Centella asiatica — the calm your sensitive skin needs

Redness, irritation, damaged barrier — the Korean herb that calms them all. How to spot it on labels and the best products with it.

If your skin flushes at everything — hot water, a new product, the wind — there's an ingredient Koreans call "cica" and dermatologists respect: centella asiatica, the herb that calms almost everything.

What is centella?

An Asian plant used for centuries for wound healing. In cosmetics, its extracts (madecassoside, asiaticoside) lower inflammation and speed up barrier repair — the two things sensitive skin needs most.

When do you need it?

Persistent redness or mild rosacea.
After exfoliants/retinol — centella instantly restores the "calm factor".
Damaged barrier: skin that "stings" at every product.

Our key products

Dr. Althea 345 Relief Cream — the "calm factor" cream: 3 calming, 4 barrier, 5 hydrating ingredients. Full shelter for irritated skin.
Anua Azelaic Acid 10 + Hyaluron Serum — azelaic acid (the redness weapon) wrapped in calming hyaluron — perfect for redness with breakouts.

The sensitive skin rule

Fewer products, gentler ones. Short formulas, no fragrance, centella as the base. If your skin "reacts to everything", start your routine with these two — everything else comes later.

Find them all in the centella collection and sensitive skin.

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