Many over-the-counter topical pain-relieving creams and ointments use synthetic carriers that include ingredients such as benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, diglycol stearate, glyceryl monostearate and petrolatum. Those are ingredients that don’t play as nice with a person’s skin. Natural oils, because they’re absorbed quickly, leave skin feeling soft and smooth. Here are a few that we carry that we both love and believe in.