IcyHot

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A box of the cream version of IcyHot.
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A box of the cream version of IcyHot.

IcyHot is a topical analgesic heat rub meant for relieving pains such as arthritis, backache, muscle strains, muscle sprains, bruises, and cramps. IcyHot is known for its dual action pain relief, claiming it is "Icy to dull the pain, and hot to relax it away".[1] It comes in cream, a balm, a Chill Stick, and a 8cm x 12 cm patches. Recently, IcyHot has came out with sleeves, knee braces, and foam pads.[2]

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[edit] Background

IcyHot was first in stores in 1991 by Richardson-Vicks. In 1994 it was bought by Chattem Incorporated and sales exceeded over $100 million.

[edit] Active Ingredients

The active ingredients vary by the version of the product.

  • The patches contain 5% menthol
  • The balm contains 7.6% menthol and 29% methyl salicylate
  • The sleeves contain 16% menthol.
  • The Chill Stick contains 10% menthol and 30% methyl salicylate
  • The foam contains 5% menthol.


[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ http://www.icyhot.com
  2. ^ http://www.walgreens.com/search/search_results.jsp?_dyncharset=ASCII&term=icyhot&section=A&%2Fsearch%2Fsearchbase%2FSearchOptions.resultsperPage=10&_D%3A%2Fsearch%2Fsearchbase%2FSearchOptions.resultsperPage=+&_DARGS=%2Fcommon%2Fnavigation%2Fheader_fg.jsp.1

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