Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract
Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract of Centella asiatica aerial parts in a Zemea® propanediol carrier, made for cosmetic and personal-care developers. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum aerial parts profile.
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What Is Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract?
Built for clean formulating, this liquid extract carries gotu kola, the aerial parts of Centella asiatica, an Apiaceae herb of Old World tropics, in Zemea, a plant-derived, renewable propanediol. Bio-Botanica supplies it full-spectrum and non-standardized, giving cosmetic chemists a petrochemical-free botanical base that disperses easily into water-phase skin-care systems and supports a fully naturals-aligned ingredient deck.
Market Demand
Gotu kola sits at the center of the cica skincare movement, and the category has hard numbers behind it: Grand View Research values the centella cosmetics market at USD 1,166.5 million by 2030. Soothing, barrier-focused routines continue to drive that growth across mass and prestige tiers. A renewable, propanediol-carried gotu kola extract lets brands enter the fast-moving space with a clean-label carrier story.
Formulation Applications
The Zemea base folds into soothing serums, barrier creams, toners, sheet-mask essences, and scalp serums during cold processing, and it doubles as a mild humectant in the water phase. Gotu kola is traditionally associated with skin and hair support, structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim, giving cica-inspired ranges a recognizable botanical anchor. Formulators pairing it with panthenol or hyaluronic acid can build a fully water-phase soothing system around one clean carrier.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Since 1972 Bio-Botanica has extracted botanicals at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, and these aerial parts move through the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat process to keep their naturally occurring constituents Holistically Balanced. An onsite lab runs HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and USP testing, and each lot is backed by a certificate of analysis. Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available on request. Contract extraction into alternative clean carriers can be arranged on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a liquid extract made from the aerial parts of Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica), a member of the Apiaceae family, native to Tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World — Asia, Africa, Australia, and the western Pacific. It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Zea-Botanicals® Extract — the botanical is delivered in Zemea® propanediol, a corn-derived carrier. The liquid form gives formulators a ready-to-blend botanical base. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract contain alcohol?
No — Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is not an ethanol-based tincture. For any residual solvent or processing details, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the aerial parts rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract suited for?
Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is formulated for topical, personal-care applications such as facial care, serums, creams, and lotions. Its zemea base suits clean-label systems where formulators want a concentrated botanical ingredient to work into their formulation.
What industries and positioning does Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract fit?
It fits the Cosmetics and Personal Care categories as an ingredient. For brand positioning, Gotu Kola is traditionally associated with areas such as Hair, Skin and Nails Support — framing intended for structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Where does the Gotu Kola originate?
Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) is native to Tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World — Asia, Africa, Australia, and the western Pacific. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a zemea-based liquid, Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is intended for water-compatible formulations where a botanical liquid can be blended into your matrix. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 4 kg, 10 kg, and 19 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract manufactured and tested?
Gotu Kola Zea-Botanicals® Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.