Tiger Balm: does anyone know where I can get these in Cork?

Re: tiger balm

Boots should stock it. Sometimes in the €2 shops you can get something that is very very very like it for a bit cheaper!
 
If you are like me and you thought that "Tiger Balm" was a [SIZE=-1]Veterinary[/SIZE] product then this article from wikipedia might throw some light on the subject.

Tiger Balm

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The white and red versions of Haw Par 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 in Rangoon, Burma, who asked his sons Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par on his deathbed to perfect the product.

Tiger Balm Recipe

Ingredients: % by weight amt. needed for 56oz. batchIf ammonium hydroxide is added, it turns red. Tiger Balm does not contain any tiger parts.

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If ammonium hydroxide is added, it turns red. Tiger Balm does not contain any tiger parts.

:D My daughter swears by the stuff probably because she bought it in Thailand. Personally, I see no difference between it and Vick!
 
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