Soondy Centella Asiatica Essence
Reviewed by SerumTruth Editorial · Price and formula checked July 2026
About as minimal as a centella essence gets: three ingredients, a big glass-skin bottle, and a fair price for the size. It is a calming, comfort-focused layer rather than a hydration powerhouse, since there is no separate humectant on the label, so drier skin may want to layer a plain hyaluronic acid serum underneath it.
- No active concentrations are disclosed
- Evidence21 / 30
Strength of the research behind the key actives
- Centella Asiatica (Cica): moderate evidence
The average of the key actives’ evidence grades.
- Potency21 / 25
Dosed at studied levels, not fairy-dusted
- Centella Asiatica (Cica): dosed at a studied level
How strongly the actives are dosed, led by the strongest, not how many there are.
- Delivery & stability14 / 20
Delivery tech + packaging that protects fragile actives
- Delivery: standard
- Packaging: clear dropper
- No fragile actives here, so packaging barely moves the score.
Delivery tech plus packaging, and packaging only counts when actives are fragile.
- Formulation1 / 10
Disclosure, active breadth, and ingredient generation
- 0 of 1 actives disclose a concentration
- 1 key active (breadth credit caps at 3)
- No current-generation or synergy bonus
Disclosure, active breadth, and current-generation or synergistic actives.
- Value9 / 15
What a month of use costs vs. the category
- About $34 per month to use
- $32 for 100 ml, used about twice a day (about 1.75 ml each time), so a bottle lasts about 1.0 months
What a month of use costs: full marks at $6 a month or less, the floor at $60 a month or more.
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Ranks #67 of 84 hydration & barrier serums we have scored.
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What’s inside
| Active | Disclosed | Dose |
|---|---|---|
| Centella Asiatica (Cica) | n/a | Studied |
A three-ingredient essence, water, butylene glycol and Centella Asiatica extract, marketed as a "100% centella extract" formula meaning the botanical itself is used undiluted rather than cut with other actives, in a clear glass dropper bottle. It is a pared-back approach in the same spirit as other single-minded centella ampoules, just with an even shorter ingredient list and no separate humectant like hyaluronic acid layered in. Centella is not fragile, so the clear bottle is fine, but the very short label means there is little here to cushion or hold onto moisture beyond the extract itself.
How it’s delivered
Air- and light-sensitive actives (vitamin C, copper peptides) lose potency fast in the wrong packaging, so delivery and the bottle are scored, not just what’s on the label.
The actives, explained
What the research says
In a controlled trial, a Centella asiatica cream was linked with a better looking, more even scar appearance over 12 weeks.
A Prospective Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial of the Efficacy Using Centella Cream for Scar Improvement. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018. PubMed ↗
A study of the active, not this exact product. What matters for the score is whether this serum uses it at a comparable dose.
Higher-scoring alternatives
Same category, better SerumProof score. Worth a look before you buy.
Revision history
- July 11, 2026Price and formula rechecked
- July 10, 2026Review published
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