Product Info Sheet

Does it seem like sore, stiff muscles are a frequent result of your weekend warrior excursions or daily fitness routine? Muscle stiffness can make it difficult to reach your optimal athletic performance. Sports Cream provides relief to strained muscles that can develop from daily activities or intense physical exertion. With soothing wintergreen, sweet almond, and clove oil, as well as cooling menthol, Sports Cream deeply penetrates through the skin to alleviate muscle aches.
 

NUTRAscriptives® Sports Cream

Does it seem like sore, stiff muscles are a frequent result of your weekend warrior excursions or daily fitness routine? Muscle stiffness can make it difficult to reach your optimal athletic performance. Sports Cream provides relief to strained muscles that can develop from daily activities or intense physical exertion. With soothing wintergreen, sweet almond, and clove oil, as well as cooling menthol, Sports Cream deeply penetrates through the skin to alleviate muscle aches.

 

How it works

Therapeutic creams that alleviate muscle strains often contain counter-irritants, which dilate the blood vessels to relax smooth muscle cells in the vessel walls. Counter-irritant ingredients have properties that can stimulate feelings of warmth or coolness to the area being treated. This effect helps to distract the nervous system from recognizing muscle strain and temporarily relieve soreness.

Ingredient Benefits

Aloe Vera Leaf – Aloe vera leaf provides several topical skin benefits, including a boost in skin hydration and an aid for nutrients to penetrate through the skin.

Camphor – Camphor has a dual action of hot and cold, which decreases sensory response in the skin. It cools the peripheral nerve endings and stimulates circulation in stiff muscles.

Clove Flower Oil – Clove oil is a counter-irritant with antioxidant properties that help lessen inflammation. It is also helps to absorb other nutrients into the skin.

Menthol – With its cooling sensation, menthol can soothe muscles soreness by dilating the blood vessels of the skin. This effect reaches sensory nerves and underlying muscles to reduce blood flow to the irritated area.

Sweet Almond Oil – Almond oil has a high concentration of oleic and linoleic essential fatty acids. As a natural moisturizer, it can nourish the skin and be a carrier for nutrients to penetrate through the skin.

Wintergreen Leaf Oil – Methyl salicylate, or menthol, is found in wintergreen leaf. As a counter-irritant, its cooling effects provide relief to sore muscles.

How to Order

Online at http://nutrascriptives.com/shop/sport/sports-cream.html or by phone at 888.222.2956

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