HUANG LIAN SHUI - Skin Healing Gel

Also known as: Huang Lian Shui, Skin Healing Gel.

A water-based gel, no oils in it at all. Coptis and Hu Zhang with calamine and aloe, and borneol to carry it.

It dries down rather than sitting on the surface, which is what you want on skin that is already damp.

What's doing the work

• Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) clears heat and dries damp.
• Hu Zhang (Polygonum cuspidatum, Japanese knotweed), the same root that leads the Hu Zhang Shui gel.
• Lu Gan Shi (smithsonite), the classical mineral behind calamine, for the drying and settling.
• Aloe vera and glycerin keep it from tightening, with Bing Pian (borneol) as the penetrant.

How to use

Apply to clean skin and let it dry.

Pairs well with

Follow with Zi Cao Shui Gao once dry if the skin needs moisture back.

Full ingredients

Aqua, Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Hu Zhang (Polygoni Cuspidati Radix et Rhizoma), Aloe Vera, Vegetable Glycerine, Lu Gan Shi (Smithsonite), Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Bing Pian (Borneol).

Good to know

• 200ml.
• Vegan.
• Contains borneol. Not for use in pregnancy.
• Coptis stains yellow.
• Ingredients as published by Dermatology M, whose listing uses pinyin rather than INCI names. 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.