• JigglySackles@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I feel like i must use it wrong. I get no benefit from this and similar products. It just burns on top of whatever hurts. So now I have two things that hurt…

    • Plum@lemmy.worldOPM
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      20 hours ago

      That’s part of the process for the heat rubs. As far as I understand, it acts as an irritant to the skin tissue above the sore area, diverting focus and masking symptoms so you can relax your body a bit.

      Sort of the same effect as fixing an itchy bug bite by pressing your fingernail into it. The itch receptors get backtracked and the brain focuses on the new pain. Maybe. Or it focuses on both equally and makes everything worse.

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      2 days ago

      accidentally got it on someone else’s balls once. 3/10 don’t recommend but after making sure he was ok I laughed for approximately a week

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      2 days ago

      It’s fine to jerk off with, just don’t get it on your balls like this guy, and you’ll be fine.

  • falkerie71@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    I find it mildly funny that people in my home country (TW) rave about China-Oel and buy loads of it when they travel to Germany, while people there probably have never even heard of it, and prefer using Tiger Balm which is super common in Asia.

  • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 days ago

    I used to do Tae Kwon Do classes once a week, this stuff was the best shit I ever tried on my sore muscles for the day after

    • Plum@lemmy.worldOPM
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      2 days ago

      I started a physically demanding job after a period of inactivity. This post was inspired by real life events.