Milkweed balm comes in four different varieties. How do you choose the one that’s best for you? AnyTime is our original with no added essential oils. It is the base that the other 3 are built from. All four creams are great for helping reduce pain and inflammation from injuries, chemo, radiation, neuropathy, arthritis, headaches and so much more. The added essential oils in the three scented balms add extra benefits or perks from the original pain relief.
DownTime brings Lavandin, Bergamot, and Frankincense essential oils to the table. Each oil has their own benefits but when combined they provide a mental calming and skin healing effect. Lavandin essential oil comes from a hybrid lavender plants and has many of the same properties as lavender. Lavandin helps to improve skin firmness and fight against skin aging. The lavandin fragrance has a wonderful calming effect and can help boost mental strength to fight against depression. Bergamot Essential oil comes from the bergamot fruit which is in the citrus family. Citrus is great for brightening skin and improving your mood. Bergamot contains antibacterial and antibiotic properties which make it great for fighting against skin rashes such as eczema. Frankincense Essential oil comes from the sap of the Boswellia tree, and it provides a calming aroma. It is also great for your skin by improving elasticity, tone, and demising blemishes such as scars and acne.
GoTime Cream contains lemongrass, spearmint, and grapefruit essential oils. This combination boosts moods, energy, and skin appearance. Lemongrass oil has so many helpful properties including antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antifungal to help clear up any skin issues such as rashes, eczema, and skin infections. Lemongrass’s natural citrus scent is great for helping to relieve headaches and it also acts as an enhancer to boost other oils properties. Spearmint is a beautiful oil with a scent to help awaken your mind and energize your body. It is great to help relieve stress and improve memory. Spearmint also has a unique property to help minimize the appearance of unwanted hair especially when combined with Grapefruit. Grapefruit oil helps to boost mood by combating depression and anxiety. The smell and properties of grapefruit help to suppress appetite. Since grapefruit is a citrus fruit, it also has many skin clearing qualities and is beneficial to suppressing acne.
GameTime is a great muscle recovery in a jar. GameTime adds Wintergreen, Cypress, and Eucalyptus essential oils to provide a cooling and calming effect to over worked muscles making it great for a post work out recovery application. Wintergreen has anti-inflammatory properties making it great to reduce swelling and relieve headaches. Cypress is an evergreen tree with anti-microbial uses to help improve skin condition by diminishing acne and ridding the skin of excess bacteria. Cypress oil is also believed to relieve the side effects of varicose veins, cellulite, and muscle pain. Eucalyptus oil has many benefits including being used as a bug repellant for up to 8 hours. It’s high ceramide levels help your skin to retain moister and fight off athletes’ foot, dermatitis, and cold sores.
So, which cream are you going to choose? Anytime, the tried and true original? DownTime with its mental calming and skin healing benefits? GoTime and its mood, energy, and skin appearance boost? Or GameTime with it’s added muscle recovery benefits? If you are not sure you can always try our Clockwork collection which is one of each scent for you to try.