I’ll admit it: I was skeptical about this product. Noxicare promises to ease join, muscular, and even nerve pain with it’s blend of seven natural pain relievers. Developed by a Harvard-trained physician, Dr. Reza Ghorbani, the active ingredients in the cream — tumeric, willow bark, ginger, holy basil, rosemary, boswellia, and Alpha Lipoic Acid — work individually and in tandem to reduce inflammation, relax the muscles, and increase blood flow to the area. Unlike many topical creams, it doesn’t rely on menthol to create a tingling sensation; Noxicare is unscented and non-greasy. I’m sure that the way it’s applied (rubbing it throroughly into the affected area twice or three times a day) also helps ease pain a bit, but over the course of a couple of days Noxicare really did consistently ease the shoulder pain that’s been keeping me awake at night for ages. This skeptic is now a believer.

$19.95 for a 3.5-ounce tube at Noxicare.com.