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High Concentrate TCM Topical Herbal Pastes and Liquids and some incredible Tea concentrates.
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TOPICALS: NO vegetable oil NO wax NO petroleum jelly NO fillers 100% herbal: FULL STRENGTH
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Unlike the typical balms which are 95% petroleum, vegetable oil, or wax, ours are 100% herbal.
The cold pressed herbal oils are essential as they deliver the medicinals safely through the skin barrier. Paint on skin, cover with saran wrap and cloth wrap to maintain warmth if desired - can add hot pack on top.
DANGER Chinese Balms like Tiger Balm typically contain the petrochemical petroleum jelly (petrolatum). It is the major ingredient by volume. Manufacturers use petrolatum because it is unbelievably cheap. HOWEVER . . .
Petroleum jelly, a mineral oil, can cause allergic skin reactions and there have been studies linking impurities in petroleum products with cancer. Petrolatum (petroleum jelly) is listed as a probable human carcinogen in the European Union's Dangerous Substances Directive (UNECE 2004), and its’ use in cosmetics was banned in September 2004.
Petroleum jelly forms an occlusive barrier, repelling water (AND HERBS!) and trapping heat inside. That explains why petroleum jelly is not in our external formulas; we want the herbs to penetrate into the body.
Paraffin (wax) is also found in Chinese Balms like Tiger Balm. It is a Petroleum by-product that coats the skin like plastic, clogging the pores. It interferes with skin's ability to eliminate toxins, promoting acne and other disorders. Ammonium hydroxide is also found in Chinese Balms like Tiger Balm (red variety as the coloring agent)
Here are 3 -100% herbal- external topicals and 6 tea concentrates . . .
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