GAN CAO SHUI GAO - Licorice Cream

Also known as: Gan Cao Shui Gao, Licorice Cream.

A licorice cream with urea high in the list, so it softens as well as soothes. Gentle enough to be a daily moisturiser for reactive skin.

This is the least confrontational cream in the practitioner range. When you are not sure how much a patient's skin will tolerate, start here.

What's doing the work

• Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chinese licorice) is the namesake. It harmonises and softens, and it is the classical herb for skin that reacts to everything.
• Urea, second on the list, which both hydrates and gently loosens thickened surface.
• Bisabolol, the calming fraction of chamomile, with allantoin and panthenol.
• Jojoba, shea, cocoa butter and evening primrose for the base.

How to use

Apply as often as the skin asks for it.

Pairs well with

Layers under or over most of the range without arguing with anything.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Urea, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Seed Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Chinese Liquorice) Root Extract, Bisabolol, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice Powder, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract.

Ingredient list current as of publication. Check the panel on the item you receive.

Good to know

• 1.7 oz / 48 g.
• Contains shea nut butter and cocoa butter. Avoid if you have a tree nut allergy.
• Contains a retinoid, so wear sunscreen during the day.
• Vegan.
• 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.