PAIN CREAM REVIEW: Rub on Relief

PRO’s: non-greasy, no animal testing, no weird smells/burns/tingles,
natural, and it really works.

CON’s: not instantaneous, you have to wait about 7-12 minutes to
feel it. If you like the burning/icy type creams, this one is low on
the tingle factor but high in effectiveness.

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Dear Yoga Student,

In Hong Kong, many pharmacies sell pain relief “patches”
that you’re supposed to stick like a giant band-aide onto
your back, your shoulder…

… wherever you have pain.

Most pain patches contain tons of menthol or eucalyptus
which makes your painful area tingle like crazy, and I
found one that contained chilies.

Yup, red hot chilies.

The basic premise of these “tingle creams” is to increase
blood flow to an injured area. More blood can help
with healing (though in many cases, it’s just a
superficial tingle and not much else is happening).

So in theory, I figured, chili might work (I realize how
stupid this sounds, but hey, it was in the pharmacy!).

I had a sore lower back, right around my SI joint,
so I stuck a chili patch on there and took a nap. An
hour later, I woke up with a back that felt like a spicy
curry.

Ouch! It was ON FIRE! I tore the patch off and even
the skin was inflamed.

Now I have to admit that I didn’t notice my SI joint
pain at all anymore, but I had a whole new kind of
pain…

… a giant red mark on my back that looked like
I’d been singed with a hot iron pan!

That’s when I realized that most pain creams
are just a “distraction creams” and even those
they might feel “icy” or “hot,” most of what is
happening is only skin deep.
Anti-inflammatory foods do a great job of healing
internally, and there are a couple of great creams
that do go deep and truly reduce inflammation and
aide with healing.

But I’d recommend staying away from the super
tingle creams… especially the chili;)

Stay bendy,

Lucas
YOGABODY Naturals LLC

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