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Korean Serums with Centella Asiatica

Serums carry the highest concentration of actives in a Korean routine, so they are where the treatment happens. Pick one by the problem you want it to solve and check the actives, not the claims on the front.

Centella asiatica, or cica, is a medicinal plant whose compounds madecassoside and asiaticoside soothe irritation and support skin repair. Every one of these serums lists it in its formula.

What Centella Asiatica does and what it layers with

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Price, the actives in each formula, and whether it passes our fungal acne check.

ProductPriceActivesFungal acne safe
Dr. AltheaVitamin C Boosting Serum$20.5130 mLVitamin CVitamin C DerivativeNiacinamideCentella—
SKIN1004Madagascar Centella Ampoule$10.26100 mLCentellaYes
SKIN1004Madagascar Centella Poremizing Fresh Ampoule$13.00100 mLCentella—
SKIN1004Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Intensive Ampoule$16.0095 mLNiacinamideCentella—
SKIN1004Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Ampoule$13.99100 mLVitamin C DerivativeNiacinamideCentella—
Purito SeoulWonder Releaf Centella Serum Unscented$17.7160 mLNiacinamideHyaluronic AcidCentellaPanthenol—
SKIN1004Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule$7.009 mLAzelaic AcidCentellaPanthenolYes
Beauty of JoseonLight On Serum : Centella + Vita C$11.0530 mLVitamin CVitamin C DerivativeCentellaPanthenol—
APLBAzelaic Acid Peptide Ampoule Serum$9.8040 mLAzelaic AcidPeptidesCentella—
Haruharu WonderCentella 4% TXA Gel Serum$17.5030 mLVitamin CVitamin C DerivativeNiacinamideCentella—
APLBAHA BHA PHA Centella Ampoule Serum$9.8040 mLBHAPHACentella—
APLBCoenzyme Q10 Retinol Ampoule Serum$9.7040 mLRetinolCentella—
APLBCollagen EGF Peptide Ampoule Serum$9.8040 mLPeptidesCentella—
APLBFerulic Acid Vitamin C Ampoule Serum$9.8040 mLVitamin CCentella—
APLBGlutathione Niacinamide Ampoule Serum$9.8040 mLNiacinamideHyaluronic AcidCentellaPanthenol—
APLBKojic Acid Vitamin C Ampoule Serum$9.8040 mLVitamin CCentella—
APLBRetinol Vitamin C Vitamin E Ampoule Serum$9.7040 mLRetinolVitamin CCentella—
APLBTranexamic Acid Niacinamide Ampoule Serum$9.7040 mLNiacinamideCentella—
AbibGlutathiosome Dark Spot Serum Vita Drop$22.1850 mLAHAVitamin CVitamin C DerivativeNiacinamideCentellaYes

Prices come from our partner retailers and refresh daily. Ingredient checks read the published ingredient list and are not medical advice; formulas change, so check the packaging.