What is Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule?

A lightweight hydrating serum with a high concentration of centella asiatica extract, designed to soothe and calm irritated skin while providing gentle hydration.

Is Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule worth it?

Mostly yes. 11 of the 12 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule's Guru Score?

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 12 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule best for?

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule is generally suited to sensitive skin.

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule: a Guru Score of 82%

What the gurus are saying.

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Dr Dray

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"The Madagascar Centella Ampoule is one I like so much from them, it's thicker and more viscous than their newer pore perfecting ampoule."

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"I saw they had the Centella Ampoule which I tried a couple of years ago and [...] I don't think I was impressed with that. This is [...] the Madagascar Centella with the Probiotic Intensive Ampoule and the ferment in this I think is what takes it above and beyond the Centella Ampoule. It has a creamier milkier slippery texture and I'm a big fan of that slip and slide and glide. [...] I love the slippery slimies, the ferments, all that juicy juicy juicy goodness."

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"I've tried this before, the Madagascar Centella Ampoule, and from what I remember it was not like my absolute favorite Skin1004 product because they have a lot that I really enjoy, but it wasn't necessarily bad. I have used this before, so Centella compounds are anti-inflammatory, they're loaded with antioxidant properties that can help offset oxidative stress, which at night some of that is still going on as a result of environmental exposures throughout the day, and so having some antioxidants on at night may help. This is free of fragrance, it's just Centella asiatica extract. I think I'm going to give this a second chance."

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"Centella is anti-inflammatory so you may find that this product is nice if you have a lot of irritation as like the first step in your skincare routine to calm the skin. It also has glycerin so it's pretty hydrating. This wasn't like my all-time favorite ampoule or serum that I've ever used but it was okay."

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"The Madagascar Centella Ampoule is one I like so much from them, it's thicker and more viscous than their newer pore perfecting ampoule."

Mad About Skin

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"I really like the one by Skin1004. That's a great option."

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"I really like the one by Skin1004. That's a great option."

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"The original product that kick-started it all is this Skin1004 Centella Ampoule. So this is just a super high concentration of centella asiatica. So if you want your centella fix and you want it well formulated, well sourced in a super high concentration, this is kind of it. It looks beautiful, I mean the packaging [...] has to be visually appealing. [...] It looks way more expensive than what you actually pay for it. [...] For people that just want a real super simple, well-sourced, super well formulated high concentration centella serum, it's going to be really hard to beat this one."

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"My number one recommendation is Centella asiatica, this is the one by Skin1004, which is a nice affordable product. Whichever centella serum you go for, pair it with vitamin C because studies show using Centella asiatica and vitamin C together actually quadruples the amount of additional collagen produced versus just using vitamin C alone, so four times the anti-aging benefits without having to break the bank. I think this is like £4, so an affordable option to slot alongside your vitamin C to quadruple the amount of benefit you're going to see."

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"A recent study showed that if you pair vitamin C with centella asiatica, it actually quadruples the amount of additional collagen produced versus just using vitamin C alone. So if you've got your vitamin C serum in your routine but you want four times the benefit, then pair it with a centella. You can just use a centella serum like the one from Skin1004 alongside your existing vitamin C and that will deliver the benefit."

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"If you use this alongside centella asiatica such as this one by Skin1004, you get four times the pro-collagen results versus just using your vitamin C. That for me is a no-brainer. One extra product, four times the results. This is a wonderful centella asiatica and it's somewhere in the region of about £10 for a huge amount of product."

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"The centella serum is a great allrounder for your centella fix. It kickstarted the viral nature of this brand and it's a great product."

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"I don't bother with their original centella ampoule because every other one of their ampoules has like 50% centella in anyway and you don't need more than 50%."

