HUA JIAO DING - Calming Tincture

Also known as: Hua Jiao Ding, Calming Tincture, Sichuan Pepper Tincture.

Thirteen ingredients, alcohol based. Sichuan pepper leads it, and the faint numbing quality that pepper is known for is the reason it is there.

This is one of the more assertive tinctures in the range. It belongs in practitioner hands rather than on a bathroom shelf.

What's doing the work

• Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Sichuan pepper) is the namesake and the lead.
• Xiang Fu (Cyperus rotundus) and Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis).
• Ya Dan Zi (Brucea amarissima) and Bing Lang (areca), both traditionally used for stubborn surface problems and both reasons this needs supervision.
• Zi Cao (Arnebia euchroma), Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) and Wu Mei (Prunus mume) alongside.

How to use

Apply as directed by your practitioner. Let it dry, then follow with an emollient, since alcohol will dry the skin.

Full ingredients

Alcohol, Aqua (Water), Zanthoxylum Bungeanum Pericarp Extract, Cyperus Rotundus Root Powder, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Arecae Semen, Arnebia Euchroma (Redroot) Root Extract, Atractylodes Lancea Root Extract, Brucea Amarissima Gall Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Hydnocarpus Anthelminthicus Seed Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root Extract.

Good to know

• 100ml.
• Do not use during pregnancy. Coix and the blood-moving herbs are traditionally contraindicated.
• Use under practitioner supervision. Brucea and areca are potent herbs and this is not a general-purpose itch tincture.
• Alcohol based. It will sting on broken skin.
• May contain traces of nuts or seeds.
• Ingredients as published by Dermatology M. Check the 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.