Icy Hot: Usage Instructions & Benefits for Muscle Pain & Arthritis

Icy Hot is a product that people use for sore muscles, arthritis and back pain. The two main ingredients in most Icy Hot products -- menthol and methyl salicylate -- help to reduce inflammation and release a warming sensation into the targeted muscles. The Icy Hot Vapor Gels for colds active ingredients are camphor, menthol and eucalyptus oil.

Instructions

Icy Hot Patches

• 1

  Remove the paper backing from the patch (like peeling the backing off a sticker), and place it on the affected area.

• 2

  Leave the Icy Hot patch on the affected area for up to eight hours.

• 3

  Reapply up to three patches a day.

Icy Hot Roll

• 4

  Unroll a section of the Icy Hot roll.

• 5

  Cut the Icy Hot roll with scissors to any length you desire.

• 6

  Remove the backing from the strip and place it on the appropriate area of your skin.

• 7

  Wear the strip for up to 8 hours, but do not use more than three strips within a 24-hour period.

Icy Hot Spray

• 8

  Spray Icy Hot spray directly onto your skin in the area of muscle discomfort.

• 9

  Allow the spray to dry.

• 10

  Spray the affected area again, but no more than three times a day.

Icy Hot Gel

• 11

  Apply Icy Hot gel liberally to the skin at the site of the muscle aches.

• 12

  Massage the gel into the skin until it is fully absorbed.

• 13

  Re-apply the gel up to four times a day as needed.

Icy Hot Vapor Gel Cold Relief

• 14

  Squeeze a generous amount of Icy Hot Vapor Gel on to the chest area.

• 15

  Massage the vapor gel into the skin with the sponge applicator that comes in the package.

• 16

  Apply the gel not more than three times per day.