LactiGo vs Tiger Balm: ingredients, sizes and price

LactiGo vs Tiger Balm: the short answer

Tiger Balm and LactiGo are different kinds of product: Tiger Balm's Ultra Strength ointment lists menthol 11% and camphor 11%, while LactiGo is a carnosine and magnesium sulfate gel with menthol 1.25% in its Menthol version only. LactiGo is $55.00 one-time for a 100 ml bottle of either gel, as read on 4 October 2026. Tiger Balm's US site shows no price, so none is given for it.

Ingredients: a carnosine gel against menthol and camphor

LactiGo's Original gel lists carnosine and magnesium sulfate with no menthol, and its Menthol gel adds menthol 1.25%. No LactiGo page read states an amount for carnosine or magnesium sulfate, and neither gel lists camphor. Tiger Balm's Ultra Strength ointment lists menthol 11% and camphor 11% as active ingredients.

Tiger Balm Ultra Strength and Muscle Rub

The Ultra Strength ointment comes in 0.35 oz, 0.63 oz and 1.7 oz. The Muscle Rub cream comes in one size, 2 oz, and lists three active ingredients: methyl salicylate 15%, menthol 5% and camphor 3%. Its maker says it is "designed to be used before, during, and after workouts." This guide does not repeat the pain claims Tiger Balm's pages make for menthol.

Tiger Balm's pages say for external use only and use only as directed. The Ultra Strength page says not to bandage or cover with wrap or use with a heating pad, the Muscle Rub page says not to bandage tightly or use a heating pad, and both say to consult a doctor before use for children 12 or younger.

Sizes, price and where each is sold

LactiGo's store sells bottles of 100 ml and 946 ml, and Original gel in Go Packets, single-use 10 ml pouches: $55.00 for 100 ml of either gel, $350.00 for 946 ml of Original gel and $360.00 for 946 ml of Menthol gel, one-time. Tiger Balm lists sizes in ounces and grams, and its US site sends buyers to retailers, so this guide gives no Tiger Balm price and no price per ounce or per ml.

LactiGo's store adds a 30-day money-back guarantee on a first order of one bottle, and no guarantee was found on Tiger Balm's US pages.

Who should pick Tiger Balm and who should pick LactiGo

Pick Tiger Balm for a small balm with camphor: the Ultra Strength ointment at 11% menthol and 11% camphor, or the Muscle Rub cream its maker designs for workouts. Pick LactiGo for a gel sold for training with little or no menthol; its store calls the Original gel "everyday body care for active routines."

LactiGo's documented limit is its evidence: the 2025 study of the gel had seven players, and no head-to-head study with Tiger Balm was found. LactiGo vs Icy Hot covers the roll-on, LactiGo alternatives the wider field, and the LactiGo review the study.