I received a sample of Flame Out with my last order. I suffer from chronic pain, and when my lower back was acting up, it was time to try! I already use German chamomile heavily in my blends, and I also know copaiba works for me, so I had high hopes before I even applied a drop. And wow! The tiny sample was enough to massage my entire lower back (I never tried before but I am guessing FCC makes a good massage oil and I will keep that in mind for future!), and the pain relief was nearly instant. With the way brain processes chronic pain, I expected the pain to disappear for sure for a couple of minutes at least until brain is done processing the “massage” and the “sensation of the oil” and if the blend does not work, pain will return. And sure enough, the pain was diminished for quite a while after those processing minutes were past! Later, I filled the vial with the carrier oil because nearly 1/3 of sample didn’t leave the vial, and tried using the diluted version, and it was still effective for me. I tend to respond well/better to a lower dilution of oils, so if you are like me, this blend will last you a long time. Mango Ginger was the dominant and basest (is that a word) aroma in the blend to me. From the vial, I smelled tart gingerly aroma and after using my oil, there was sweet mango scent left on my hands. Because of drug interaction concern, I am hesitant to use a product that contains St. John’s Wort regularly, but I loved this blend so much that I just bought Mango Ginger to mimic this blend!