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"Skin1004 claimed their product was 100% centella asiatica extract which now everyone says it's actually 5%. They put a number on it and that number was so misleading and vastly different to what was actually in here, 3 to 5%. This does definitely seem a little bit deceptive. [...] I do think they knew what they were doing and they could have been a lot more transparent. I've used this for the longest time and loved it because I thought I was getting a super high dose of centella asiatica, turns out I wasn't. [...] My skin loves centella asiatica even in lower concentrations such as 2, 3, or 5% and it still gives a great benefit: calming, soothing, restoring the barrier function of the skin. [...] It doesn't need to be 100% to be effective, but I know that this will have left a bit of a bad taste in a lot of consumers' mouths, feeling that maybe we've just been a little bit misled."

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"This is the Skin1004 Centella Ampoule. This is really inexpensive. Use this alongside your vitamin C and that just helps you to achieve this pairing. It doesn't really matter what order you do it in. You can do Centella first or you can do vitamin C first. It really makes no difference. Just make sure that you have both of these ingredients somewhere in your skincare routine."

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"This is marketed as a centella ampoule rather than 100% centella ampoule, which is a small change to the marketing but one that's quite important because this is not and never was 100% centella. However, it does have a really nice high dose amount of that centella asiatica and it's in a real quality form too. So whilst it's not been an easy ride for Skin1004 on this product in 2024, I think we can look past that and say honestly I still think this is one of the best centella serums on the market. My top tip for using this is pair it with your vitamin C because studies show if you use centella asiatica and vitamin C side by side it quadruples the amount of additional collagen produced versus just using vitamin C alone. So top tip if you're buying this, make sure you're pairing it with a vitamin C. One from Korean skincare is fine, but to be honest any vitamin C will work. Just use it with your centella for that extra boost of anti-aging."

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"This is the Skin1004 Centella Asiatica Ampoule. This is amazing. A high dose of that Centella Asiatica. Beautifully calming and soothing. Use these two together and you're going to get four times the additional collagen, less irritation, and that's a win. Pairing it with Centella, I get less side effects. And that to me is always always a win. It's been a game changer for me."

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"Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule, these two together four times the results with very little additional effort, and this is like £14, so super inexpensive to get a whole lot of additional anti-aging benefit."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"If you want a hydrating, soothing serum, I like Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule. Just pure centella extract. So nice."

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"If you want a hydrating, soothing serum, I like Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule. Just pure centella extract. So nice."

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"Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule is so hydrating, very gentle. Centella I love because it's an ingredient that has multiple properties, especially wound healing and soothing properties. [...] Plus there's some evidence behind it that helps with stretch marks and even wound healing. I like to put it over scars. So if you have post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, you have irritation after a rash, after acne, you can go ahead and use Centella-containing products over the skin. And it's very lightweight, almost a watery texture, but goes on with plumping action. So I love this one."

CYoung

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"This is between so and not really but I'll put it at so. Anybody with a similar skin type to mine, dry, mature, sensitive, or a woman over 40, this won't be your favorite because it just felt like fancy water. I tested it on my face and couldn't feel anything else, so I tried it again on my hands and as time goes by nothing changes. But there's definitely a lot of centella in here, so anybody who works well with centella, please try it, it can be holy grail. They named it an ample but it just feels like water, the texture is like a toner, so you could use it as a first step instead of a toner."

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"They market this as a low irritation soothing and hydrating serum, but if centella doesn't suit you, don't use it, a lot of people say it makes them break out. It feels like a toner, really watery. It's gotten so popular and I've gotten so many comments about this brand, but I think it's kind of overhyped, it's not that popular here. If you have dry or mature skin you won't like it much, for me it just feels like water, like why am I even using this. If you love centella and have oily, acne prone or teenage skin you can try it out, but I'm not interested at all. It's not a C because the formula really is low irritation, so I'll put this as a B."

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"Skin1004's ample is okay, but I don't really understand why it's so popular on TikTok. It's just okay, I don't really recommend it that much."

