Perfect for (that time of the month)
As much as I was using Salonpas for a while (back some years ago), these Coralite pain patches are massively more affordable given the amount you get, vs. Salonpas. These Coralite pain patches work exactly the same as those, except for one caveat... if you have sensitive skin and/ or suffer from eczema, you may want to really think on using these before you do. I suffer eczema, but I use these still for years, regardless. My eczema flares up in the one spot I use these patches on (after the 2 to 3 days in a row, a month) that I use these. The lower left of my stomach area is where I suffer great, unbearable pain, due to monthly cramps. If you have sensitive skin (eczema-related, or not), these will leave a mark when you pull off the patch. Using these long-term, as like how I do, that "mark" will eventually turn into a mildly-dark scar over time. At 50 years of age, this really doesn't bother me in the slightest.<br /><br />These patches, once in place, after about 10 minutes of application, these patches do last 8 hours. And, there is a faint, cool menthol smell. The pain, as painful as my cramps are, completely disappear for 8 hours, the power of the medicine in the patches never waiver. I want to also add, that same with the previously used Salonpas patches, these Coralite patches do in fact make me tired, and I will knock out for a few hours... so, if wearing during the day, I make sure I will be at home.<br /><br />I do want to mention that you get one packet of 20 patches per box, once opened, and after you get one, you need to either wrap up the opened package and put in a ziplock bag... or, you need to wrap it up pretty tightly with Saran wrap/ or, other plastic wrap. I say this, cause I learned first-hand with the very first box of these I used, the medicinal effects of these patches will weaken over time, if not stored wrapped up.
Rating: 5 stars