A room-temperature roll-on can feel cool on your skin. Menthol helps explain that little surprise.
Meet a cold sensor
Some sensory nerves have a tiny channel called TRPM8. Cold and menthol can activate it. That is part of why a menthol product can create a cooling sensation without being chilled first. The receptor research explains a sensory mechanism; it did not test a Cannabolix product.
Feeling cool is one piece of information
That sensation is not a reading of muscle temperature or a measure of how ready you are for another workout. Enjoying a cooling feel and measuring physical recovery are different things. A stronger sensation does not give you a better training score.
Leave the fridge out of it
Use storage instructions on the package rather than assuming colder storage will improve a product. You do not need to invent a special cooling hack to understand what menthol does. Keep the science simple: the ingredient can affect how cold is sensed.
Cannabolix Soothing Freeze Roll-On: product details and ingredients. Follow the directions on your package.
Research Behind This Article
- Identification of a cold receptor reveals a general role for TRP channels in thermosensation. PMID: 11882888.
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