This is an easy one to write about, because the results speak for themselves. REDOXGold is the finishing touch I reach for at the massage table — and it's the product clients most often ask to take home.
If you've had bodywork before, you know the usual "recovery" routine: a swipe of menthol balm that tingles, stings a little, and leaves you smelling like the aches you walked in with. It gives your brain a cooling distraction, but it isn't really doing much for the cells underneath.
REDOXGold is a different thing entirely.
Not a cooling trick — a real signal
Here's how ASEA puts it, and I think it's exactly right: tired, overworked muscles aren't asking for a cooling trick — they're asking for a real signal.
REDOXGold is built around the same redox signaling molecules at the heart of the ASEA Redox liquid — the messengers your cells use to coordinate repair, comfort, and recovery. The gel is designed to deliver those molecules topically, right to the spot that's sore. If you want the deeper science of redox signaling, I go into it in my ASEA Redox post.
Why gold?
This is the part that makes it clever. REDOXGold uses pure, elemental gold as a catalyst — gold is stable and biocompatible, so it works alongside your cells to help direct redox activity to the exact area you apply it. That's what makes the relief feel localized rather than vague, and it absorbs in seconds with no greasy residue.
Targeted, not broad. No burn, no ick — just the "ahhh."
No menthol. No harsh cooling agents. It's hypoallergenic, dye-free, and fragrance-free, which matters when I'm applying it to a lot of different people with a lot of different skin. The ingredient list is short: water, ASEA's redox technology, and gold.
What clients notice
Most people feel it settle in within minutes, and — this is the part that surprises them — they still feel it hours after the massage is over. That's usually when the text comes: "How do I get a bottle of that for home?"
ASEA ran an internal 28-day blind study on the gel. I'll share the numbers because they match what I see on the table, with the honest caveat that this was the company's own study, not independent peer-reviewed research — results vary and aren't guaranteed.
How we use it — and how you'd use it at home
In session, I work it into the areas that need it most as a finish to your massage. At home, it couldn't be simpler:
- Apply Massage a generous amount into the area that feels tired or tight.
- Absorb It dries in seconds — no residue, no burn.
- Repeat Use it before and after effort, as often as you need.
It's produced in an FDA-registered facility and sold in more than 35 countries, so it's easy to keep restocked once you've found your rhythm with it.
Written by Helen Parde — Integrative Health Facilitator and Licensed Massage Therapist at Whole Body and Sole, Herriman & South Jordan, Utah.