Skin health is an important aspect of cosmetology. With the increase of social demand， traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） brings its advantages into play in health care and conservation. Under the guidance of Xiang thinking， the method of "treating disease with color" is formed， which is also known as TCM color therapy. It refers to a method of treating diseases with Chinese medicines of opposite or interpromoting color to skin lesions， which reflects the unique thinking and diagnosis and treatment methods of TCM， and has practical value in the field of skin health. This study outlined the formation and application of "treating disease with color"， and summarized and analyzed the classic prescriptions and their composition characteristics in "treating the black with white" and "treating the white with black". Common medicinal materials in "treating the black with white" included Angelicae Dahuricae Radix， Ampelopsis Radix， Poria， Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma， Bletillae Rhizoma， and Typhonii Rhizoma， and those in "treating the white with black" included Polygoni Multiflori Caulis， Rehmanniae Radix， Sesami Semen Nigrum， Ecliptae Herba， Ligustri Lucidi Fructus， and Mori fructus

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On this basis， "treating disease with color" was proposed as a characteristic treatment method for skin health care and conservation， which would effectively guide the research and development of products related to healthy food， cosmetics， healthcare food， and new Chinese medicine. In addition， this paper conducted a detailed elaboration from the following three perspectives： further exploring the theoretical connotation of "treating disease with color"， strengthening the basic research of the causes and effects of medicinal color， and promoting the research and development of skin health products under the guidance of "treating disease with color". It provided reference for the research and development of TCM skin health products.