With close to 100,000 ratings, the Penetrex recovery cream is possibly one of the most impressively reviewed pain-relief topicals on Amazon, which is exactly why it won a HuffPost Shopping Award for Wellness this year. You can find literal hundreds of reviews of this pain-relieving cream working as intended. And, yes, even doubters have come around: “I didn’t trust it, because it seemed like magic, but after going through a whole bottle of this stuff, I’m blown away!”
This pain-relieving cream “takes the edge off” aches and pains all over the body, and reviewers say it “works so much better than IcyHot.”
This product first captured our staff’s attention when we first reported on over-the-counter solutions for plantar fasciitis. This Penetrex cream continued to make a name for itself when it became the top-clicked item by HuffPost readers in every subsequent story it’s been feature in since.
The magic inside this non-greasy and sensitive skin-friendly formula is arnica and vitamin B6, which soothe sore and achy muscles without the burning or freezing sensation of other numbing creams. It also contains Boswellia serrata, a natural inflammatory compound that can be particularly helpful in reducing joint stiffness and general pain.
