What's in a name? Extreme Brown!

[evil_akuma_2002]

Please treat this post as a community service announcement - it's ben put up in good faith, in the hope it can assist others.

For several years now, I've been suffering osteoarthritis in both knees, having had 5 ops to remove all articular and meniscal cartilage - so the bones are gradually grinding themselves down, and the discomfort's well, pretty bad at times.

Latley, both thumbs are starting to play up as well, and grip strength has reduced substantially - pill bottles are out of the question!

I've existed on diclofenac tablets to get thru particularly bad days. Trouble is, diclofenac's not too good for the kidneys - which are on the blink due to diabetes.

Hang on! It's not all bad!

Last weekend, I was wandering around a local market, and came across a gent selling little bottles of love potion no9 - well, no, they were called...wait for it - "Extreme Brown!" Yep - atrocious name!

Yeah - I though the same, too. Anyway, after my first thoughts about snake oil salesmen, I allowed him to rub a little into my right knee and left thumb. I left the stall, with absolutley no pressure to buy, and came back an hour later to buy, as the pain had diminished by 60-70%!

No, I don't believe all the sales hype, as I was a salesperson for many years, so I know the tricks. So whether this stuff actually does some good, or just masks the pain, I don't know and don't care. I just know that the freedom from pain feels pretty darn good!

But seriously, 5-8 drops every morning and night, massaged in, has , in 5 days...

a) reduced swelling in the joints, and

b) Eased the pain so much, that I can walk more than 500m at a stretch. Jars and bottles are no longer an issue for the thumbs, either.

It's all natural as far as I can tell, but as with any proprietary concoction, the actual ingredients are secret. Google 'extreme brown' for more info.

Feel free to abuse me and call it psychosomatic B/S - I really don't care - but if there are other arthritis sufferers out there, and I know there's at least a few, you too might benefit. Most people I know reckon I'm the biggest skeptic they know.

[the_great_she_elephant]

What you need is an Igor.

[evil_akuma_2002]

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@poddster wrote:

have a smell of the potion, it may be derived from cloves.

Cloves are a local anesthetic as long as it is not an open wound and then they sting.

You can try making your own potion by grinding cloves up and mixing them with hand cream, that too is brown 🙂

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Bit hard to tell. The strongest smell is that of peppermint oil - I suppose that's what gives it the immediate cooling effect when applied. As I said earlier, it seems to have a lasting or cumulative effect, and I haven't found any natural remedies that do this...

[nevynreally]

If it has arnica in it, low blood pressure is an issue. Even if you don't, but take asprin, ibrofren,etc. Please take care.

If not, it's a wonder. There is a cream available in Australia at chemsts that contains it in the form of cream.It is great for everything but open wounds. 

[evil_akuma_2002]

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@nevynreally wrote:

If it has arnica in it, low blood pressure is an issue. Even if you don't, but take asprin, ibrofren,etc. Please take care.

If not, it's a wonder. There is a cream available in Australia at chemsts that contains it in the form of cream.It is great for everything but open wounds. 

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Thanks for that! Although if it has, it could be a blessing in disguise, as I've also got high blood pressure. I'll kep an eye on my BP monitor, just in case.

[polksaladallie]

https://www.loveoilco.com/showpage.asp?pageno=4

[evil_akuma_2002]

Thanks...I'll wait for their website fixes, and check out the product.

[bright.ton42]

That's great to hear.  If it works it works, simple.  I gather you rub it in and don't take it orally?  Anyway you might have struck gold ....   or brown.

[j*oono]

Put some on your lips and see if it makes them plump up.  The ingredients sound like the old perfect pout lip serum before they took the cloves out.

I would like to try some.  Even now in winter my right wrist hurts a bit in cold weather due to having broken it in two places.

My knees are not too happy at the gym sometimes too.

[evil_akuma_2002]

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

That's great to hear.  If it works it works, simple.  I gather you rub it in and don't take it orally?  Anyway you might have struck gold ....   or brown.

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Yup. It's a topical lotion -(you rub it in to the affected area). It took a couple of days, and 4-5 treatments to work on the knees, but only a couple of treatments on the thumbs - 4-5 drops, as it covers well - and looks just like 'extreme brown', too! Runny extreme brown.

I only apply it now each morning, and can function with minimal pain thru the day.

Since my last post, my wife's tried some on her tennis elbow - she's torn the muscle. She seems to think the pain's abating, but she's only had the one treatment so far - so we'll see.

Whether or not it's like the other lotions or products mentioned here, such as cloves or arnica, I really don't know - but I might have to research them a bit more too, in the hope of finding something cheaper.

The seller claimed that after two solid months of applying it to his knees, he no longer needs it.  Hmm...

At this stage, I'll take that with a grain of salt. And I'll continue to keep applying it though - just in case he's right!

[evil_akuma_2002]

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@j*oono wrote:

Put some on your lips and see if it makes them plump up.  The ingredients sound like the old perfect pout lip serum before they took the cloves out.

I would like to try some.  Even now in winter my right wrist hurts a bit in cold weather due to having broken it in two places.

My knees are not too happy at the gym sometimes too.

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My wife says my lips are plump enough and kissable already!

Although she did have a smirk on her face as she said it - wonder if she was telling a porkie?