Talk:Tiger Balm
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Haw Par Healthcare Limited is the brand owner and manufacturer of Tiger Balm. We categorically state that Tiger Balm contains no bee wax or other animal parts. The ointment base of our product is petrolatum and paraffin. The original recipe in this article contributed by an anonymous author was partially incorrect. The composition of Tiger Balm has been amended to provide readers with more accurate information. (Amended on 2007.10.23)
Tiger Balm as sold in the US is limited by FDA regulations to 11% camphor. This is marketed/distributed by "Prince of Peace Corporation" -- see http://www.popus.com
As a result, the so-called "extra strength" version you can get in your local drug chain -- Eckerd, CVS, Rite-Aid, etc. -- is 11% camphor and 10% menthol.
Tiger Balm you can buy overseas (which is marketed my Haw Par Corp. and labelled "regular strength,) is 32% camphor... almost 3x as strong.
The 0.63 oz. bottle packaging is completely identical, but on the label for the US version (which comes from popus) the percent weights are clearly shown.
138.89.45.4 16:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
