Asiaticoside is a triterpenoid saponin that is a trisaccharide derivative of asiatic acid.
- Skin barrier C
- Amount studies used
- about 0.1%
- When
- morning and evening
- Irritation
- low
Grades were set by reading this ingredient’s studies. They describe the ingredient, not every product that contains it.
How much products actually contain
165 products state the amountmedian 0.00001%1% at or above the amount studies used (about 0.1%)
- under 0.01% 158
- 0.01–0.1% 6
- 0.1–1% 1
- 1% or more 0
Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.
Of the products containing it, 323 list it before the 1% line and 769 after it (usually 1% or less).
Where no amount is stated, a product listing it early reaches the study amount about 13% of the time, one listing it late about 0%.
Clinical evidence grade by skin concern
- C
- uncontrolled or multi-ingredient studies
Products using this ingredient
12 of 1,091 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 1,091
BRINGGREENZinc Teca Trouble Serum0.48% stated · study amount
Burt's BeesRes-Q Ointment Cica 17g0.04% stated · below study amount
KAHINatwie Sangseu Posica Relief Ampoule0.04% stated · below study amount
MEDIPEELMEDIPEEL Centella Meso Cream 30ml0.039% stated · below study amount
ROVECTINCica Care Blemish Clearing Cream0.03% stated · below study amount
BRINGGREENTea Tree Cica SOS Spot Patch0.02% stated · below study amount
BRINGGREENZinc Teca Phyto Sun Gel 50ml0.016% stated · below study amount
SidmoolCentella Cica Research Creamlikely too little
Haruharu WonderHaruharu Wonder 3% PHA Gentle Liquid Exfoliating Serumlikely too little
MuradMurad InvisiScar Resurfacing Treatmentlikely too little
MuradMurad InvisiScar Resurfacing Treatment Larger Sizelikely too little
SidmoolRich Houttuynia Cordata Cica Essentiallikely too little
Definition
Asiaticoside is a triterpenoid saponin that is a trisaccharide derivative of asiatic acid. Isolated from Centella asiatica, it exhibits anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and wound-healing properties. It has a role as an antioxidant, an antifibrotic agent, an antidepressant, an antineoplastic agent, a neuroprotective agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, a vulnerary and a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a carboxylic ester, a triterpenoid saponin and a trisaccharide derivative. It is functionally related to an asiatic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII PKO39VY215 · registered name ASIATICOSIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アシアチコシド: 本品は、アシアチン酸（＊）の糖誘導体で、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 16830-15-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 240-851-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30937476
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID201777735
- IUPAC
- 6-Deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->6)-1-O-(2alpha,3beta,23-trihydroxy-28-oxours-12-en-28-yl)-beta-D-glucopyranose
- Molecular formula
- C48H78O19
- Molecular weight
- 959.133 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance1
- Antioxidant1
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Molecular and bioinformatic mechanism of asiaticoside on macrophage-mediated keloid pathogenesis · 2026
- Discovery and engineering of the asiaticoside, madecassoside and asiaticoside B biosynthetic pathway. · 2025
- CaOSC5-CaOSC7 module governs metabolic partitioning between asiaticoside and asiaticoside B in Centella asiatica. · 2025
- Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Asiaticoside: Development of Topical Delivery Formulation · 2018
- Effects of asiaticoside ointment on Smad4 protein expression in rabbit's hypertrophic scars · 2015
Linked databases 15
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata