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Chemistry For Your Life
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Capsaicin Cream: The Best Pain Relief Cream
Capsaicin cream is a topical cream used for temporary relief of muscle or joint pain. It also can be used to treat nerve pain in people who have shingles. There's another viniloid that's found in cacti that actually has the same base unit, but a much more complicated group.
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