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Extractum Cepae is the onion bulb extract used in scar gels; PockDose carries Contractubex, a 15g gel tube with heparin and allantoin for raised scars.
Allantoin, Heparin, Extractum Cepae
15g
Contractubex is a 15g scar gel of allantoin, heparin and onion extract, sold in packs of one, two or four tubes for raised scars, keloids and tight scar tissue.
Extractum cepae is an extract of onion bulbs, and it gives a scar gel its faint onion smell. It goes on the skin, never by mouth, and only once the scar's surface has healed. Keloids (scars that grow beyond the edges of the original injury) and hypertrophic scars (raised, thickened scars that stay inside those edges) are the main targets, along with the firm marks left by surgery, burns or a deep cut.
The extract is one part of a formula rather than a treatment on its own. The gel PockDose carries, Contractubex, is a fixed combination of the onion extract, allantoin (a skin soother) and heparin, all in one tube. Scars form when the body lays down collagen — the protein that gives skin its structure — faster and more densely than the surrounding skin needs. Working a gel into a scar over months is one of the ways people try to make it flatter, paler and less tight. This is slow work: a scar takes many months to mature, and the gel is used through that time rather than for a week or two.
Start once the wound has closed and any scabbing has gone. Rub a thin layer into the scar and massage it in gently — into the tissue, not dabbed on the surface. Keep the area clean and carry on steadily; a scar treated most days for months does better than one treated now and then. Leave it off broken skin, an open or oozing wound, skin that looks infected, and the eyes and other moist areas. If you react to onion or to plants generally, this is not the gel for you.
Itching, redness or a burning feeling where the gel was rubbed in are the usual complaints, and they often settle as the skin gets used to it. A rash, swelling or soreness that will not calm down means the gel is not suiting your skin — stop using it and let the area settle. Serious reactions are uncommon.
Contractubex is the only product here with this ingredient: a clear gel in a 15g tube, where 15g is the tube size rather than a strength. It sits in the skin care category with other products for the surface of the skin.
Extractum Cepae can be ordered online from PockDose with delivery to Hong Kong. The page lists generic Contractubex, a topical scar gel supplied in 15g tubes. Payment is by Visa, Mastercard or American Express on a secure, encrypted payment page, or with Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Contractubex is priced per pack: its page lists every strength and pack size with the current price in HKD or your chosen currency.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order extractum cepae. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Contractubex is a brand name of allantoin, heparin and extractum cepae. Here, allantoin, heparin and extractum cepae can be bought online as generic Contractubex. These are generics, not the original brand.
Yes. Extractum Cepae is the extract of onion bulbs, Allium cepa, which is why a scar gel containing it has a faint onion smell. In a gel it is mixed with other ingredients rather than used alone — the Contractubex tube also contains allantoin and heparin.
No. The gel is for scars, not wounds, so wait until the skin has closed and any scab has fallen away before you start. Putting it on an open cut or on skin that looks infected will not help and is likely to irritate the area.
Months, not weeks. Scars go on changing for a year or more, and the gel is used consistently across that time; most people judge how well it is going over months rather than over days.
A little itching, redness or burning when you rub it in is common and usually settles as your skin adjusts. If it turns into a rash, swelling or soreness that lasts, your skin is reacting to the gel, so stop using it and let the area calm down.