Eagle Brand Medicated Oil as aftershave---BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

On Friday, I received 2 bottles of this stuff, which my wife's friend says is great for arthritis. It is also excellent as a fragrance oil, because it has a very pleasant scent, and also as an aftershave. This morning, I used a menthol cream called Don, which is from Czech Republic, and after the shave, I tried on a drop to see how it would work. All I can say is, BRRRRRRRRRRRRR--this stuff is so powerful, it can make your nose to run, and your eyes to cry. I have never felt so much menthol in my life as today. One little drop, and your face will freeze, and you will smell great all day!

 

Pretty good idea only going with a drop. I would have overdone it and paid.....

Coming from you, the king of cool, I will take it that it is the coldest stuff to use. Where did your wife's friend get it Jeff? Got a link?

 

Bob, I think she bought them in an Oriental grocery store.

 

Awesome, we have several around here. I always stop and check them for things but things just don't jump out at me sometimes.

It is on the list.

 

Get a room you two!

 

lol

You will be assimilated!:freezingfreezing

 

Jeff does the label recommend using this stuff as an aftershave or as a liniment only? I'm thinking if it is only a topical analgesic you took a real chance there my friend!

Too much menthol can be just that!

I like the Art Deco bottle though!!

 

I think that a couple of drops of that oil into a bottle of Alcolado Glacial could be a good freezing mix.
I will look up in the asian stores for that.

 

and this stuff is legal?

 

It can be used as a perfume oil, but I use it for my arthritis, and as an aftershave. I am very careful how much I use on my face!

 

Could it be possible to take a few drops and add water to it, thereby diluting the solution and making it more usable? A person could experiment by adding so many drops of the linament into water where the menthol (wintergreen) would be cut back to a usable level and plus, cut the toxicity level down by adding the water. Probably could get a bottle out of a few drops and have a somewhat safe aftershave since you are not using it at full strength, but could still get a decent cooling effect without too much risk.

 

After seeing what they did for dog food,I"m not rubbing that stuff on my mug

 

Please, please be careful. I am familiar with this stuff and it's crazy strong! I would use a drop or two at MOST as a topical analgesic. It does seem to help with arthritis.

 

I wonder if they will ever make an aftershave with liquid nitrogen for our menthol maniacs? lol You guys crack me up in your quests for the coldest.

 

Irena, you are right--this stuff can be very dangerous in the wrong hands.

 

From the Safety section of the of the Wikipedia page (see the orginal for note references):

"In pure form, methyl salicylate is toxic, especially when taken internally. A single teaspoon of methyl salicylate contains 7g of salicylate,[10] which is equivalent to more than twenty-three 300 mg aspirin tablets. The lowest published lethal dose is 101 mg/kg body weight in adult humans,[11] (or 7.07 grams for a 70-kg adult). It has proven fatal to small children in doses as small as 4 ml.[3] A seventeen-year-old cross-country runner at Notre Dame Academy on Staten Island, died in April 2007, after her body absorbed methyl salicylate through excessive use of topical muscle-pain relief products.[12]"

 

I just applied it to my arthritic knee a minute ago. For a condition like that, it is really helpful. My family doctor laughed his head when I told him I use it also as aftershave. He said, "Jeff, 1 VERY small drop, not more".