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Also known as IcyHot, liniments

thumb|Sloan's Liniment (right) was once a popular over-the-counter drug.

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thumb|Sloan's Liniment (right) was once a popular over-the-counter drug.

Liniment (from , meaning "to smear, anoint"), also called embrocation and heat rub, is a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin. Some liniments have a viscosity similar to that of water; others are lotion or balm; still, others are in transdermal patches, soft solid sticks, and sprays. Liniment usually is rubbed into the skin, which the active ingredients penetrate.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “liniment” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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