Anti-redness
Sensitive Creme Anti-Red
Color-correcting cream for reactive skin
Sensibiotic complex · Centella asiatica · Color-correcting pigments
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Ingredient Spotlight: Centella Asiatica
Ingredient Spotlight · Plant Active
The Centella Asiatica
The tiger herb. Healing and repairing for millennia in Ayurvedic medicine, centella asiatica strengthens the skin's microcirculation and lastingly calms visible redness.
The portrait of an Asian plant, the star of anti-redness care.
Discover Sensitive Creme Anti-Red- Common name
- Centella asiatica, gotu kola, tiger herb, hydrocotyle.
- INCI name
- Centella Asiatica Extract.
- Family, type
- Apiaceae; traditional medicinal plant of Southeast Asia.
- Found in nature
- Wet, marshy areas of Southeast Asia, India, Madagascar and South Africa; a small creeping plant with fan-shaped leaves.
- How it's obtained
- Water-glycerin extraction of the leaves, followed by filtration and concentration.
- Typical concentration
- 0.5% to 5% extract.
- Organoleptic properties
- Appearance: green-brown liquid; Scent: subtle, green.
- Physical characteristics
- Water-soluble; rich in triterpene saponins (asiaticoside, madecassoside), which stimulate collagen synthesis and support the walls of the skin's small blood vessels1,2.
- Benefits
- Anti-redness, healing, repairing, soothing, microcirculation-strengthening, antioxidant.
- Cosmetic indications
- Skin prone to diffuse or localized redness, visible small vessels, reactive and weakened skin.
Did you know?A little history
In Asia, legend has it that wounded tigers roll in centella asiatica to heal their wounds faster: hence its nickname, "tiger herb."
Used for millennia in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine to heal wounds and fortify the skin, it entered Western pharmacopoeia in the 20th century, when researchers isolated its triterpene saponins and demonstrated their action on healing and microcirculation1.
Today it's one of the most documented anti-redness actives, which Yon-Ka chose for Sensitive Creme Anti-Red.
General useRedness and microcirculation
Diffuse redness often comes from weakened microcirculation: the small blood vessels under the skin dilate too easily, triggered by cold, heat, emotions or genetics. Centella asiatica works directly on this mechanism by strengthening the structure of vessel walls2.
Two-speed action: centella asiatica calms immediate redness and, with regular use, lastingly strengthens vessel resistance to limit flare-ups.
Cosmetic useIts properties on skin
- Anti-rednessIt supports the walls of small blood vessels and reduces the visibility of redness2.
- HealingIts saponins stimulate collagen synthesis and speed skin repair1.
- SoothingIt calms feelings of heat and discomfort in reactive skin.
- RepairingIt supports rebuilding the barrier of weakened skin.
- AntioxidantIts compounds protect skin from oxidative stress.
- StrengtheningWith regular use, it lastingly improves the resilience of the skin's microcirculation.
FormulationCentella asiatica at Yon-Ka
Leaf extract
Centella Asiatica ExtractThe benchmark anti-redness active in Sensitive Creme Anti-Red, paired with the Sensibiotic complex and color-correcting pigments for dual action, immediate and lasting.
In cosmeticsUses
- Anti-redness creams;
- Healing care after blemishes;
- Care for very sensitive skin.
The Yon-Ka approach
In Sensitive Creme Anti-Red, centella asiatica works on the cause, weakened microcirculation, while color-correcting pigments visually neutralize redness from the moment of application. A dual response, immediate and in depth.
The science of the active, the sensoriality of the plant.
How to useAdding it to your ritual
- Morning and evening
Sensitive Creme Anti-Red after Lotion Yon-Ka PS, on affected areas or the whole face. - As a course
The microcirculation benefits build over time: allow 4 to 8 weeks of regular use.
Good to knowStorage and precautions
A stable extract that needs no special storage.
Very well tolerated when applied topically, including on very reactive skin, with no known contraindications during pregnancy.
Go furtherSources
- Bylka W. et al. Centella asiatica in dermatology: an overview. Phytotherapy Research, 2014; 28(8): 1117-1124. PubMed
- Chong N.J., Aziz Z. A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Centella asiatica for Improvement of the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013. PubMed
- COSMILE Europe (Cosmetics Europe), cosmetic ingredient database, Centella Asiatica Extract. cosmileeurope.eu
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