Madecassic Acid

Madecassic acid is one of the four principal terpenoids of Centella asiatica, working alongside madecassoside, asiaticoside, and asiatic acid. It contributes anti-inflammatory signalling and supports collagen organisation during repair, complementing the wound-healing effects of its sister molecules. In standardised centella extracts and purified form (0.01–0.5%) it helps calm compromised, sensitised, and blemish-stressed skin. The numbered INCI suffixes ("-2") are technical labelling variants, not different chemistry. Look for products listing the full centella active set for coherent cica dosing rather than token extract.