| abstract |
An analgesic stick composition comprising n n n (i) a delivery system comprising about 10 to about 65% by weight alcohol; about 6to about 10% by weight of an alkali metal salt of a saturated fatty acid gelling agent having from about C, to about C 22 ; about 10 to about 34% water; and n (ii) an analgesic compound selected from the group consisting of oleoresin capsicum, capsicum, capsaicin, camphor, allyl isothiocyanate, methyl nicotinate, menthol and mixtures thereof, a method of preparing same and an analgesic stick made from such a composition. |