Topical Relief

Topicals put the herbs where the pain is. They pair with an internal formula for stubborn cases, and they stand alone for the everyday sprain, bruise, and post-training ache. The choice comes down to acute versus chronic, and cooling versus warming.

Matching the liniment

Bruise & Recovery Liniment is the cooling, acute one, for fresh bruises, sprains, strains, and sore muscles right after they happen. Tendon & Repair Lotion is the warming, chronic one, for old injuries and tendon complaints that ache when the weather turns cold and damp. The Athletic Recovery Duo pairs both so you have the right bottle whether the injury is hours or years old.

These work well over the areas you treat with gua sha and cupping, and alongside the oral formulas in Pain & Recovery.

How to use

Apply to intact skin over the sore area and work it in. Keep them off broken skin, open wounds, and the eyes. Stop if the skin reacts.

Get assessed rather than self-treating if

You suspect a fracture, the skin is broken or looks infected, or swelling and pain are severe after an injury. Those need examination first.

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