A compound isolated from Gotu Kola, a promising anti-wrinkle medicinal plant from Southeast Asia. It is claimed to increase the production of collagen and help with the wound healing process.
Functions
Anti-Wrinkle,
Anti-Wrinkle
Anti-wrinkle ingredients prevent the formation or reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
Anti-Wrinkle,
Anti-Wrinkle
Anti-wrinkle ingredients prevent the formation or reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
Light Stabilizing
Light Stabilizing
Light stabilizing – absorbs UV light to protect ingredients.
Light Stabilizing
Light Stabilizing
Light stabilizing – absorbs UV light to protect ingredients.
Origin
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Asiatic acid is a bioactive compound isolated from Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica), a medicinal plant from Southeast Asia. Gotu Kola, as well as its isolated bioactive compounds, have been on the rise as prospective anti-aging ingredients.
In test-tube experiments, asiatic acid (or its derivative, asiaticoside, which has three additional sugar molecules) was able to increase the production of collagen, modulate the wound healing process, and stimulate the correct growth of the new tissue.
This naturally requires more testing on a large number of living humans, but there exists the belief that asiatic acid (either alone or as a part of complex Gotu Kola extract) is an effective anti-wrinkle treatment.
Read more about Centella asiatica here: Centella Asiatica Extract.
Science
1
Bylka, W., et al. (2014). Centella asiatica in Dermatology: An Overview. Phytotherapy Research, 28(8), 1117–1124.
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