I feel like some sort of chemist when I write more than one review on a type of pain relief in one session but each kind has a different use and I don't use them often (I promise). I do a lot of running and weights and every so often I get a niggle in my shoulders which aches especially when I am at work and drives me mad. I also go hardcore shopping at Nottingham around christmas time and spend 3 days literally trawling the shops so get a really bad back, so bad that I can barely walk and the tablets just don't hit the pain. So at this point I decided to try the various heat rubs and then I saw Mentholatum Ibuprofen gel which I thought I would give a go as it can be ...  Read the complete review

I have been getting a really sore back, neck and shoulder pain lately and it has been that bad that I really needed to find something that would cure it. I was recommended this Ibuprofen gel by the pharmacist which I haven't used before but it looked like aches like this were what this gel was made to relieve. I thought the idea of it being a gel format seemed strange as I always think of Ibuprofen as tablets but I wanted it gone so I bought it. PACKAGING It has a very distinct packaging this gel, it comes in a red box similarly designed to the tube and it contains 35g of gel in it. It almost looks like a tube of toothpaste but it is red with grey ...  Read the complete review