Centella Asiatica Extract

I. Cosmetics & Personal Care

1. Core Components & Mechanisms of Action

The skincare benefits of centella asiatica extract are primarily attributed to four triterpenoid compounds:

Asiaticoside: Often described as a "wound healing specialist." Its most prominent effect is promoting collagen synthesis in the skin, helping to restore elasticity, firmness, and radiance. It also accelerates wound healing, effectively inhibits excessive fibrous tissue proliferation, and reduces scar formation at the source. Asiaticoside also exhibits anti‑inflammatory and cell‑regenerating properties, making it widely used in various repair‑oriented skincare products and topical formulations.

Madecassoside: A "dedicated soothing savior" for sensitive skin, known for its potent anti‑inflammatory and gentle stabilizing effects. It quickly relieves symptoms such as redness, inflamed acne, and allergic flushing, while specifically strengthening the skin barrier and reducing moisture loss. Due to its remarkable anti‑inflammatory and calming properties, it is frequently incorporated into sensitive‑skin skincare products, serving as a core ingredient for improving redness and soothing sensitivity.

Madecassic Acid: Combines three key benefits—antioxidant, anti‑aging, and cell‑regenerating effects. It effectively scavenges free radicals in the skin, slows down the aging process, improves fine lines, dryness lines, and sagging skin, while promoting skin cell renewal and metabolism.

Asiatic Acid: Known for its anti‑inflammatory, antibacterial, and wound‑contracting properties, with a focus on "gentle repair and rapid stabilization." It is commonly used in topical dressings and repair products, particularly suitable for skin with minor abrasions, inflammation, and redness.

2. Product Types & Formulation Applications

Centella asiatica extract is suitable for a wide range of product forms including facial cleansers, toners, serums, lotions, creams, gels, eye creams, and more. The concentration used in formulations varies depending on the purity of the active components.

Repair & Soothing Products

The most widespread application of centella asiatica extract is in sensitive skin repair and soothing of damaged skin. Formulations containing 5% centella asiatica extract have been shown to deliver the best results in improving skin hydration and reducing inflammation.

• Creams & Lotions: Cetaphil Soothing and Comforting Facial Cream contains centella asiatica leaf extract, ceramide NP, and panthenol.

• Serums & Ampoules: Centella asiatica extract is widely used in repair serums and ampoule products.

• Toners & Mists, Gels, Face Masks, and more

Anti‑Aging Products

Asiatic acid, as an "anti‑aging pioneer," makes centella asiatica extract widely used in anti‑aging creams and serums. Roig (France) has developed product lines including anti‑wrinkle regenerating serums, wrinkle‑repair serums, and moisturizing repair creams, based on the medicinal value of centella asiatica. The extract is also used to improve skin thickness, firmness, and elasticity.

Anti‑Acne & Sebum‑Control Products

Centella asiatica extract possesses antibacterial and anti‑inflammatory properties, making it suitable for use in anti‑acne cosmetic products. Asiaticoside compounds are used for lightening hyperpigmentation, age spots, and other skin discolorations.

Sunscreen & Post‑Sun Repair

Centella asiatica extract is also used in suncare products due to its antioxidant and anti‑inflammatory properties. It can be used for both pre‑sun protection and post‑sun soothing.

3. End‑Product Brand Examples

Classic products such as La Roche‑Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 and L'Oréal Centella Asiatica Micro‑Essence feature centella asiatica as a core ingredient.

• Fuerjia: In 2025, Fuerjia was recognized as the sole Chinese awardee at the IFSCC Congress with a "Top 10 Poster" award, based on its research on the anti‑inflammatory and anti‑aging mechanisms of centella asiatica extract. The study comprehensively mapped the dual pathways of action of the extract through multi‑omics analysis.

• Miniso: In early 2025, Miniso partnered with the Cosmetics and Medical Aesthetics Research Institute of Jinan University to develop the "Alpine Centella Asiatica Specialist Care Series," focusing on sensitive skin and post‑procedure repair, with centella asiatica as the core ingredient.

• Centella (Roig, France): The brand name is directly derived from the botanical name of centella asiatica, with product lines covering anti‑wrinkle regenerating serums, wrinkle‑repair serums, and moisturizing repair creams.

• Centella Asiatica by Mashi: Focused on the application of centella asiatica extract in skincare products, with offerings including facial cleansers, face masks, body lotions, and more.

• Caomu Nianhua: Centella Asiatica Total Whitening Cream contains centella asiatica extract and seaweed extract, providing anti‑inflammatory, damaged‑skin repair, fine‑line reduction, elasticity enhancement, and skin‑brightening effects.

Oasier, founded in 2009, is a private enterprise engaged in the research, development, production, processing and sales of natural plant extracts. Its main products include extract supplements (Centella asiatica extract supplements, Isatis indigotica root extract supplements, etc.); Plant polysaccharides (Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides, cordyceps polysaccharides, etc.); Plant saponins (ginsenosides, icariin, etc.); Flavone series products (pueraria flavonoids, hawthorn flavonoids, etc.), high content monomer, fruit and vegetable powder series.

The company has perfect extraction, separation, refining and drying technology and equipment, rich raw material production experience and strict quality control system. The company has laboratory, batching room, production workshop, warehouse, intermediate control room, drying room, auxiliary workshop, refrigeration room and other equipment. Relying on strong technical force, advanced production equipment and senior R&D team, we will control the production quality from the source and strictly implement professional development, standard production and quality inspection to ensure the quality of product production.

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