# What actually soothes 'roids?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-soothes-roids/124884>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 21, 2002, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-soothes-roids/124884 "2002-08-21T07:48:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Primaflora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-soothes-roids/124884/21 "2002-08-26T07:52:38Z")

</div>

Frozen chip smeared with A&D ointment. Insert. Size may vary.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-soothes-roids/124884/22 "2002-08-26T08:02:52Z")

</div>

chip? Like a potato chip? Frito? I’m gonna use Cheetos until you reply.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-soothes-roids/124884/23 "2002-08-26T08:16:45Z")

</div>

I don’t know if you can get it Stateside of the pond, but there’s a product called [germolene](http://www.xrefer.com/entry/473761) that works wonders. It contains a local anaesthetic as well as an antibacterial. If you can’t get it in US pharmacies, it would be worth seeing if you can buy by mail order.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-soothes-roids/124884.md?page=1)