SweetSue;3848726 said:
SweetSue;3848726 said:An unexpected benefit of a cream I'd initially given him for pain, but had encouraged it be used for lubricating dry skin and all those little "ouch" moments life surprises you with as you grow older. He'd started using it proactively instead of reactively, and that was when he noticed the mood change as well as appreciably reduced pain moments.
I informed him of a recent bit of information I'd picked up in a Green Flower Media class that we have a pad of skin where the spine meets the neck - which is part of the spine - that covers unmyelated axions, the tail ends of brain cells. Because they're unmyelated you can apply topicals to this area and it becomes a direct pathway to the brain.
I immediately started applying my own topical to this pad, as has everyone I've shared this information with. It's a pathway I simply can't pass up.
Also, while listening to a video of the 2015 Seattle Hempfest panel on cannabis innovations Ah Warner of Cannabis Basics, a major topicals concern, shared that B-Caryophyllene and linalool will help topicals absorb through the skin and will improve the efficacy of topicals, creating a transdermal effect. In her opinion you don't need things like DMSO when a terpene will do the job naturally.
InTheShed;3858744 said:I'm back to give testimony!! I managed to stave off a migraine all weekend without any meds with regular application of my topical to the top of my spine/base of my neck area, as well as on the muscles in the back of my neck up into my hairline. I rolled it on and rubbed it in every 2-4 hours from Friday afternoon through Saturday night, and while I felt like I had a stiff neck some of the time, I never got the pain that comes when I don't take the meds early.
And, the woman in my office got relief from her migraine, though she didn't use it early enough to prevent her from having to take her meds. I told her she needs to apply it as soon as she gets the hint of something happening. A doctor told me years ago, "Never chase a headache." Meaning get on top of it quickly with whatever you're going to be using to knock it down.
One last thing to add...this current batch was just pumpkin seed and grape seed oil. It is absorbed so fast that there is no time to spread it around before you massage it in. It still works and is definitely not oily, but if you're looking for something you can spread over an area and then massage in, add some fractionated coconut oil to the mix.
Thanks to all the great contributors here and to Magnus for getting the ball rolling with amazing information!
