The short answer
Made for the minutes after training.
Muscle Mint is a peppermint and eucalyptus muscle and joint lotion in a sunflower oil base, made in Larne, Northern Ireland. In a training routine it has one job: a cooling, fresh finish for tired muscles in the minutes after effort, once the work is done and the shower is out of the way.
Questions, answered
What people ask before training.
Give visitors a clear route to the answer they need.
When does a cooling lotion fit a training day?
After the session, not during it. The natural point is after your cool-down and shower, when muscles feel warm and worked. A cooling menthol tingle gives that moment a clear, fresh full stop. Some people use it again in the evening on the areas that worked hardest.
What does it actually do for sore muscles?
It gives a cooling sensation that many people find comforting on tired, achy muscles after training. It is a cosmetic, so it does not treat injuries or speed up repair. Soreness after hard sessions eases with time, sleep, food and sensible training. A fresh body-care step simply makes that stretch more pleasant.
Can I apply it before a workout?
You can, but most people prefer it after. The cooling feel is strongest on warm, freshly showered skin, and application after training will not interfere with grip or kit.
Is it suitable after every kind of session?
Yes, it is a cosmetic lotion for intact skin. Avoid broken skin and fresh strains, and if something feels injured rather than worked, that is a physio or pharmacist question, not a lotion question.
Will it feel greasy on skin or clothes?
It is a lotion in a sunflower oil base that massages in cleanly. Let it settle for a minute before dressing.
FOR TRAINING
How do gym-goers use it?
A pump or two on the muscle groups that did the work. Calves and quads after leg day. Shoulders and forearms after a climbing session or a heavy push day. Massage it in until the skin feels dry, wash your hands, and let the tingle do the rest. Keep the 250 ml pump bottle in the gym bag pocket where the shampoo lives.
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Finish the session fresh.
One bottle in the gym bag covers the month.