Description
Why Rapid Recovery Sports Arnica Cream Works Better
The synergistic blend of natural ingredients in Rapid Recovery Sport Repair Arnica Cream works together to support muscles, joints, and soft tissues before and after activity.
- Arnica tincture – 20x more active than Arnica oil. Traditionally used for bruising, sprains, swelling & sore muscles.
- Organic Comfrey leaf – valued for supporting ligaments, tendons & soft tissue resilience.
- Natural MSM – supports connective tissue, flexibility & joint comfort.
- Peppermint oil – cooling sensation that stimulates circulation.
- Potency you can feel – 96mg/g of research backed actives (vs. 2–2.5mg/g in many creams).
- Targeted delivery – Our deeply absorbing natural transdermal cream base delivers actives to where they are needed
- Faster acting – relief begins in just 5 minutes – 4 to 5 x faster than oral pills
- Safer – no harmful health issues. No risky or banned substances Drug Free Sport NZ assessed – lowest level of risk
- Tested & Proven – each batch is scientifically tested for potency and purity.
- Light, clean feel – fast-absorbing, non-greasy & low aroma.
When To Use
Before exercise or hard physical work – helps prepare muscles and joints for activity and speeds recovery.
After exercise, sport, or heavy work – supports faster recovery and relief from sore or tired muscles.
For DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness), sprains, strains, swelling & bruising – trusted traditional uses of Arnica, enhanced with a modern synergistic blend of natural actives for rapid recovery and repair.
- For Sport Massage: Simply rub in and then add a splash of water to get the perfect massage slip and glide enhanced with the benefits of natural herbal extracts.
450g pump bottle delivers approximately 225 to 250 body area treatments and offers great value for money
Who It’s For
Athletes & Sports People
From endurance sports like marathon & triathlon to high-contact games like rugby or league. Perfect after training, competition, or injury. Helps support rapid recovery so you can train hard, compete well and stay at your peak.
Active Workers
Builders, tradies, landscapers, farmers, healthcare & hospitality staff — anyone who relies on strong muscles and joints every day. Rapid Recovery is hardworking, just like you.
Everyday Active Lifestyles
From gym sessions and weekend DIY to keeping up with kids, Rapid Recovery helps you bounce back from life’s knocks, strains and overuse so you can keep doing what you love.
Sports Massage Therapists, Physios & Osteos:
Combines the benefits of Arnica boosted with all the extra benefits of your own therapeutic touch. The 480g Pump bottle is very economical with 225 to 250 treatments per bottle. It hygienically delivers 2mls of cream -ideal for a single body area. If you do sport massage or soft tissue mobilisation, this also becomes a great no-mess massage cream. Just rub in and when absorbed add a little warmed water, as often as you need, for the perfect slip and glide- without the mess and staining of traditional massage oils.
Rapid Recovery for Workplace Injury, Recovery & Prevention
Workplace injuries are one of the most common causes of downtime in physically demanding jobs. Builders, tradies, landscapers, farmers, healthcare and hospitality staff all rely on strong muscles and joints every day. Even small strains, bruises or sprains can affect productivity and lead to lost time.
That’s where Rapid Recovery Sport Repair Arnica Cream NZ makes all the difference. More than just an Arnica Cream, it’s a muscle recovery cream boosted with Comfrey & MSM to help support both recovery and prevention.
Before work – apply to muscles and joints to prepare them for heavy lifting, repetitive strain, or long hours on your feet. Supporting mobility and circulation helps reduce the risk of overuse and minor injury.
After work – use to ease sore, tired muscles and joints, helping you recover more fully overnight so you’re ready for the next day.
Supports recovery from common workplace injuries such as bruising, sprains, strains, swelling, and DOMS.
With fast-absorbing, non-greasy application, Rapid Recovery can be used anytime during the workday without slowing you down.
