oksubby
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I can confirm the above... it's awesomely painful, but according to all the resources I've found it's really quite safe. You can buy capsaicin rubs for muscle aches, and they're even using it as an anaesthetic: BBC: Chilli compound fires painkiller For those without time to read the article, it attacks only pain receptors and then opens a channel to get an oversize anesthetic molecule into the nerve cell. Neat stuff. I can speak from experience; get the cream near a sensitive bit and you'll be singing as you singe, but it's available over the counter at any drug store. O'course, it would be a good idea to try it in a small amount first to make sure the subject wasn't allergic to it. A severe allergic reaction is *not* fun.
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