Organic Arnica (Arnica Montana): Anti-inflammatory properties for treating and reliving muscle aches, spasms, pulled muscles, rheumatic pain, sprains, bruises and swelling;
Organic Calendula (Calendula officinalis): Effective pain-reliever for sore and inflamed muscles. Prevents and calms muscle spasms;
Wintergreen Oil (Gaultheria procumbens): One of the main ingredients in COMFORTABLY NUMB, it is most renowned as a pain reliever for muscular or skeletal issues. When added to liniments and topical pain relievers, it helps to ease muscle and/or joint pain;
Pure Menthol Crystals (Mentha arrensis): Menthol is a natural cooling analgesic (pain reliever), produces a numbing effect, increases blood flow to an injury - which results in cellular repair;
Organic Ginger (Zingiber officinale): Powerful anti-inflammatory when applied topically. Ginger and ginger oil can help reduce prostaglandins, which are the compounds associated with pain.
Organic Cayenne (Capsicum annuum): Cayenne is famous for reducing many types of pain. Capsaicin, a major constituent of cayenne peppers, blocks substance P - a neurotransmitter that relays information and result in what we call pain - and therefore reduces pain and tenderness;
Organic Turmeric (Curcuma longa): Anti-inflammatory properties make it particularly effective for relieving arthritis pain - found to be just as effective for relieving arthritis pain and as effective as cortisone in treating acute inflammation.
Chamomile: The key to chamomile's effectiveness lies in the volatile oils found in its flowers which penetrate below the skin's surface into the deeper skin layers. Its anti-inflammatory properties is useful for arthritis, injuries, and back pain.
Lavender: Topical application of lavender calms sore and inflamed areas and increases cell growth. Lavender has the ability to treat sore and tense muscles, rheumatism, sprains and backache.
Eucalyptus: Originally referred to as “eucalyptol” by the scientific community, the health benefits of eucalyptus oil come from a chemical now known as cineole — an organic compound shown to hold astounding, widespread medicinal effects, including everything from reducing inflammation and pain to killing leukemia cells!
Geranium: Geranium oil is found to be effective in mitigating pain, especially pain resulting from nerve damage as in peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes, or in autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. Nerve compression also causes sharp, unbearable pain at times, as does shingles caused by herpes virus and the post-herpetic neuralgia that follows. Since nerve pain is usually chronic, natural remedies are a better alternative to painkiller drugs that come with many side effects.The astringent effect of Geranium oil draws out excess fluid from the skin and the muscle tissue, tightening and toning muscle tone.
DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide): An organic substance from pine bark. Rubbed into the skin - the most common method of DMSO treatment - it is quickly absorbed into the deeper tissues. When combined with other substances - such as the other ingredients in COMFORTABLY NUMB, DMSO efficiently delivers the therapeutic ingredients into the underlying area where they are needed.
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Jojoba Oil: Unlike other carrier oils, jojoba oil does not oxidize or turn rancid. It has an indefinite shelf life and helps extend the shelf life of essential oil formulations.
Hemp Seed Oil: Applied topically, hemp oil can reduce inflammation and skin conditions, primarily because of its essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), including omega-3s and omega-6s.