The science

Why STOP MIGRAINE Works

What happens in a migraine, why it starts before the pain, and what the research says about the ingredients we use.

77%have warning signs before the pain
2.5 hfor the most-prescribed migraine pill to peak in the blood
88%of "sinus headaches" met the criteria for migraine
8 in 10have symptoms after the pain ends

The basicsMigraine is a nerve event

  • Migraine isn't "just a headache." It's a neurological event driven by the trigeminal nerve — the main sensory nerve of your head and face.Goadsby 2017 · Noseda & Burstein 2013
  • For most people with migraine, the attack starts hours before the pain — yawning, a stiff neck, trouble focusing. Neurologists call it the prodrome.Laurell 2016 · Giffin 2003
  • 77% of people with migraine experience warning signs before the pain.Laurell 2016, n = 2,223
  • People with migraine have slower stomach emptying, during and between attacks — which can delay how fast a pill gets absorbed.Aurora 2006
  • The most-prescribed migraine pill reaches its peak blood level about 2.5 hours after you take it during an attack.FDA label, Imitrex §12.3
  • In a study of nearly 3,000 people diagnosed with "sinus headache," 88% actually met the criteria for migraine.Schreiber 2004
  • The temples, the brow line and the base of the skull sit over the supraorbital, auriculotemporal and greater occipital nerves — the same nerves neurologists target with nerve blocks and nerve-stimulation devices.Schoenen 2013 · Chim 2012 · Janis 2010
  • If touch, hair or your pillow hurts during an attack, that's called cutaneous allodynia — a sign your trigeminal nerve is sensitized.Burstein 2000

STOP MIGRAINE RELIEFCooling, at the first sign

  • Menthol activates TRPM8 — the skin's cold receptor, first identified in trigeminal nerve cells.McKemy 2002, Nature · Peier 2002, Cell
  • Cold-sensing nerve endings sit in the very top layer of your skin — right where you roll it on.Dhaka 2008
  • Menthol has been tested on the forehead and temples in a randomized, placebo-controlled migraine trial.Borhani Haghighi et al., International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2010
  • Researchers at the Jefferson Headache Center tested a menthol gel at the base of the skull during migraine attacks.St Cyr 2015
  • In a double-blind trial, 10% peppermint oil on the forehead and temples worked as well as 1,000 mg of acetaminophen for tension-type headache — with relief starting at 15 minutes.Göbel 1996
  • Peppermint oil on the skin is recognized by the European Medicines Agency for the relief of tension-type headache.EMA/HMPC/522410/2013
  • A randomized, double-blind trial in Neurological Sciences found a topical chamomile preparation reduced migraine pain, nausea and light sensitivity within 30 minutes.Zargaran 2018
  • Menthol and chamomile: the two plant actives with positive clinical findings for migraine attacks in a 2020 systematic review.Lopresti 2020

STOP MIGRAINE RECOVERYThe migraine hangover

  • The pain is gone, but you're not back. Neurologists call it the postdrome — patients call it the migraine hangover.Giffin 2016 · Ng-Mak 2011
  • 8 in 10 people with migraine have symptoms after the pain ends: exhaustion, brain fog, a stiff neck.Thuraiaiyah 2024, n = 631 · Giffin 2016
  • It lasts 25 hours on average (827 patients) — and just as long no matter which medication you took for the headache.Kelman 2006 · Giffin 2016
  • 82.8% say it affects their quality of life.Carvalho 2022
  • Neurologists call it the least studied phase of migraine. We built a roll-on just for it.Bose & Goadsby 2016

Relief AudioGuided audio for your nervous system

  • In a randomized trial, migraine sufferers who listened to self-hypnosis MP3s cut their headache disability score by 48%.Flynn 2019, Int J Clin Exp Hypn
  • A 2026 systematic review of 9 studies found hypnosis consistently reduced migraine symptoms.Cardinal 2026, Complement Ther Med
  • Binaural beats significantly reduced anxiety and pain in a 2025 meta-analysis of clinical trials.Complement Ther Med, 2025
  • Studied at a headache center in Milan as a 3-month evening routine for migraine.Lovati 2019, Neurol Sci

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