The short answer
Not on standard pregnancy avoid lists, though botanical extracts are always worth mentioning to your clinician.
On labels you may see it as: cica, gotu kola, madecassoside, asiaticoside.
Context
What Centella Asiatica Extract does
The active fractions (asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid) have documented anti-inflammatory activity and support collagen production in wound-healing studies.
In cosmetics it is used to take the edge off redness and reactivity, particularly in barrier-repair and post-procedure formulas.
Typical use on shelf: 0.1%–5% extract, or standardised madecassoside fractions..
Watch-outs
What to keep in mind
- It is a plant extract — quality and standardisation vary hugely between products.
- Botanical extracts are a more common source of contact allergy than synthetics.
Next step
Check your whole routine, not one ingredient
One ingredient rarely decides anything. Paste the full list from each product you use into the pregnancy ingredient checker and take the flags to your clinician. The full write-up on Centella Asiatica Extract — what it does, irritation, pore-clogging risk — is on the Centella Asiatica Extract explainer.
Other ingredients in pregnancy
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