HONG HUA YOU - Red Flower Trauma Oil

Also known as: Hong Hua You, Red Flower Trauma Oil, Restorative Body Oil, Muscle & Tendon Oil.

Nine ingredients in a jojoba base. Frankincense, myrrh, safflower and Dang Gui, with borneol and camphor for the cooling hit.

A massage oil for muscles and joints after exertion. Work it in rather than patting it on.

What's doing the work

• Hong Hua (Carthamus tinctorius, safflower) is the namesake and the classical blood-mover.
• Ru Xiang (olibanum, frankincense) and Mo Yao (myrrh), paired for moving blood and dispersing stasis for roughly two thousand years.
• Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis) and Bai Shao (Paeonia lactiflora) nourish while the others move.
• Rou Gui (cassia bark) warms, and borneol and camphor give it the sharp, cooling smell.

How to use

Massage into muscles and joints with firm, circular movements. Good after exercise.

Full ingredients

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Angelica Sinensis Root Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Commiphora Myrrha Resin, Olibanum, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Borneol, Camphor.

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

Good to know

• 100ml.
• Vegan and halal.
• Do not use during pregnancy. Camphor, borneol and the blood-moving herbs are all traditionally contraindicated.
• Contains camphor. Keep away from children and never swallow it.
• Not for broken skin.
• The supplier label carries a sesame allergy warning that does not match the current ingredient list. The base is jojoba. If you have a sesame allergy, read the bottle you receive.
• For external use only.

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.