
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