Informed Sport, Batch Testing & What Logos Really Mean

From warm up to recovery, batch codes keep your routine transparent and safe.

Clean sport depends on clean products. That sounds obvious until you’re standing in a doping‑control station or a workplace testing bay and someone asks, “What exactly went on your skin?” In a market crowded with badges, only a few marks mean what professionals think they mean.

Informed Sport certification is one of them. It’s not a loose “quality” logo; it is a program built for sport and high‑compliance environments that requires every batch of a certified product to be analysed for banned substances in ISO/IEC‑accredited laboratories before release. Crucially, the batch number printed on your tube links to a public record you can look up in seconds. That traceability protects athletes who live under strict liability, and it protects first responders, defence personnel, and industry workers subject to routine screening. If you use topical sports products like performance cream for warm‑up, muscle rub for activation, recovery gel after training, then batch testing is the difference between confidence and guesswork. With RYGG, both HEATE™ and KHULE™ carry Informed Sport certification and are listed medicines in Australia’s ARTG, so the claims you read are backed by science, not marketing hype.

This article explains how to tell a robust certification from a look‑alike, how batch testing differs from occasional auditing, and why a simple verify‑document‑use workflow belongs in your kit policy. We’ll show you where to find a batch code, how to record it, and how to align your warm‑up cream and recovery gel choices with clean‑sport standards without adding friction to busy days. The outcome is practical: you reduce contamination risk, you answer questions with evidence rather than memory, and you keep focus on what matters; performing well and recovering fast with products you can trust.

Informed Sport certification is built around ISO 17025 laboratories and documented methods. Every batch analysis is linked to a batch code printed on the tube so you can match product to lab record. Public batch verification makes audits simple for teams, coaches and compliance officers. If you cannot verify a batch, you are carrying unnecessary risk in a high‑compliance environment. Batch‑tested topical products reduce the chance of inadvertent contamination from banned substances. For athletes under strict liability, the safest path is to use products with every‑batch testing and keep a usage log. First responders and defense members who face internal testing benefit from the same discipline. Industry workers can use batch verification as part of a safety management system. HEATE™ and KHULE™ carry Informed Sport certification and are batch tested prior to release. The combination of ARTG listing and Informed Sport creates a clear, evidence‑led trust chain. Clean‑sport culture values procedure more than promise, and batch codes make procedure visible. When a label uses vague language like 'lab tested' without batch detail, treat it as insufficient for sport. A real certification program provides searchable records, explicit scope and ongoing oversight.

HEATE and KHULE: Product Claims and Their Benefits

HEATE™ is listed in Australia’s ARTG to improve muscle performance, endurance and stamina.

KHULE™ is listed in Australia’s ARTG to assist post‑exercise recovery and relieve mild joint inflammation.

How do HEATE and KHULE work: the biological mechanisms that support performance and recovery

Used together, RYGG’s HEATE™ thermo performance cream and KHULE™ cryoactive recovery gel create your end‑to‑end performance and recovery regime. HEATE™ prepares muscle groups, supports increased blood circulation and provides anti‑inflammatory support. KHULE™ delivers fast‑acting cryotherapy‑like cooling to help calm the body and support post‑exercise recovery. Together, they provide a practical, science‑aligned protocol.

At a sensory level, these effects align with the behaviour of TRP (Transient Receptor Potential) ion channels in the skin and peripheral nerves. Menthol is a classic agonist of TRPM8 (Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8), a cold‑sensitive channel whose activation is associated with the perception of cooling. This cooling input is linked to downstream vasoconstrictive responses that can help manage post‑exercise intramuscular stress and transient joint swelling. Think of KHULE as an ‘ice bath in a bottle’. By contrast, warming actives such as methyl salicylate can activate TRPV1 (Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1), a heat‑sensitive channel associated with warmth perception; TRPV1 activation is consistent with local vasodilatory responses that accompany a feeling of heat. In HEATE, that fast‑onset warmth helps prime primary movers and prepare joints for activity. Beyond sensation, methyl salicylate also provides anti‑inflammatory support, rounding out HEATE’s role as a pre‑sport ritual.

How to use HEATE and KHULE

HEATE — Application guidance

• Apply an ample squeeze of HEATE 15–30 minutes pre‑sport or exercise to large muscle groups that will be active.
• Target areas: quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, glutes, lower back, shoulders and forearms (for grip‑intensive tasks).
• Rub the cream into muscles until it is no longer visible, then wash hands immediately after.

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KHULE — Application guidance

•  Apply KHULE™ to trained muscles or areas of the body experiencing discomfort (for example, quadriceps and calves after running; shoulders and elbows after overhead work; knees and ankles after field sessions)
• Massage the gel into the area until absorbed. Wash hands afterwards and reapply as needed according to the label.

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Standards & transparency

Products that are listed in the TGA’s ARTG provide customers with clear, trustworthy accreditation: claims are not marketing hype; they are bounded by evidence and science. Informed Sport certification proves product safety in drug‑tested contexts by adding every‑batch testing and public batch verification. Finally, both HEATE and KHULE are formulated to be hypoallergenic, making them suitable for all skin types when used as directed.

Sources & further reading

• Informed Sport. (n.d.). *About the programme*. https://sport.wetestyoutrust.com/about
• Informed Sport. (n.d.). *Certified products & batch search*. https://sport.wetestyoutrust.com/
• Informed Sport. (n.d.). *Frequently asked questions*. https://sport.wetestyoutrust.com/about/frequently-asked-questions
• International Organization for Standardization. (n.d.). *ISO/IEC 17025—Testing and calibration laboratories*. https://www.iso.org/isoiec-17025-testing-and-calibration-laboratories.html
• World Anti-Doping Agency. (n.d.). *World Anti-Doping Code*. https://www.wada-ama.org/en/what-we-do/the-code
• World Anti-Doping Agency. (n.d.). *Prohibited list*. https://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list
• Sport Integrity Australia. (n.d.). *Supplements and risk*. https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/what-we-do/anti-doping/supplements
• Caterina, M. J., Schumacher, M. A., Tominaga, M., Rosen, T. A., Levine, J. D., & Julius, D. (1997). The capsaicin receptor: A heat-activated ion channel in the pain pathway. *Nature, 389*(6653), 816–824. https://doi.org/10.1038/39807
• McKemy, D. D., Neuhausser, W. M., & Julius, D. (2002). Identification of a cold receptor reveals a general role for TRP channels in thermosensation. *Nature, 416*(6876), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature719
• Peier, A. M., Moqrich, A., Hergarden, A. C., Reeve, A. J., Andersson, D. A., Story, G. M., ... & Patapoutian, A. (2002). A TRP channel that senses cold stimuli and menthol. *Cell, 108*(5), 705–715. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00652-9