wintergreen oil
Cooling muscle rub
Wintergreen oil is an aromatic extract from wintergreen plants, with a sharp, minty scent used in liniments, candies, and flavorings.
The active compound, methyl salicylate, gives it both its distinctive smell and its use in topical pain relievers: The locker room always smelled of wintergreen oil.
The oil is toxic if ingested in quantity.
- essential oilConcentrated aromatic plant extract
- peppermintAromatic mint hybrid
- spearmintMild-flavored mint species
- mentholCooling agent from plants
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
liniment · sore muscles · pain relief · deep heat · teaberry · analgesic · rubbing alcohol · topical · minty · candy flavor · cooling · aromatic · balm · salve · soothing · eucalyptus · camphor · astringent
- essential oilsessential oils, essential oil, lavender oil, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil
- flavor extractsvanilla, vanilla essence, almond extract, lemon oil, peppermint oil
- topical analgesicsarthritis cream, liniment, sports cream, heat rub, joint cream
- salicylatessalicylic acid, salicylate, aspirin, baby aspirin, low-dose aspirin
- dental drugslidocaine, novocaine, benzocaine, local anesthetic, topical anesthetic
wintergreen oilrose oil
Fragrant petal extract
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