Description
Arnica Cream enhanced with MSM, Colloidal minerals & Lavender.
Rapid Recovery NZ Best Arnica Cream for Family Care –
Rapid Recovery Family Care Arnica Cream is a premium, all-natural all-in-one muscle, joint and bruise cream for all your family. This full-strength Arnica Cream blends premium Arnica montana tincture (scientifically tested for potency and purity and made to European Pharmacopoeia standards), enhanced with MSM minerals, colloidal trace minerals, and aromatherapy-grade lavender essential oil.
All-in-One Natural First Aid Arnica Cream & Pregnancy Massage Cream
Here’s why Rapid Recovery is the complete family care cream: Arnica tincture has a long history of traditional use for helping care for bruises, contusions, swelling, sprains, and strains. MSM is a natural source of sulphur, important for muscle and joint health, while lavender essential oil adds soothing and calming benefits for the body and the mind. So with Rapid Recovery you get complete all in one care for so many common family issues.
Also naturally cares for stubbed toes, jammed fingers, growing pains in kids, pregnancy backaches, aching shoulders from breast feeding, tech neck, muscle tension, and localised muscle aches, stiff joints, mild sunburn, insect bites, congested sinus and puffy eyes. Great support for RSI (repetitive strain injury) or OOS (occupational overuse injury).
Suitable for your whole family – toddlers, teens, mums-to-be, busy parents, and seniors.
Family Care Cream has a soothing lavender aroma and is non-greasy, and hypoallergenic. It’s ideal for fragile skin and sensitive body areas.
And with a little extra water added after rubbing it in, the cream rehydrates to give you the perfect slip and glide for relaxation massage, stress relief and pregnancy massage without the mess and staining of traditional massage oils.
Developed by a medical herbalist for her own family, it delivers superior potency far above many other Arnica creams available in New Zealand. Fast acting, highly effective, great to use and very safe. Ideal for your whole family and for first aid kit, nappy bag and hand bag for on-the-go use.
Key Benefits of Family Care Arnica Cream
Complete Remedy – Multi-functional, high-potency, safe ingredients for common muscle & joint discomfort, repair & recovery.
Higher Potency – 90 mg/g actives, far exceeding other Arnica creams in NZ which often contain only 2–50 mg/g (or homeopathic dilutions).
Superior Quality Arnica–Uses full-strength Arnica montana tincture (not cheap Arnica oil) to European Pharmacopoeia standards.
- Faster Relief– Targeted action felt in ~5 minutes — around 5× faster than many oral options.
- Cares for the Whole Family –Suitable for toddlers, children, mums-to-be, busy parents, and seniors.
All-in-One Natural First Aid Arnica Cream –Arnica has a long esteemed tradition of use for bumps, bruises (including mild to moderate hematoma and contusion), swelling, sprains, muscle tension, muscular lower back pain and stiff or sore joints.
Pregnancy Massage and Stress Relief Massage – Wonderful for pregnancy massage, baby sleep time massage, soothing stress relief massage or loving hand and feet massage (just rub in gently for instant relaxation, then add a little warm water as needed for the perfect amount of slip and glide)
- Nicer – Fast-absorbing, non-greasy, hypoallergenic. Lovely lavender aroma.
Better formula–Premium Arnica Tincture. Boosted with MSM minerals & colloidal trace minerals. Enhanced with soothing lavender essential oil in a 100% natural cream base.
Endorsed by Professionals – Trusted by physiotherapists and pregnancy massage experts.
Format: 100% natural herbal arnica cream boosted with MSM and colloidal minerals and Lavender Essential Oil.
Size: 80 g flip-top tube -contains between 40 and 80 doses.
For external use only. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always read the label and use only as directed.
How to use for Stress Relief, Relaxation and Pregnancy Massage Care –
With Rapid Recovery Family Care Cream, you’ll feel like a natural massage therapist at home. Find a warm, comfortable spot for both of you, gently rub in the Family Care cream, and once it’s absorbed, add just a little warm water to create the perfect slip and glide. Add more water as needed.
