Review (5/5): Definitely sold on this!!!
I originally bought another highly rated cream that has DMSO in it, but there are also a lot of other strong smelling scents and it doesn't really do a whole lot. I was also a little afraid to try it after receiving it since the small print states that it is being sold as a "solvent". In the art world, that means to me that it will eat away other things (think turpentine LOL), and the warning stated that it could damage the skin. Yikes!
I reviewed this one some while ago. I've now been using this for at least a year and a half and it is the best pain relief cream I've ever used, and I've tried a lot. First, it doesn't have a lot of the medicinal odor that many pain relief creams use due to the camphor and menthol in the others. I don't have to use much before I get relief (although I'll admit that when I start hurting in bed I also use a heat pad)...but it's the use of so little that is well worth the price and recently it was marked lower so I made sure and bought two to stock up on. Every time a friend complains of pain I share some and then they remark how great it was for them as well. I don't ever want to run out of this since it works fast, uses very little, and lasts a long while.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, however one wants to look at it, I have been in extreme pain for years now. I have Plantar Fasciitis on the right foot, a swollen Achilles Tendon (an MRI showed it being strained and my ankles as being torn but the doctor only had me go to 3 months of PT for that), spondylosis in both the cervical and lumbar spines, and sciatica. I was beginning to feel hopeless at ever feeling good again. So then, I thought, with as many people who have touted the wonders of this particular jar of cream, what do I have to lose. Maybe a little skin, but maybe, just maybe I could lose some of the pain.
WOW!!! Am I ever glad I finally gave in! I opened it up 3 nights ago, and almost immediately felt the pain easing away from the areas I rubbed the cream in to. I had a pretty decent night's sleep and the cream seemed to keep the pains at bay for at least 5-6 hours. Yesterday, however, I had to go to town and didn't get around to putting anything on before going. Going to town out here in rural American is a half day affair. The closest grocery stores and such are at least 35-40 mins drive away. So I wound up being back in extreme pain by the time I returned, put groceries away, cooked and ate dinner, and cleaned up from dinner. But I put some more on before settling down to watch a movie last night and voila, it seemed to ease the pains again, so before I fell asleep I put some more on and again, had another more restful night's sleep. This morning, before I even got up and started my day, I put some on my feet and my neck and they feel pretty good. I didn't get any on my lumbar spine and that's beginning to hurt, so as soon as I get this posted, I will be putting some on my lumbar spine area. I am definitely sold on this and will buy more when I start getting low, however, a little goes a long way, so I think it will probably last me for quite a long while. I highly recommend it and will be telling family and friends about it, as well. I am definitely sold!!!