Keeping your body in good condition means you can work stronger for longer — staying active in your trade, job or lifestyle with fewer setbacks from aches, strains and everyday knocks. That’s why Rapid Recovery is valued in workplace health and safety programs, first aid kits, and by hardworking Kiwis across NZ.
How to Use Rapid Recovery Sports Repair Arnica Cream
For Sport Performance & Muscle Recovery
Apply before exercise or hard physical work to help warm up muscles and joints. This supports flexibility and may reduce the risk of overuse.
Apply after endurance sport, gym sessions, or heavy work to support recovery, ease DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) and relieve hot, tired muscles.
As a muscle recovery cream, it is traditionally used to help with bruising, sprains, swelling and strains.
For Minor to Moderate Sport & Workplace Issues:
We all describe aches and injury differently. Whether you call it a pull, torn or strain, whether its you’ve rolled, twisted or tweaked a joint, and for all the ways you describe the many other common sport and work place issues, Rapid Recovery is the right option for you. With the highest level of potent Arnica tincture, combined with healing Comfrey leaf and MSM plus colloidal minerals and peppermint oil, this is all-in-one natural self care for common muscle and joint issues.
- Rapid Recovery is suitable for everyday use – has no known side effects or serious health concerns.
It’s easy to use – Gently rub onto the affected area, avoiding broken or infected skin. Apply around 2mls per area, up to 4 times daily, especially before bed, when the body’s natural recovery is most active.
For added support, also apply to the joint or muscle above the affected area, helping care for the full joint & muscle chain.
After sport or workplace issue reduce, begin gentle stretching or strengthening exercise to support full mobility and return to full performance.
For Ongoing or Chronic Issues:
Apply as needed to support ongoing joint and muscle comfort especially before activity.
Ideal for active workers, athletes, or anyone managing regular muscle and joint demands.
⚠️ Always follow the label directions. Seek medical advice if pain is severe, if symptoms persist, or if they improve then worsen.
Sam Warriner –
Rapid Recovery = Great Results
“In my triathlon training I cover hundreds of kilometres a week. At times I really push it to the limit. After all that exertion my body needs to recover.
Rapid Recovery Herbal Sports Rub is great for putting life back into my tired muscles and joints. I use it as both a pre-training rub to stimulate blood flow and get me ready, and as a recovery aid once I’m finished.
3 things are important to me as an athlete; effective training, rapid recovery, and knowing that Rapid Recovery Rub is 100% natural. It’s great for my performance and my health, and I recommend it to you too”.
Sam Warriner.
World #1 ITU World Cup Triathlon Holder 2008, Silver medal winner 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Carolyn Margan –
I treat many of New Zealand’s top athletes, including elite Rugby Players at the NZ Rugby Academy, as well as everyday clients suffering from chronic and work place injury. I use Rapid Recovery every day in my massage therapy clinic.
My athletes and other clients find it stops pain in muscles and joints quicker than taking pain killers. They find it very helpful for warming up muscles and joints prior to exercise or work, especially in colder weather. It works very well to help my clients stay injury free. It is very beneficial for repetitive strain and work place injuries.
Carolyn Margan , Persona Performance, Tauranga, New Zealand
Sarita –
I’ve never written a testimonial before because no other product has stood out to me as much as Natures Nurse Rapid Recovery Sports Repair Cream. As a Group Fitness instructor and keen runner, I’m constantly using my body and sometimes there are times when your body feels a little exhausted and areas feel overworked, not to mention, tightness and tension in shoulders and hips.
One hip problem had been going on for at least 6 months previous. I had been stretching, strengthening and having massages to keep it under control. One night in particular I awoke in pain with my hip in spasm where I thought that perhaps I was going to have to miss yet another run. Then I remembered that I had brought some Natures Nurse and hadn’t really used much of it. I rubbed it in, hopped back into bed, and awoke in the morning as good as new! I was amazed!
I now have a pump bottle so I can use it regularly. Teaching double classes hardly gets me down. Thanks for developing a product that actually works.
Sarita Norton-Barrett, Auckland