A few simple tips:
- Work slowly — it feels more relaxing
- Follow the body’s natural flow
- Use gentle pressure to ease away tension and stress
- Check in and ask if it feels good
Massage is not just about easing aches & tension — it’s about showing love, care, and connection. We think your family love this as much as our’s does.
Here’s some relevant research to prove the benefits are real and it’s not all in your mind!
- *Massage benefits in pregnancy: Not only does it feel wonderful for a mama to be but it is very good for her and her baby. A study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology (Field et al., 2019) found that consistent massage sessions during pregnancy led to increased relaxation, improved overall mood, as well as better outcomes for the babies. International Journal of Health Sciences study (Pramana et al., 2022) shows there is evidence that pregnancy massage reduce anxiety in childbirth, and a study of Partner Massage during Labour (Nur Atas, 2025) showed massage is an effective method for reducing pain and anxiety during labour. The physiological benefits include increasing the feel good hormones (serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin) and reducing the stress hormone cortisol which leads to reduced stress levels, better relaxation and sleep and improved overall mood.
- **Massage Benefits for Anxiety, Stress Relief and Mood: A caring massage or back rub can soothe the mind as well as the body. A Study on Effectiveness of Therapeutic Massage, published in PubMed Central (K Sherman, 2010) showed therapeutic massage was not only superior to the control treatments, but also showed some clinically important improvements for symptom reduction and resolution of Generalised Anxiety Disorder, depressive symptoms and worry.
- Massage benefits for tight sore muscles & muscle relaxation. The physical benefits of massage are by increasing blood flow to the muscles, which helps to release tension and knots, improve flexibility and range of motion, and reduce pain. This Physiotherapy backed research outlines all the many physical benefits of massage.














Pip Lodge –
A lot of my pregnant clients want to know if there is anything to help ease lower back pain /hip/pelvic pain or any other ache or pain whilst pregnant and is safe and effective in pregnancy as there isn’t much you can use out there. I always recommend the Natures Nurse Family Rub, my pregnancy clients love it so much they keep coming back for more. I even sent some off to the UK for a client who had moved back and couldn’t find anything like it over there that worked so well.
I also let my pregnancy clients know that it has 10 x more Arnica than other creams on the market, has natural pain relief (MSM) and can also help with sleep, as it has a lovely soothing effect with the lavender essential oils and smells divine.
Susan Lugton –
Nature’s Nurse is fantastic! I have a boutique clinic specialising in breathing disorders, chronic pain, neck and back problems and stress management. Nature’s Nurse has a soothing gentle scent that is enjoyable to work with, has a great “rub-in” time of 4-5 minutes which ends any treatment with a therapeutic touch
Kim –
My poor daughter had a bad bang on her fore head during her 8th birthday party. A huge egg developed almost immediately – it stuck out further than her nose and was obviously very painful.
We gently applied Rapid Recovery Family Rub among the tears and took photos to see how quickly it worked. The first photo showed a huge bump and many tears – but just 20 minutes later the bump was much flatter, and the birthday girl much happier. After 2 more gentle applications (last was about 1 hour later) it was almost hard to see where the bump was. In the last photo you can a very slightly discoloured area, and a happy wee girl. She did get a light greeny yellow bruise – almost like a very old bruise which only lasted 2 or so days but skipped all the normal stages of bruising (black, blue, green, yellow,etc). It was remarkable how quickly the egg sized bump reduced – almost completely flat well within the first hour. The lovely lavender smell really calmed her down and soothed her nerves as well.
Kari –
My 3 little boys call the Family Rub “magic cream” as I put it on them any time they have growing pains, bruises or general aches and pains and it works wonderfully. Back to good in no time!
Thank you Natures Nurse, I really feel the cream works super well.
Melanie –
I love this product. Rapid Recovery Rub has always been a great help and more effective than other products I have tried. I’ve had various painful ailments from time to time, such as bursitis of the shoulder, tendonitis, rotator cuff tears, arthritis, back and neck problems and general aches and pains after the gym or gardening. I have also used it successfully for my granddaughter’s growing pains.
Kim –
Thanks for the lovely comment Melanie – we love to hear how many aches and strains Rapid Recovery is useful for your family.