from back label:
Indulging in a warm bath of salt crystals and essential oils after a workout helps release lactic acid which builds up during physical activity causing muscle ache. The penetrating action of essential oils helps stimulate the elimination of waste products and relieves soreness.
Is this stuff actually practical for muscle recovery. I probably wouldn't use it anyway, too lazy, but I just randomly read the label and found it interesting.
i had some muscle relaxant shower gel one time that was supposed to do the same thing, in short it was crap, didn't seem to do squat
Manly Man wrote:
from back label:
Indulging in a warm bath of salt crystals and essential oils after a workout helps release lactic acid which builds up during physical activity causing muscle ache. The penetrating action of essential oils helps stimulate the elimination of waste products and relieves soreness.
Is this stuff actually practical for muscle recovery. I probably wouldn't use it anyway, too lazy, but I just randomly read the label and found it interesting.
No it isn't practical. How is it going to go through your several layers of skin and the actual muscle? Sheeit, lotion doesn't even do that.
Manly Man wrote:
from back label:
Indulging in a warm bath of salt crystals and essential oils after a workout helps release lactic acid which builds up during physical activity causing muscle ache. The penetrating action of essential oils helps stimulate the elimination of waste products and relieves soreness.
Is this stuff actually practical for muscle recovery. I probably wouldn't use it anyway, too lazy, but I just randomly read the label and found it interesting.
Lactic acid is NOT produced within your muscles: lactate is. Since the pKa of lactic acid is about 3 and the pH of muscle doesn't drop below 6, lactic acid cannot exist within muscles under normal conditions. It is the net hydrolysis of ATP within working muscles that produces H+ and decreases the pH.