DA HUANG GAO - Healing Hand Ointment

Also known as: Da Huang Gao, Healing Hand Ointment, Rhubarb Ointment.

Eight ingredients in a jojoba and beeswax base. No water, no preservative system. Da Huang leads, with Bai Ji, Dang Gui and Zi Cao behind it.

An overnight product for hands. It works considerably better under occlusion.

What's doing the work

• Da Huang (Rheum palmatum, rhubarb root) is the namesake and the lead.
• Bai Ji (Bletilla striata) as a root powder, classical for a raw or split surface.
• Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis) and Zi Cao (Arnebia euchroma) for the blood side.
• Bing Pian (borneol) as the penetrant.

How to use

Apply at night and cover with cotton mittens or gloves. The occlusion is the point, not an optional extra.

Pairs well with

Run Zu Shui Gao during the day, where the skin needs urea to soften built-up surface.

Full ingredients

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Rheum Palmatum (Rhubarb) Root/Stalk Extract, Bletilla Striata Root Powder, Angelica Polymorpha Sinensis (Dong Quai) Root Extract, Arnebia Euchroma (Redroot) Root Extract, Borneol, Tocopherol.

Ingredients as published by Dermatology M. Check the panel on the item you receive.

Good to know

• 30ml.
• It stains. Dermatology M says so on their own label. Rhubarb and Zi Cao together will mark bedding and light gloves. Use dark cotton.
• Not vegan. Contains beeswax. Halal.
• Contains borneol. Not for use in pregnancy.
• Do not use if you have a nut allergy, per the supplier's own warning.
• Patch test first. For external use only. Keep out of reach of children.

Dermatology M, formulated by Dr Mazin Al-Khafaji. Selected and reviewed by Dr. Stacee Munroe, OMD, L.Ac. Cosmetic use only. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.