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Data: Limited

Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola) Extract

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● CENTELLA ASIATICA (GOTU KOLA) EXTRACT
● CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT
● CENTELLA EXTRACT
● EXTRACT OF CENTELLA ASIATICA
● EXTRACT OF HYDROCOTYLE
● FO-TI-TIENG EXTRACT
● GOTU KOLA EXTRACT
● HYDROCOTYL (CENTELLA ASIATICA) EXTRACT
● HYDROCOTYL ASIATICA EXTRACT
● HYDROCOTYL EXTRACT
● HYDROCOTYLE ASIATICA EXTRACT
● HYDROCOTYLE ASIATICA, EXT.
● HYDROCOTYLE EXTRACT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Extract of the leaves and roots of the medicinal plant Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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mask171 products
facial moisturizer/treatment166 products
serums & essences99 products
facial cleanser54 products
around-eye cream43 products
moisturizer40 products
toners/astringents32 products
concealer22 products
exfoliant/scrub17 products
body firming lotion12 products
shampoo10 products
makeup primer10 products
daily use with SPF10 products
anti-aging10 products
body wash/cleanser7 products
setting powder/spray7 products
CC cream7 products
sunless tanning7 products
lip balm7 products
makeup remover7 products
body oil6 products
conditioner6 products
hair treatment/serum5 products
foundation5 products
4 products
hair styling aide4 products
lipstick4 products
BB cream4 products
foot moisturizer4 products
hand cream4 products
after sun product3 products
damaged skin treatment3 products
baby wipes2 products
depilatory2 products
foot odor control2 products
bar soap2 products
recreational sunscreen1 products
cuticle treatment1 products
toothpaste1 products
tanning oil1 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
baby lotion1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
lip plumper1 products
detangler1 products
pore strips1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
blush1 products
hair spray1 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
beard cleanser1 products

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate dosesOpen scientific literature

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritationOpen scientific literature

Cancer

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not likely to be mutagenic in humansOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
327 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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