TI XUAN GAO - T Ointment

Also known as: Ti Xuan Gao, T Ointment.

A drying ointment for thickened, scaling patches on hands and feet. Larch root bark is the lead, with zinc carbonate and rhubarb behind it.

Pairs with the matching tincture. The tincture goes on first and dries, then this seals it.

What's doing the work

• Larix kaempferi root bark, the lead active and unusual outside this formulary.
• Huang Bai (Phellodendron amurense) and Da Huang (Rheum palmatum).
• Qing Dai as Polygonum tinctorium leaf and stem extract.
• Zinc carbonate for the drying, matte finish, with Bing Pian (borneol) as the penetrant.

How to use

Apply 3 to 5 times a day. On feet, soak the area in Cu Pao Fang first where the skin is dry and scaling.

Pairs well with

Usually used with Ti Xuan Ding. Apply the tincture, let it dry, then this over the top.

Full ingredients

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Butter, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Larix Kaempferi Root Bark Extract, Zinc Carbonate, Phellodendron Amurense (Amur Cork) Bark Extract, Polygonum Tinctorium (Chinese Indigo) Leaf/Stem Extract, Rheum Palmatum (Rhubarb) Root/Stalk Extract, Alcohol, Borneol, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ferric Oxide.

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

Good to know

• 1.01 fl oz / 28 g.
• Not vegan. Contains beeswax.
• Contains shea nut 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 appears to have moved to jojoba and the warning text has not caught up. If you have a sesame allergy, read the jar you receive.
• Ferric oxide and indigo both stain.
• 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.