What is Cytolnat Centella cream used for?
Cytolnat Centella is a soothing, repairing skin care product for aggressed and damaged skin.
Centella asiatica has been used for over 3,000 years in traditional Chinese, Malaysian and Indian medicine as a healing agent, as well as for the treatment of skin diseases. In Europe, Centella asiatica began to interest researchers in the 19th century. In 1852, Boileau, a French doctor in Mauritius, and Hunter in 1855 in the hospitals of Madras, used it to treat leprosy.
Centella asiatica was also used as a healing agent in the treatment of varicose ulcers, burns and bedsores. The first dry extraction was only produced in 1941, 3 years before P. Boiteau isolated its active principles. Advances in chemistry have made it possible to produce titrated extracts (TECA) of centella asiatica containing 60% asiatic and madecassic acid and 40% asiaticoside, which are used in topical preparations at concentrations of between 0.1 and 1%.
Mode of action of Centella Cytolnat cream
The action of Cytolnat Centella is based on the synergy between its "oil-in-water emulsion" galenic formulation, with its moisturizing, emollient and film-forming properties favoring scab-free healing, and the pharmacological properties of the titrated extract of Centella asiatica.
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Composition of Centella Cytolnat cream
Its "oil-in-water emulsion" galenic formulation helps restore the skin's hydrolipidic film, a natural protective barrier.
It contains :
- a film-forming agent, squalane, which isolates the wound from the outside world.
- moisturizing and emollient agents that help create a moist micro-climate in the wound, promoting scab-free healing.
- two surfactants, one ionic (triethanolamine stearate) and the other non-ionic (glyceryl stearate), which deters and drains the wound, enhancing healing.
Thanks to its extract of Centella asiatica (Hydrocotyle), a plant native to East Africa and India, Cytolnat Centella has a protective role against free radicals by increasing cellular antioxidants, and also enhances the reparative healing process by stimulating collagen biosynthesis and fibroblastogenesis.
Results after using Centella CYTOLNAT cream
Centella CYTOLNAT is a soothing, repairing skin care product with clinically proven efficacy. Acclaimed by doctors and dermatologists. It is designed for skin damaged by :
- the environment: sunburn, cold (cracks, chapped lips), wind, air conditioning, pollution.
- chemical agents: detergents, alkaline soaps.
- mechanical stress: depilation, peeling, shaving, insect bites.
- laser treatment: afterdermal laser surgery.
Cytolnat Centella is recommended in the aftermath ofdermal laser surgery. The results of a recent clinical study show that the use of CYTOLNAT CENTELLA cream improves post-intervention management, whether by vascular or pigment laser.
Instructions for use
Apply Cytolnat Centella several times a day, usually in a thick layer. If necessary, cover with an occlusive dressing.
Precautions for use
Cytolnat Centella is hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic.
It is suitable for adults and children.
How Cytolnat Centella works
CYTOLNAT CENTELLA's action is based on the perfect synergy between its "oil-in-water emulsion" galenic form and the properties of the titrated extract of Centella asiatica.
The "oil-in-water emulsion" formulation helps restore the hydro-lipidic film that gives skin suppleness and comfort. The skin's surface layers are made up of water and lipids (fats). These lipids, present between cells, represent an essential factor in the cutaneous barrier that protects us.
CYTOLNAT CENTELLA isolates the wound from the outside world and creates a moist microclimate in the wound.
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Centella asiatica in wound healing
For many years, scientific research has focused on the properties of Centella Asiatica. Recent clinical studies show that Centella asiatica effectively enhances the wound-healing process by stimulating the production of cellular antioxidants (1) and fibroblasts (cells which produce dermal components such as collagen and elastin) (2).
(1) Shukla A. et al - Asiaticoside-induced elevation of antioxidant levels in healing wounds. Phytother Res. 1999 Feb;13(1):50-4
(2) Marquart et al. - Triterpenes from Centella asiatica stimulate extracellular matrix accumulation in rat experimental wounds. Eur. J. Dermatol. 1999, 9, 289-296