Database/Skin Conditioning/Centella Asiatica Root Extract
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Centella Asiatica Root Extract natural?

Yes. The ingredient is the extractable content of Centella asiatica roots, a plant-origin feedstock with no synthetic fragment.

INCI nameCentella Asiatica Root Extract
CAS84696-21-9
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockRoots of Centella asiatica (gotu kola) are extracted…

How we scored it

Botanical extract; every constituent is plant-derived (n = 1). Extraction solvent leaves no mass. 1.0 / 1.0 = 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Roots of Centella asiatica (gotu kola) are extracted with a solvent, then filtered and concentrated. No petrochemical or synthetic route is commercially relevant.

In plain English

An extract of the roots of Centella asiatica, also called gotu kola, a creeping herb of tropical and subtropical Asia. It is listed as a skin-conditioning ingredient and is made by extracting the roots with a solvent.

CosIng definition: Centella Asiatica Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Hydrocotyl, Centella asiatica L., Apiaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2CENTELLA ASIATICA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CENTELLA ASIATICA ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CENTELLA%20ASIATICA%20ROOT%20EXTRACT