I purchased this because I needed something to help with the back and knee pain I was feeling, and I had tried pain patches and other topicals that really didn't help very much and some of the topicals had a very strong rubbing alcohol smell that I didn't like, Lakota Roll-on helped me, and I could feel it hours after I put it on, and it absorb very quickly. It has capsaicin it and I could feel the warmth from that help ease the pain, I would highly recommend it.