I’ve been bothered by a knee that aches every night when asleep. It wakes me up two or three times a night. I tried Rub-A535 and Salonpas patches and that didn’t help. Then I wrapped a towel around it but no luck there. I thought leg exercises before bed would be the answer since the only relief when my aching knee woke me was to stick it out of the side of the bed and shake it up. I was okay then for another three hours or so.
The other day I was complaining about my knee when Sheila said, “Why don’t you spray WD-40 on it. I figured she was just teasing but she wasn’t and explained that people put it on all kinds of aching joints. What have I got to lose, nothing else works?
This product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 on its 40th formulation, thus WD-40. Then the Chinese did very well for getting Covid in 19. I heard from someone else that Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain.
WD-40’s formula is a trade secret and has not changed over the years. The original copy of the formula was moved to a secure bank vault in San Diego in 2018. To avoid disclosing its composition, the product was not patented and the window for patenting it has long since closed. No one truly knows what the ‘secret sauce’ to it is, as the formula remains a secret to this very day much like the secret recipe of KFC.
In fact, there is a lady in Beachburg who had a hip replacement that aches when the weather is bad. When she rubs on WD-40, she claims, “the pain goes right away.” This is a product designed to lubricate hinges and all sorts of squeaky or sticky metal parts and joints. It is made of petroleum products that might be toxic if applied to the skin but it relieves pain, that’s what counts.
I was a little skeptical but decided to apply an application on my leg the other night. I woke only once – a definite improvement. The second night even more WD. Presto, it worked, even the night after without a new application. I guess it was absorbed into the skin – better be careful about that!
Sheila asked me why I was spraying my mouse with WD40. I told her it wouldn’t stop squeaking . WD-40 is known for its thousands of uses, but there are a few times that you should avoid using the product. Specifically, to fix your iPad or iPhone home button.
WD40 could prevent splinters in the first place if you happen to get one. It turns out that all you need to do is spray the wood with a little WD40 to help keep the wood nice and soft. Just top up the WD40 if the wood gets a little dry.
One person said his family used WD40 on all their stainless-steel mixing bowls in the kitchen. No one ever had constipation again. That sounds so interesting, all homes should give it a go. Another person that says it fries eggs a lot faster but do not use on drinking glasses.
This area is flooded with keen fishing connoisseurs always looking eagerly to the opening day of the fish species. They have many complaints about not catching the ‘big one’ or enough fish in one outing (even though protocol is to throw their snare back into the river). I have a tip: apply just a little bit of WD-40 exclusively on the bait and you will hook tons of fish. Many fishermen claim that since WD-40 attracts fish, it must have fish oil in it. With such mystery around the product, that could be the secret!
I wondered about using WD in my hair. Sheila said No. She had tried it once with disastrous results but wouldn’t elaborate.
Now that I realize the wonder of this magical health drug, I’m not worried about getting additional arthritic pains like in my other knee or my hips, etc. Millions of Canadians suffer with arthritis. I bet not that many have discovered the cure.
