I got some of the Epson Lotion at CVS too, but put it on my feet and legs. I thought it needed more methol, but now I'm going to try it on my arms--it's the magnesium we're trying to absorb. I paid 9.95 at the store too.

I got Dr. Jay Cohen's book a while back--he's got erythromelalgia which he is now able to control using magnesium. After trying many types he found that chelated magnesium worked for him. So I got some of that and tried it, but it gave me diarrhea. Then last month Dr. Blaylock said use Magnesium Citrate. So I'm trying that, but am still loose. There's magnesium in with the calcium pills I take, so that may be a contributor--Dr. Oz says they put magnesium in calcium pills because calcium alone is constipating. It's hard for us lay people to know what type is best to take when the doctors offer different advice.