Uses for ben gay
Does Bengay help with arthritis pain?
A person can utilize analgesic creams such as Bengay to temporarily relieve minor aches and pains. A found that applying topical analgesics containing menthol, one of the active ingredients in Bengay, improves skin blood flow.
Menthol is a counter-irritant, which nociceptors on the skin before desensitizing them. The cooling or warming sensation of counter-irritants distracts a person from minor pain.
Menthol also helps open or dilate blood vessels to improve blood flow. Increasing blood flow muscles to receive oxygen and nutrients more easily, which may help ease pain.
In a , participants could touch the cooling sensation of menthol 5–60 minutes after applying it to their skin. The researchers reported that skin blood vessels dilated for 15–45 minutes after application before returning to normal after 60 minutes.
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Various topical products may help ease arthritis pain. They may be more effective for some people than others, and a person may need to try a few before finding one that helps. The A
camphor (synthetic), menthol, unspecified create, and methyl salicylate cream
| Product Information | |||
| Product Type | HUMAN OTC DRUG | Item Code (Source) | NDC |
| Route of Administration | TOPICAL | ||
| Active Ingredient/Active Moiety | ||
| Ingredient Name | Basis of Strength | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| CAMPHOR (SYNTHETIC) (UNII: 5TJD82A1ET) (CAMPHOR (SYNTHETIC) - UNII:5TJD82A1ET) | CAMPHOR (SYNTHETIC) | 40 mg in 1 g |
| MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM (UNII: L7T10EIP3A) (MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED Develop - UNII:L7T10EIP3A) | MENTHOL, UNSPECIFIED FORM | mg in 1 g |
| METHYL SALICYLATE (UNII: LAV5UY) (SALICYLIC ACID - UNII:OPZ4LPZ) | METHYL SALICYLATE | mg in 1 g |
| Inactive Ingredients | |||||||||||||||
| Ingredient Name | Strength | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER, UNSPECIFIED TYPE (UNII: 0A5MMFC) | |||||||||||||||
| EDETATE DISODIUM ANHYDROUS (UNII: 8NLQ36F6MM) | |||||||||||||||
| GLYCERYL STEARATE SE (UNII: FCZ5MHI) | |||||||||||||||
| LANOLIN (UNII: 7EV65EAW6H) | |||||||||||||||
| POLYSORBATE 80 (UNII: 6OZP39ZG8H) | |||||||||||||||
| POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (UNII: WZH3C48M4T) | |||||||||||||||
| STEARIC ACID (UNII: 4ELV7Z65AP) | |||||||||||||||
| TROLAMINE (UNII: 9O3K93S3TK) | |||||||||||||||
| BENGAY ULTRA STRENGTH NON-GREASY camphor (synthetic), menthol, unspecified form, and methyl salicylate cream | |||||||||||||||
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