Centella Asiatica

There’s a plant that ancient Ayurvedic healers called brahmi, that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners brewed into tonics for centuries, and that modern Korean skincare scientists have essentially bottled into gold. Centella asiatica — also known as cica, tiger grass, or gotu kola — has spent thousands of years earning its reputation. And right now, in … Read more

There’s a weed growing in the marshes of Madagascar that dermatologists have been quietly obsessed with for decades. Quietly — until K-beauty turned it into a global phenomenon, and now you can’t scroll through a skincare subreddit without tripping over the words cica, tiger grass, or gotu kola. That weed is Centella Asiatica, and if … Read more