Byron et al...I have been using both the .00025 and the .00075 with great success for bursitis in one shoulder and arm...works great for that dunno about putting it near anything else that I value, however! The only small problem I find is when the cream dries off on the sheet at night, when I awaken, and disturb the aforementioned sheet,(or if my better half does) then theere is a sneezing session, like gangbusters!And as I dont think that I will be a candidate for genital herpes, seeing as I stay with my one and only, I will never find out about the efficacy of that treatment. And it is Japan where they are using capsaicin in paint to deter bugs and small critters...I am overdue for a recipe, did one the other night, and was distracted by other less important pursuits, like work! Cheers, Doug in BC