Tiger Balm



Tiger Balm is the trade name for a heat rub manufactured and distributed by Haw Par Healthcare in Singapore. It was originally developed in the 1870s by a herbalist, Aw Chu Kin, in Rangoon, Burma, who asked his sons Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par on his deathbed to perfect the product.

Tiger Balm is available in two variants:
 * Tiger Balm Red - contains cassia oil, for muscular aches and pains.
 * Tiger Balm White - for headaches, nasal congestion, stuffy nose, insect bites and itchiness.

Tiger Balm Recipe
Ingredients: % by weight amt. needed for 56oz. batch
 * Menthol crystals 20% 9.6 oz.
 * Camphor blocks 32% 15.36 oz.
 * Beeswax 20% 9.6 oz.
 * Petroleum Jelly 4% 1.92 oz.
 * Oil of Clove 8% 3.8 oz.
 * Oil of Cajuput 8% 3.8 oz.
 * Oil of Cinnamon 8% 3.8 oz.
 * Ammonium Hydroxide 1 oz. (optional)

If ammonium hydroxide is added, the contents will turn red.