What is a sports rub? A sports rub is a lotion, cream, balm or ointment that helps relieve sore muscles and joint pains associated with all types of sports activities. A natural sports rub is one that has absolutely no artificial compounds such as petroleum byproducts, preservatives and countless other chemicals that supposedly help.
Do not use an artificial product because the synthetic compounds can absorb into your bloodstream through your skin. It doesn't make sense to use potentially harmful ingredients to relieve minor pain!
Some natural sports balms contain capsicum for the heat producing qualities and arnica for the relief of soreness and bruises. There are many other natural ingredients that have been known to help relieve pain including camphor, eucalyptus, nutmeg, cedarwood atlas, peppermint and countless other botanical based compounds.
The important thing to remember is to stay natural. The next thing to look for is a product that has more of the best pain relief ingredients in a pure beeswax base with carrier oils and plant butters. The purpose of the sports rub is to be able to absorb deeply into the muscles & joints which is facilitated by the various active ingredients represented by the essential oils.
A good sports rub should be exothermic in nature which means it produces it's own heat and is usually a result of capsicum being mixed with camphor & eucalyptus. It should not burn the skin but create a soothing warmth that radiates around the aching muscle or joint.
Usually a lithographed tin signify a higher level of quality you the consumer should also look at the ingredient label very closely. With the advent of the internet you will be able to determine for yourself if the sports rub is all natural and does nit have active ingredients that will actually help relieve your muscle aches and joint pains.
If there are only two or three ingredients you can rest assured the product is sub standard and should be avoided because you are not going to get your money's worth. On the other hand if there are a lot of ingredients but you can't pronounce them well then you probably are looking at a sports rub that has plenty of artificial compounds. this is especially true with products that you find on the shelves of discount drug store chains.
Avoid these synthetic products at all costs because your long term health may be at risk!
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