Legacy Matters

Death by Bengay

Now I am a fan of Tiger Balm. 

Some say that  Tiger Balm or Vicks Vaporub can cure a night time cough if you rub it on your feet.

But too much of a good thing is never good. 

Arielle Newman, a 17-year-old New York girl used too much muscle cream and died.  Lethal amounts of methyl salicylate, used in Bengay and Icy Hot, were found in her blood.

Are muscle creams worth it?

So far as I  can tell using Wikipedia methyl sacliylate are not used in Tiger Balm, but is an active ingredient in Bengay and Icy Hot Heat Rub.

Condolences to her family who now will think of her whenever they smell the certain distinctive aroma.