One treatment for painful bunions is to use a cream or lotion to help reduce the pain you feel from the bunion. But where and what cream or lotion should you purchase? First, lets talk about why your bunion is painful. It is painful due to your shoe or sneaker rubbing against the bunion causing the bursa on the medial surface of the bunion to become inflamed leading to pain. What you want in a cream or lotion is something that will reduce the pain that you feel in the area as well as help reduce the inflammation. There are many products on the market. These are the creams and lotions I recommend for the treatment of bunion pain:
Biofreeze– Let us start with the most popular topical cream or lotion on the market. Biofreeze helps reduce the pain by diffuse numbing medication application to the bunion area. The Pros of biofreeze is it will reduce your pain immediately, it is popular and widely used. The cons are the pain relief will be temporary since it does little to effect the inflammation on the bursa. But, if you are looking for the simplest and most popular solution use Biofreeze. It is BY FAR the most recommend cream or lotion for bunions by Podiatrists.
Penetrex– Now this is a cream I can highly recommend because Penetrex helps to attack the root of the problem with bunion pain and inflammation. Penetrex helps diffuse across the skin and has an anti-inflammatory effect on the bunion. Compared to Biofreeze you will not receive instant relief but the relief may be longer lasting than any relief obtained from Biofreeze.
Sombra Natural Pain Relieving Gel– This cream stands out due to the fact it is made from all natural ingredients, which is key for some people. Now this cream or gel works by almost having a soothing effect on the bunion. Whereas the Penetrex or Biofreeze may sting a bit when first applied, sombra will give a soothing sensation. This really is a wonderful cream that might be ideal for your bunion due to its comfort level.