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INCI name

ASIATIC ACID

Asiatic acid

Skin conditioningLight stabilizerreviewed

A triterpenoid acid used as a skin-conditioning ingredient and light stabiliser.

What it is

Asiatic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid acid of the ursane type (2,3,23-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid), known as one of the characteristic constituents of Centella asiatica. CosIng lists it as a skin-conditioning ingredient and light stabiliser.

Where it is used

Found in creams, serums and other skin care products, often alongside Centella asiatica extracts.

Limits of interpretation

The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.

The INCI name does not reveal whether it was isolated from plants or obtained in another way, or how pure it is.

Functions

Skin conditioning
Maintaining the skin in good condition.
Light stabilizer
Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.

EU regulation

This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.

Products with this ingredient (14)

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