CDF Gotu Kola Repair Extract

A concentrated Centella active combining a standardized Gotu Kola botanical extract with purified Asiaticoside and Madecassoside for advanced skin resilience, barrier support, and restorative skincare formulations.

INCI: Water (and) Propanediol (and) Centella Asiatica Extract (and) Asiaticoside (and) Madecassoside (and) Benzyl Alcohol (and) Salicylic Acid (and) Glycerin (and) Sorbic Acid

• Total Triterpenes: 20%
• Asiaticoside: 10%
• Madecassoside: 2–3%

Appearance: Light amber to brown liquid.

Solubility / Dispersibility: Designed for incorporation into aqueous and emulsion-based cosmetic formulations. Due to its concentrated botanical content, slight haze or natural settling may occur.

CDF Gotu Kola Repair Extract is designed for formulators seeking a concentrated Centella ingredient with a defined botanical source and additional purified Centella actives. It is well suited to modern formulations focused on barrier support, soothing, hydration, skin comfort, and healthy-aging care.

Centella Asiatica, also known as Gotu Kola, is widely valued in skincare for its naturally occurring triterpene compounds, particularly Asiaticoside and Madecassoside, and is commonly used in products intended for stressed, dry, sensitive, or mature-looking skin.

• Barrier Support: Ideal for formulations designed to support the skin barrier and improve the appearance of dry, stressed, or compromised-looking skin.
• Skin Resilience: Helps support formulations intended to maintain stronger, healthier-looking skin when exposed to everyday environmental stressors.
• Soothing & Comfort: Particularly well suited to products targeting visible signs of skin stress, dryness, and discomfort.
• Restorative Care: A strong choice for recovery-focused skincare designed to improve the appearance and overall condition of stressed skin.
• Healthy-Aging Support: Complements formulations targeting firmness, elasticity, texture, and the appearance of mature or fatigued skin.
• Hydration Support: Pairs naturally with humectants and barrier-support ingredients in products designed to improve moisture retention and skin softness.
• Redness-Prone Skin: Well suited to gentle skincare concepts developed for sensitive and visibly reactive-looking skin.
• Post-Treatment Concepts: Useful in cosmetic formulations designed to provide hydration, comfort, and barrier support following exfoliation or other intensive skincare routines.

Asiaticoside and Madecassoside are among the most valued constituents associated with Centella Asiatica in modern skincare. Rather than relying only on the broad botanical profile of Gotu Kola, this active combines the whole-extract character of Centella with additional purified triterpene components for a more targeted formulation approach.

• 2–3% for daily moisturizers, toners, essences, and supporting botanical systems.
• 3–5% for targeted serums, lotions, creams, and barrier-support formulations.
• 5–10% for intensive Centella, restorative, and skin-recovery formulations.

• Barrier-support and repair-focused serums
• Soothing and sensitive-skin formulations
• Skin recovery treatments
• Hydrating serums and essences
• Healthy-aging formulations
• Firming and elasticity-focused skincare
• Redness-prone skin products
• Post-exfoliation skincare
• After-sun formulations
• K-beauty inspired products
• Premium moisturizers and facial creams
• Ceramide and barrier-lipid formulations

• Add during the cool-down phase when possible.
• Recommended formulation pH: 4.5–6.5.
• Compatible with aqueous serums, gels, toners, essences, lotions, creams, and emulsions.
• Pairs especially well with ceramides, beta-glucan, hyaluronic acid, ectoin, panthenol, niacinamide, peptides, and other barrier-support actives.
• May contribute a natural amber to light brown tint to finished formulations.
• Protect from excessive heat and direct sunlight.

• Certificate of Analysis (COA)
• Safety Data Sheet (SDS)