While on an out of town trip for the 4th of July last year, my Fibromyalgia flared up. I didn't want to miss out on the fireworks and disappoint my family, but my regular prescription pain medication just wasn't dealing with the joint pain. My husband went to a local store and bought a tube of Aspercreme for me. What a relief! Within minutes my shoulders, elbows, hips and knees were feeling much looser. Later that evening, I was in my lawn chair with the rest of my family watching the greatest fireworks show I'd ever seen! Since then I keep a tube of Aspercreme in my purse at all times. I love the fact that it's odor free, so people don't smell me coming before I get there and I don't smell like a locker room when I do get there. Also, Aspercreme isn't greasy, disappears quickly and I've never had it stain my clothes. My daughter bought a store brand once by mistake and I noticed a huge difference. The store brand was not as thick and I didn't get the same level of pain relief. I was very glad when I ran out, which was much quicker than with the Aspercreme! Believe me, I'm a customer for life!