Icy Hot
Oxymoronic muscle rub
Icy Hot is a brand of topical pain relief product that creates a distinctive two-stage sensation—first cooling, then warming—on the skin.
The name describes this experience directly.
By extension, icy hot can describe anything combining cold and heat, or metaphorically, a person or demeanor that shifts between coldness and warmth: Her reception was icy hot—dismissive one moment, flirtatious the next.
- mentholCooling agent from plants
- muscleContractile body tissue
- painBodily or emotional distress
- pain reliefEasing of discomfort
- reliefEasing of distress
sore muscles · patch · cream · burning · cooling · soothing · arthritis · joint pain · sore · tingle · liniment · balm · rub · sports · sports injury · therapy · numbing · ache
- OTC Medicineaspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, Tylenol, Advil
- salvessalve, ointment, balm, unguent, healing balm
- topicalsointment, lotion, cream, balm, salve
- topical analgesicsarthritis cream, liniment, sports cream, heat rub, joint cream
- muscle recoveryfoam roller, ice bath, massage, rest day, active recovery
- painkillersaspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, paracetamol, codeine
Icy Hotoral medication
Drugs swallowed whole
Advil · Tylenol · ibuprofen · aspirin · acetaminophen
Icy Hotanti-inflammatory drugs
Medicines reducing bodily swelling
NSAIDs · muscle relaxants · physical therapy · surgery · rest
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