Muscle pain relief spray-- what is this amazing stuff? [KOREAN product]

scrimshaw on 12/03/2015 - 02:17
Last edited 12/03/2015 - 02:20

I found a can of this stuff lying around in my house, something that a old housemate of mine left behind.

http://i.imgur.com/khbK1Lu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/n1eacIG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BfDgnXh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/V8rviEK.jpg

I NEED MOAR OF THESE!

Can anyone here read Korean and translate to me what the active ingredients are, and where I might find such a product in Australia? This stuff is amazing. Couldn't sleep because of a sore arm and after spraying it, the pain pretty much subsided.

The brand is 'HITECH PHARM' and the product name is simply 'Air Spray [PAS]'. tried to find the manufacturer on Googe but the website no longer exists. The can was manufactured in 2009 (at least, I think that is the manufacture date and not the expiry date!)

Health & Beauty

Comments

  • iridiumstem on 12/03/2015 - 03:04
    +1

    L-Menthol
    dl-Camphor
    Methyl salicylate(?)
    Diphenhydramine

    Just from quick googling of the ingredient list.

    Those things are just ice gels (sort of, we have those transdermal patches that does similar thing) in aerosol form. I've heard that it just mitigates the pain, doesn't do anything other than that.

    That being said, I know that Korea is more lenient in terms of pharmaceutical products from my personal experience, i.e. many drugs that Australia regards as a second-line pharmaceutical treatment gets used more leniently in Korea. So it might be "effective" because it's in higher dosage. Though as far as I remember, those things are basically just an ice gel kind of product in aerosol form.

    I'd assume that those things are sold in Korean stores in wherever you live. Just bring the can and ask around for that.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2015 - 05:43

    It's an aerosol topical analgesic, like Air Sinsin Pas (Label, info)

    You can get menthol/camphor sprays and aerosols in Australia (loads on MyShopping and GetPrice).

  • djones145 on 12/03/2015 - 08:13
    +1

    must be the magic spray they use at the football to get those defenders to magically recover from broken legs in tackles!

  • porkupine888 on 12/03/2015 - 12:58

    try hitting a korean grocery shop? they have one in the city opposite vic market, a few in carnegie and other places

  • lizzle on 22/03/2015 - 18:01

    Pas is commonly used as a form of muscle relief in Korea. If you have trouble finding sprays, they also sell it in the form of patches you can stick around your body. I'm not sure what the difference in effectiveness is, but just letting you know that patch forms do exist.

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join