Active : Centella Asiatica

Also known as Tiger grass, Centella Asiatica is an ancient plant of the Apiaceae family, it is native to Oceania and Asia.

Centella Asiatica is an exceptional plant in many ways: it is used in cosmetics and Ayurvedic medicine. It is also a key ingredient in C27 cosmeceuticals.

What is Centella Asiatica?

In Asia, Centella Asiatica is particularly popular: it is called Gotu Hoka, Brahmi, Hydrocotyle, Pegaga, frog grass or water bowl. This plant, which grows mainly in swampy areas, can be extracted to create salves, creams, ointments as well as essential oils and infusions. 

For thousands of years, Centella Asiatica has been recognized for its numerous virtues, both for the skin and the nervous system. It is also a plant widely used in Ayurvedic medicine. The active ingredients of Centella Asiatica have been used in Asian pharmacopoeia for nearly 5,000 years: traces of the tiger herb can be found in the writings of the very first pharmacist of traditional Chinese medicine.

 The Centella Asiatica is also called "plant of longevity": the legend tells indeed that Li-Ching-Yun consumed every day the plant in salad and in infusion, he would have lived nearly 200 years.

In the 17th century, the beneficial effects of Centella Asiatica spread beyond Asia to the West. The Carthusian monks then used it to develop what will be called "the Elixir of long life".

If many stories and legends are associated with Centella Asiatica, scientists from all over the world have also studied the tiger herb. The exceptional properties of Centella Asiatica have been widely proven.

Which properties on the skin?

Scientists who have studied Centella Asiatica have highlighted its particularly virtuous active ingredients for the skin. The plant originating from Asia is now widely recognized for its repairing and regenerating properties.

Founder of Cosmetics 27 and a pharmacist by training, Michèle Evrard wanted to draw on the many virtues of Centella Asiatica to develop effective cosmetics that are good for the skin.

Centella Asiatica contains two active ingredients that are essential for healthy skin. These are highly concentrated saponosides and triterpenes that act directly on collagen synthesis.

Michèle Evrard has combined Centella Asiatica with active ingredients that complement and reinforce the plant's action. This is how Baume 27 was born: regenerating, repairing, anti-aging and anti-wrinkle care, the balm is now renowned worldwide for its visible results.

Cosmetics 27 then developed a wide range of cosmeceuticals based on the powerful active ingredients of Centella Asiatica. Moisturizing care, sensitive skin serum, anti-spot serum or even moisturizing mask and food supplements are now among the flagship products that we have developed from Centella Asiatica