Feel the Burn!

Would you ever rub jalapeno juice all over your body? Or how about pepper spray? Maybe acid? Last night my calves were REALLY sore from a step class I had taken on Saturday. I got the bright idea to get out my Arbonne herbal muscle relief cream that I haven't touched in 2 years. It is supposed to work sort of like Bengay and help sore muscles. I smeared it into both calves really well, then smeared some all over my husband's chest (and we are talking I did not miss a spot), then massaged it into my calves some more, then Tom rubbed it into his legs as well. We were having a muscle cream party in our bed! Little did we know that the party had just begun.
The burn took a while to start, but once it did, IT DID NOT STOP!!!! Unfortunately, it had worked it's way onto some sensitive areas as well, do to not getting hands clean before touching....anyway, my face was burning as well....I won't mention where else. It was a disaster. We both fell asleep breathing through the pain of what felt like a chemical burn on our skin. We both woke up at 1 am in SEVERE burning mode. Tom took a shower, I soaked in baking soda. We were on the computer googling "burn on skin" or anything we could think of. Tom said, "Honey, I am ready to head to the E.R.!! I am really scared!"
Apparently, the "active ingredients" in this muscle cream became REALLY ACTIVE the last two years. Either that or someone snuck into our house to poison us.
We finally fell back to sleep, breathing through the pain again, and woke up this morning pretty much relieved of the burn. Although I swear I can still feel it. All I can say is, I forgot all about my sore muscles!