The appendix of this article (quoted in Marsha Walker's article about sore nipples) -
http://www.medscimonit.com/abstract/index/idArt/498400
has a recipe for peppermint gel. Three local compounding pharmacies are able to compound for less than $15 US and the, very few, moms that I've recommended it to and who have tried it found it effective. The instructions are to apply it after a feed and wash it off before the next feed.
best regards,
Laura McCormick, IBCLC
Vermont US
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