An
ointment (white cream in a metal tube) commonly used in South East Asian countries
to relieve the itch of
mosquito bites - a Japanese product.
Translating from the
Bahasa Malaysia written on my favourite tube, it says that the ointment soothes
pain and reduces itchiness. It can be used for relief of insect bites, %#@(*& after
shaving,
headaches,
pimples, blocked nose, aching muscles (and two more points I can't translate).
Not surprisingly, the composition is given as
menthol 3.92%
methyl salicylate 3.75% (you might know it as the anti inflammatory
aspirin)
camphor 5.83%
and an ointment base 86.5%.
Composition is unbelieavably similar to
Deep Heat, a cream for rubbing into aching muscles and joints, esp. after sports/exercise: lots of methyl salicylate (up to 20%!), menthol and camphor.