Most of you don't know that living on Maui changes your outlook on a lot of things. The people around here are either super passionate about something, or they don't care about it. One of the things that Maui has always had the most passion about it what goes in their bodies. Maui is very supportive of local organic farms who pride themselves on growing clean produce. So get to my point, people tend to be a little more careful with what chemicals and/or ingredients go in their products too, since they are so passionate about what else they consume.
How this relates to me and this product is that since moving here I have taken huge strides to reduce the amount of chemicals that go in and on my body. So when I was given the opportunity to test out Earth's Care's ointment, it really was a no brainer.
About Earth's Care
One of the most important concepts to Earth's Care is only using ingredients in the most natural was as possible. They make sure that their products are clean and don't have any of the bad ingredients that we like to avoid these days. - No Petrolatum
- No Parabens
- No Animal Testing
- Allergy Tested
- No artificial Colors or Fragrances
- No Phthalates
Initial Thoughts
Opening up my tub of ointment I was immediately attracted to the scent of it. It smells like a cool scent of menthol and mint which to me smells really good! I do think I have associated that smell with healing and relief so I always love that smell.
I've used many different types of creams on my legs but never an ointment, and ointment is definitely the word to describe it. It is a bit thicker than other creams I have used in the past however it did spread on very easily, it didn't leave a greasy feelings, and it works super quickly!
Run Test
I was very fortunate to have tested this product while I was running Honolulu Marathon. It was definitely one of the hard races on my legs. They were pretty sore by the time I finished and made it back to the hotel room. I even had to sit down in the shower afterwards because they were so sore. After I cleaned myself up and got settled on my bed, I rubbed some of the ointment on my knees since that's where most of the discomfort was. Within 3-5 minutes I could already feel the light tingle of the ointment working.
Now this ointment isn't like an Icy Hot in the sense that it uses chemicals to apply temperature changes to relieve muscles. To be totally honest with you, I don't know how this ointment works or what ingredients help with the pain. What I do know is that after the light tingle on my knees that pain was starting to dissipate. It worked so well that I was able to walk to the restaurant for dinner as I normally would. There was absolutely no pain in my legs that caused me to alter my stride when walking. If I wasn't wearing my finisher shirt and medal you wouldn't be able to tell that I rant the race. Since most of us are familiar with the struggle of walking post marathon.
Conclusion
It's not just what a product does to your body that counts, it's also about what's in it. I can use this pain relieving ointment from Earth's Care in good conscious knowing that it's a clean product that won't do any harm to me in the long run. It's fast acting to take away muscle pain and stiffness, and it lasted about 30 minutes too. After running a marathon and walking around Waikiki, 30 minutes of pain free walking is a long time. I was really about to enjoy the surrounding without feeling discomfort every step.
Join the rest of the BibravePro Team for Bibchat this Tuesday, December 20th for an hour of fun sponsored by Earth's Care!
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