danceswithcarp wrote: > At 04:41 PM 9/4/00 -0500, Tom F. Bryant wrote: > > >Can cap make a blister? Of course not! This old guy slathers it onto his > poor old right thumb ham joint, which is afflicted with arthritis(arthwrongus, > if ya wanta know!) & it certainly does help alleviate the ache and pain....it > does burn a tad, but funny thing, the more you use it the less it burns, > superficially, but it still works on the joint when rubbed into the skin. When > it burns, is right after it is applied, and then only if one is stupid enough > to put that hand near extraneous heat, such as sticking that mitt into an oven > to retrieve a hot dish, even with a pot holder.....only safe way is to use an > oven mitt, covering the whole mitt! I think those East Indians were > exagerating a little! Cheers, Doug in BC Tomas, say hi to Beryl!!