I had some sore muscles from shoveling and working out as well - a few muscles got overworked. I used some ointment to soothe them and it made the muscles feel a lot better. The liniment that I used is a common one that is commercially available at drug stores or general merchandise outlets. The thing that I found was that the lotion was somewhat sticky. Perhaps I had been applying the salve too thickly. I don't know...but the cream was transferring onto anything that I came into contact with.
All that I can say is that after multiple applications of the soothing product and going about my day as normal, the concoction was on nearly everything. My place was...well, quite balmy.