Aspercreme Essential Oils Lidocaine Pain Relief With No-Mess Roll-On Applicator, Max-Strength Lidocaine Numbs Away Nerve Pain, Moisturizing Aloe Hydrates Skin, Rosemary & Mint, 2.5 Oz.

Why oh why would this manufacturer put a product being used by people in pain in a bottle with a hard to open top. My hands are in agony from arthritis and this is impossible to open! I have to have my husband open it. It is so frustrating. The product works so I gave it 3 stars but the lid is an act of cruelty to people with weak or painful hands. Do better!!!

I have used a cream for muscle aches for many, many years. I still love it, but it is so messy compared to this one. It gets under my fingernails so I use rubber gloves to apply it ......... just a little more hassle. This product is a roll-on applicator, like roll-on deodorant. It is so EASY to apply. And the bottle lasts forever. This works about the same as the cream product, so I alternate between the two. When I don't feel like the hassle, I use this one!

Great for immediate and short term relief.

I have no idea how I hurt my shoulder, but it was throbbing and hard to lift. Hurt even my elbow muscles were screaming. I got some patches but the delivery was late so I used the aspercream and rolled it everywhere. Oh my within 20 minutes or less it helped, I reapplied it and later I was able to lift my arm with no pain. Everytime it would start to get a twinge I would roll more on. I'm on my second bottle, I found that it really blocks itching too. I have a dry skin type itch that gets away from me and it's not broken skin, not swollen, just itchy till it drives me nuts. I tried a little spot, wow no itch. I researched the rosemary to see it using it on skin was ok, it is. I just add this because I know I'm not the only one who begs for relief both muscle pain and itching. Not what it's used for but it helped my itching as well as my pain. Try a tiny spot first if you use it for anything because it may bother you, I'm really happy with it. Now if the manufacturer would invent a roller ball applicator with an angled head I would be ecstatic.