SAN HUANG SHUI GAO - Skin Calming Cream S

Also known as: San Huang Shui Gao, Skin Calming Cream S, Three Yellows Cream.

The three yellows in a simple jojoba and shea base. Seventeen ingredients, nothing decorative.

This is the one for skin that is eroded or weeping. Where the surface is dry rather than wet, Chuan Xin Lian Shui Gao is the better fit.

What's doing the work

• Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis), Huang Bai (Phellodendron amurense) and Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis). The classical San Huang trio, all three high on the list.
• Da Huang (Rheum palmatum) sits with them.
• Jojoba, shea and cocoa butter for the base, with bisabolol to take the sting out.

How to use

Apply 2 to 3 times a day.

Pairs well with

San Huang Ding is the tincture in the same pair, for areas a cream cannot sit on. Follow either with Zi Cao Shui Gao once absorbed.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Coptis Chinensis Root Extract, Phellodendron Amurense (Amur Cork) Bark Extract, Rheum Palmatum (Rhubarb) Root/Stalk Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Glycerin, Bisabolol, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Caprylyl Glycol.

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

Good to know

• 30ml.
• Contains shea nut butter and cocoa butter. Avoid if you have a tree nut allergy.
• The supplier label still carries a sesame allergy warning, but sesame is not in the current ingredient list. The base is jojoba. If you have a sesame allergy, read the jar you receive.
• The yellow herbs can tint pale skin and mark light fabric.
• Best used under the guidance of a qualified Chinese herbalist.
• 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.