Tiger Balm
Tiger Balm (
History
A precursor to Tiger Balm called Ban Kin Yu (
The brothers moved to Singapore in the 1920s due to problems with the
In 2013, a lawsuit filed by Haw Par against the Indian company Rangoon Chemical Works, asserting that the latter's "Flying Tiger" balm with similar branding infringed on the Tiger Balm trademark, reached the Supreme Court of India.[8] As a result, Rangoon Chemical Works made changes in the branding of its product.[9]
In 2018, there were 10 products being sold under the Tiger Balm brand,
Composition
Ingredient | Red[17] | White[18] | Ultra[citation needed] |
---|---|---|---|
Menthol | 10% | 8% | 11% |
Camphor | 11% or 25% | 11% or 25% | 11% |
Dementholised mint oil[citation needed] | 6% | 16% | 6% |
Cajuput oil |
7% | 13% | 13% |
Clove bud oil | 5% | 1.5% | 2% |
The remainder is a petroleum jelly and paraffin base. The packaging label states that the active ingredients are menthol and camphor.
The Camphor concentration varies by country of sale; as of Nov 2023 Tiger Balm Red and Tiger Balm White both contain 25% Camphor in Singapore and Cambodia, but only 11% in Australia as an example. This is likely due to different regulatory requirements.[citation needed]
A new product named Tiger Balm White HR uses eucalyptus oil instead of cajuput oil.[citation needed]
See also
- Amrutanjan (balm)
- Ben-Gay
- Liniment
- IcyHot
- Mentholatum
- Siddhalepa
- Ya mong
Explanatory notes
References
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- ^ a b Seng, Alan Teh Leam (28 January 2020). "Tiger balm, the panacea for all ills". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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- ^ Ford, Peter (7 September 2018). "Why Tiger Balm is the secret behind this Singapore theme park". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Berfield, Susan (12 February 1999). "Fall of the House of Aw". Asiaweek. Time Inc. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Sc Moved Against Tiger Balm Imitations". Business Standard. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Balm Maker To Redesign Packaging". Business Standard. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ DeWolf, Christopher (17 February 2018). "The Tiger Balm story: how ointment for every ailment was created, fell out of favour, then found new generation of users". South China Morning Post. Alibaba Group. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- Bennett, Coleman & Co. Archivedfrom the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Tiger Balm: Roaring back to success" (PDF). Perspectives@SMU. Singapore Management University. 25 May 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- Diligent Media Corporation. Archivedfrom the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- The Hindu Business Line. Mumbai: The Hindu Group.
- ^ "Alkem to market Tiger Balm range of products in India". The Financial Express. New Delhi: Indian Express Limited. Press Trust of India. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Chatterjee, Purvita (1 October 2014). "As dengue, malaria threats loom, Tiger Balm shifts to mosquito repellent". The Hindu Business Line. The Hindu Group. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Tiger Balm Red - Summary of Product Characteristics". Electronic Medicines Compendium. Datapharm. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Tiger Balm White - Summary of Product Characteristics". Electronic Medicines Compendium. Datapharm. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.