FENG XIAN HUA GAO - Balsamina Cream

Also known as: Feng Xian Hua Gao, Balsamina Cream, Garden Balsam Cream.

Thirteen ingredients built around garden balsam, with borneol to drive it in. A small, targeted ointment rather than a general cream.

What's doing the work

• Feng Xian Hua (Impatiens balsamina, garden balsam) is the namesake and sits third in the list. Traditionally used on nails and the skin around them.
• Bing Pian (borneol), the penetrant, which matters when the target is a nail plate rather than skin.
• Jojoba, shea and beeswax for the base, with a little alcohol to carry the extract.

How to use

Apply 3 to 5 times a day, working it into the nail fold as well as the surface.

Pairs well with

On feet, soak in Cu Pao Fang first where the skin is dry and scaling.

Full ingredients

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Butter, Impatiens Balsamina Flower Extract, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Alcohol, Borneol, Phenoxyethanol, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Caprylyl Glycol.

Good to know

• 50ml.
• Not vegan. Contains beeswax.
• Contains shea nut butter. Avoid if you have a tree nut allergy.
• Contains borneol. Not for use in pregnancy.
• Ingredients as published by Dermatology M. Check the ingredient panel on the item you receive.
• 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.