Formulating with Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola)

Centella asiatica, also commonly known as gotu kola, Indian pennywort, or tiger grass, is a perennial herb native to the wetlands of Asia. This ingredient has been used in skincare products for many years, and it has recently become a huge trend in the skincare industry, brought into the spotlight by the rise in Korean beauty (K-beauty).

There is a wealth of research available to suggest that centella asiatica has a multitude of skin benefits. As an ingredient generally well tolerated by all skin types, centella asiatica is definitely worth adding to your own skincare routine so you can assess the benefits for yourself.

The benefits of centella asiatica include:

• Skin hydration.
• Anti-acne and skin-soothing.
• Anti-aging, collagen boosting and skin elasticity.
• Wound healing and scar formation.
• Antioxidant properties.

In this class you will discover:

• The benefits of centella asiatica in detail, including references to scientific studies.
• How to formulate with centella asiatica, including usage levels and guidelines.
• Synergistic ingredients to use with centella asiatica.

We will share with you three formulations from our lab as part of a gotu kola product range, including surfactant-based and emulsion-based products.

Receive ready-to-use formulations for:

• Gotu Kola Cleanser – a surfactant-based rinse-off gel that provides gentle cleansing. This product is fragranced with sweet orange essential oil and also includes pomegranate extract which contains ellagic acid and other polyphenols to boost the antioxidant properties provided by the centella extract.
• Gotu Kola Moisturizer – a daily moisturizer with skin soothing, calming, anti-redness and antioxidant properties.
• Gotu Kola Mask – a rinse-off emulsion formula offering intensive hydration with soothing benefits to be used weekly or as needed to quench dehydrated skin and offer relief to dry, irritated or acne-inflamed skin.

With each formulation, we share the product development questions, formula, instructions and product specifications.

This class includes a beautiful textbook to download and a demonstration video showing our cosmetic scientist making the Gotu Kola Mask, which you can follow along with step by step.

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