Doctor Anne

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"For the summer, I would get the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule, which is [...] very lightweight hydration at a very reasonable price. It also has Centella Asiatica, which is said to be soothing and have other skin beneficial [...] benefits. I know some people say it doesn't do much, but for me it does what it's supposed to do. It leaves my skin feeling hydrated and calm and it feels like absolutely nothing when applied. So no matter how hot it is outside, I really enjoy putting it on before I follow up with my serum step."

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"The Skin 1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule [...] is great for lightweight hydration and a little soothing. I used it a lot during summer when I just wanted something that felt like nothing but offered extra hydration, and during the fall months too. I know some people complain it doesn't do much, and I get that, it's just lightweight hydration, but if you're oily, acne prone, or don't like to layer too many products, that's one I'd recommend you check out."

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"I use a lightweight layer of hydration, the same I use during summer, the Skin1004 Centella Ampoule. It absorbs easily. It isn't the absolute utmost hydrating. I think I will move on to something more substantial when it gets colder, but for now it's like a good layer."

No BS Beauty

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"My first experience with this brand was their Centella Ampoule and their Centella toning toner, which was kind of right when I was starting to get really interested in K beauty [...] stuff. Their toners and moisturizer are great. Can't go wrong with Skin1004."

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"The Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule which is 17 bucks with centella in there. In my opinion you can't go wrong with any of these, they're all wonderful for soothing and calming your skin and easy to add into your routine."

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"This centella ampoule from Skin1004 was really nice. I used it up at the cabin because it was convenient and small travel size."

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Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"Of course, water first and glycerin second, which I love, love, love. That means high percentage of glycerin and then glycol. Propylene glycol is also a humectant and then centella extract. So again like I said it's high up on the ingredient list which I like and the good thing about this is that it's fragrance free. So I love love love this. This is a fantastic product. Definitely worth your money. I would even recommend this for something that they haven't thought about and that is an irritated inflamed scalp. If you have an inflamed scalp and you are constantly itching and scratching it, this is something that's going to soothe the scalp and it's light enough that it's not going to lead to any greasiness of the hair, but it's going to penetrate into the skin and just give you some relief. So, if you have an itchy, inflamed scalp, this is going to work really nicely for you. And I would tell you to wear it every night."

AliceintheRabbitHole

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"At the end of the day, as funny as it may sound, I still just like the original SKIN1004 ampoule the most. It's so simple, but sometimes there's something so special about simple. I enjoyed this, I love the classic SKIN1004 ampoule."

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"This is such a beautiful, restorative ampoule, a testament to the power of plants. I absolutely love this ampoule, I use a lot of it and my skin seems to just drink it up and feel a lot more nourished. Earlier this week I had a reaction from using a glycolic acid product, and I used two full droppers of this and instantly felt the soothing effects, the redness went down. That's why this absolutely is my favorite Skin1004 ampoule. It shouldn't necessarily be better than the others, which also have centella asiatica plus other ingredients, but there really is something to the simplicity of this that makes it such a good soothing product."

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"I really love this ampoule, I find it very calming. The trick with it is to use a lot, I like to use two full droppers. The packaging looks expensive but it's not, this is not too pricey of a product."

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"I enjoyed this product a lot, it's why I chose to work with the company. If you use a lot of it, up to two full droppers, I really saw a lot for my skin in terms of hydration and soothing, which makes sense because of the active compounds in centella asiatica. I still think it's nice and it can be a great option for a lot of people, but I've moved away from it because I found other ingredients my skin responds to even better, like bifida ferment lysate, so I simply don't use it that much anymore."

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"This is the product with the shortest and most concise ingredients list in the whole video, the brand says it's one ingredient only. The reason this is my pick for calming is because it's the simplest, and when your skin is going through it, simple is exactly what it needs. You get a big bottle, 3.38 fluid ounces, and when my skin is in a rough patch I like to use a lot of this product, one or two full droppers even. It's another affordable product where you get a lot of product in the bottle."

