Hedgewitch Sarc-gel

Back on sale in April 2025

Hedgewitch Sarc-gel is a natural product containing a blend of photo-reactive essential oils in a seaweed and aloe vera gel. It's intended for topical application to reduce the appearance of certain types of sarcoid - occult, verrucose and nodular - during the summer months, when UV light intensity is at its highest.

Includes:

100g Sarc-gel in recyclable, air tight, vacuum-dispensed container; pair of biodegradable nitrile gloves; instructions card.

Precautions
Sarc-gel should NOT be applied to malignant sarcoids, fibroblastic sarcoids or melanomas.

Sarc-gel should NOT be applied near to eyes or mucous membranes.
Do not use on horses with liver disorders or photosensitivity as the
essential oils contained in Sarc-gel are photo-reactive.

How to use...
Apply morning and evening, ensuring some exposure to sunlight - even if this is only possible during exercise.

First offer to your horse to smell and look for signs of interest, such as sniffing the gel. If your horses disappears to the back of the stable please contact me before application.

Then put on the biodegradable nitrile gloves supplied to avoid any potential skin staining to your hands. Apply a small amount of Sarc-gel to your gloved fingertips or onto the wooden spatula provided and place onto the surface of sarcoid (or the skin covering it in the case of
nodular types).

As the gel is light activated it's important that it has some exposure to sunlight, though still put on a fly rug when needed on turnout.

What you may see...

You may notice some darkening of the area where the gel was applied which is normal. A few horses may a small amount of swelling around the area. 

Discontinue use if you notice bleeding (though this is unlikely to happen with the types recommended).

You may not notice any visible reduction in size for the first 4-6 weeks of application but then changes can appear to be quite rapid. The length of time application is required is variable but may be 8 weeks or more.