It is no longer contested that the skin is the largest organ of the body. That’s good in more than one way - not least of which it's an adequate disguise for your insides! But it’s also a portal to your insides!
Skin is porous, it either absorbs molecules and those too large become stuck and block your pores. Your skins needs organic nourishment to do its job of protecting you.
Natural, herbal analgesic creams are soaked up rapidly by the skin. Herbal creams bring a broad spectrum of beneficial ingredients directly into the body via the skin.