Chang ThaiHerbal Yellow Plai Balm Massage Muscle Joint Oil 22ml

It works, get it. The smell is earthy not overpowering the smell does fade within 5mins. I suggest putting on the oil after a hot shower/bath when your pores are open.

Good stuff .. not filmy

We discovered this while visiting Thailand and are so glad to find a place to get it back in the USA. It works great!

It was just okay.

This is a vial of oil about the length of a pointer finger (though, I have shorter fingers than average).Arrives in a display "tube" box ... like lipsticks and roll on perfumes come inTwo year shelf life.Glass bottle with tamper plastic around the lid and bottle to protect against breakageSuper pungent scent. 40% essential oilsfor aches and bites.Seems to make my achy knee feel a little less painful immediately after putting onMade in ThialandMost of the information is written in the Thia language.Don't get near your eyes .. it will burn

Great product and glides on effortlessly. Smells good and soothes the skin.

This oil is largely derived from a member of the ginger family, zingiber cassumunar, though one with less of a 'hot' profile. It's effective both for pain relief and a few other things according to what reading I've done on it.The other ingredients listed on the box are spearmint and borneol, the latter of which being a common constituent in perfumes and a few other things.But that only accounts for 40% of the content, the bottle itself also mentions menthol.The oil smells strongly of mint and camphor spirits, though, apparently borneol smells similar to camphor so that may be what I'm detecting, but it may ALSO contain camphor, which I know to be effective on muscle aches and bruises.Rubbing it into a joint or ache results in a fairly immediate cooling sensation that lasts a very long time. The oil is difficult to wash off your hands and the smell still stick there for quite awhile too.It does seem to help with pain a bit but that may just be the rubbing, or even the mint, whatever kind it may be, borneol also purportedly has a menthol-like sensation when rubbed into the skin, so it's probably a multi-part effect.I do question what else is in the oil but I've not experienced anything negative from it so overall I think it's pretty alright.

I like the scent of this oil which is mostly earthy but that can be a personal preference. The real reason I really like this oil is that it relaxes muscles really fast and relieves the pain without making things numb. I have been using it past several days and I am amazed. When it runs out I am definitely buying it again. Highly recommend it!