CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACT
CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACT is an extract obtained from the leaves of Centella asiatica, an Apiaceae plant also known as gotu kola. The label name refers to a botanical extract rather than one isolated molecule, which distinguishes it from ingredients such as asiaticoside or madecassoside, specific compounds associated with the plant.
CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACT: what it is
CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACT is an extract obtained from the leaves of Centella asiatica, an Apiaceae plant also known as gotu kola. The label name refers to a botanical extract rather than one isolated molecule, which distinguishes it from ingredients such as asiaticoside or madecassoside, specific compounds associated with the plant.
Centella asiatica is an accepted botanical species. Its extracts may contain triterpenes including asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid, yet the proportion of those constituents varies with the plant material and extraction method. A leaf extract is therefore not automatically the same as a standardized triterpene fraction.
CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACT: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, CENTELLA ASIATICA LEAF EXTRACT is used as a skin-conditioning ingredient. In everyday terms, that role is about helping keep skin in good condition during use of the product and supporting a more cared-for, comfortable skin feel; it does not make the extract a treatment on its own.
Research has examined Centella asiatica preparations and its triterpenes, but these studies do not always test the same material as the leaf extract in a cosmetic. Skin-related studies may use selected fractions, isolated compounds or combinations — such as madecassoside with vitamin C —, so their findings do not establish the same effect for every product containing this extract.
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