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"This is the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule, this one is one of my favorites. This is a very calming and soothing ampoule, kind of in between a toner and a serum. It's 3.38 fluid ounces of 100% centella asiatica extract. The brand got everything right with this, the packaging is beautiful, they even thought about the dropper so it doesn't just drip the product out. Even when my skin is going through it and starts stinging when I apply my usual products, I can still apply this product, there's a lot of value in that for me. My tip is to use a lot of it, use it as you would a toner, not as you would a serum. So yes, absolutely love that ampoule."

Hyram

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"The product he's using is amazing. I've recommended it many times. It's the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule. Great for soothing redness and irritation and hydrating the skin, but it is a serum. It's not a moisturizer."

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"The Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule makes for such a good product to immediately apply after cleansing. It sinks into the skin very quickly. It's super lightweight, but most importantly, it is power packed with Centella Asiatica, one of the best skincare ingredients out there for helping to reduce sensitivity, bring down redness, and help to repair any skin damage that you might be experiencing. The reason I love this one is that it's a no BS formula. You're getting as much benefits from Centella Asiatica as you can, which I think is a necessary ingredient in every single person's routine. And it sinks so nicely into the skin that it doesn't even feel like an extra step in your routine. And by using this one every day, you're really making sure that your skin will be properly protected from any of those natural elements that tend to make our skin look red or irritated."

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"The Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule, if you're someone who wants to utilize the benefits of centella asiatica, get that soothing experience, reduce redness, get that antioxidant power, but you want the strongest form of it, that's what the ampoule does. It's basically all centella asiatica, it's an incredible formula and ingredient, and it's such an easy addition to your skincare routine. It doesn't feel like an additional product. You can just apply this right after cleansing and get all those benefits without having to worry about your skincare routine being overly greasy or heavy. It's such an easy add-on, such a good experience, and great for reducing redness and irritation."

James Welsh

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"Skin 1004's Centella Serum, Madagascar Centella Serum. Love it, love it, love it, love it. It's incredible. I absolutely love it. When my skin is ruined, when my rosacea is flaring up, when I need some soothing, if I want to make a quick mask out of cotton pads and this serum, because it's so affordable in such a huge amount, I will use this serum. Their toner is just as good. [...] What I will say is they are misleading about their ingredient list. They say that this is 100% Centella Asiatica, but it actually has some other ingredients in. I believe there's also glycerin in here and a few other preservatives, things that keep the product, things that make it a skincare product, which isn't a big deal. But to say 100% Centella Asiatica is a little bit misleading. But the products are very, very, very good. I believe all the claims. I've seen great before and afters. It's a product that skincare influencers always talk about behind the scenes as well. People love it and I think it's amazing."

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"This is a really nice one to use day in, day out, twice a day. And it's always very reasonably priced. Your average serum is about 30ML for like the same price, but this is 55ML. So I always feel like with this brand in particular, you get a real bargain. If you're looking for something for very easily sensitive skin, irritated skin, just want to help heal and refresh and kind of tone down any kind of redness, this is a really nice, simple one to go for."

Cassandra Bankson

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"This is one of the best centella products that I have ever tried. This one has stood the test of time. This is from Skin1004, a K Beauty brand that sources their centella from Madagascar. The packaging is literally like National Geographic—look at it, on the opposite side of the label they have these beautiful nature images. This ampule is 100 percent centella asiatica extracted. If you want the pure stuff, this is it. Holy, if you just want centella for the antioxidant, for the skin healing, for the anti-redness and soothing properties, this is probably one of your best bets and it looks like National Geographic on your countertop."

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"An ampoule is [...] a serum that has a very high concentration of an active ingredient, and in this case it's the centella asiatica extract. It's a [...] really nice, almost hydrating feel to it. I like centella asiatica when my skin feels a little bit irritated like it has been lately, it's just super soothing to the skin almost immediately and it's also very hydrating. [...] It's a really light serum that you just put onto your skin. It's very hydrating, it absorbs almost immediately, and it's just really nice and calming. It feels really light on the skin."

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