Item #64 in Equestrian Sports

Bag Balm 10 oz Tin

Made by B&C

Sales Rank on Amazon.com: 6342

Lowest Price: $5.49

Average Review: 5 stars

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Average Rating: 5.0 out of 5 Stars

The following review received 11 helpful votes out of 13 total votes:
Review Date: 2006-06-08
"INCREDIBLE STUFF!"

I recall first hearing about Bag Balm at an adult Scout Leader training retreat. One of the participants started talking about Bag Balm and how he used it for everything from burns to lip balm. Needless to say, I was intrigued and, upon returning from the retreat, did a little more investigating.

When I asked my wife whether she had ever heard of the stuff she immediately said that she had and that one of my toddler nephews was then using Bag Balm under a doctor's direction for pesky diaper rash. I then began to question some of my horse riding buddies. They too had heard of it and used it with very positive results.

I immediately went out and bought a big tin for my medicine cabinet and a couple of small more portable tins to keep around my office and car and use as lip balm.

I couldn't be more pleased. I have used Bag Balm as an excellent lip balm and have used it on minor cuts and abrasions as well. Rubbed directly into the skin. Under Band-Aids. You name it. The stuff, as originally touted by my Scouting friend, seems also to have antibacterial properties. Now, I am not a doctor and I don't play one on TV so please don't take that as some sort of prescription.

Putting it in a nutshell, Bag Balm is incredible stuff and it works. I highly recommend it!

THE HORSEMAN 5 stars

The following review received 9 helpful votes out of 10 total votes:
Review Date: 2006-04-01
"A History Lesson"

Bag Balm... okay I don't have the real history, but I do have an oral history. This product was developed for Cow milk bags. There is another product called Udder Cream, which was developed for the Cow's udders.

'nuff said? Okay... I was told about this product many years ago. At one time you could only purchase it in obscure places.... like fabric stores etc...

I was a brick layer. My hands and just about every other body part that was privy to lime... Dried out like crazy.

My buddy told me about these products (his wife told him)... I got some. Man.... total moisterizer. Better than Corn Huskers and that's pretty good!

So I get Bag balm.... great. I get a massage every now and then, I tell the massage lady to use the bag balm... incredible stuff! ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

If you haven't tried it... do! It is the BEST.... BAR NONE.

Take it from a reformed bricklayer/cement finisher.... IT REALLY WORKS!!! 5 stars

The following review received 7 helpful votes out of 7 total votes:
Review Date: 2004-01-12
"Surprisingly effective."

Bag Balm (aka cow salve) was originally developed for soothing sore, chapped udders (yes, on cows). However, it has successfully been used on human for years. It's great for minor scrapes and abrasions (I use it for cat scratches), acting as a soothing, antiseptic ointment. It's also superb for extremely chapped skin such as dry, cracked heels or fingers.
The pluses:
- It's cheap, and a tin of it will last for years.
- It works beautifully.
- It can be used on pets, livestock and humans!
The minuses:
- It contains lanolin, so avoid it if you're allergic to wool.
- It's greasy, and has a pungent medicinal smell (you're not going to want to wear it out as a moisturiser). 4 stars

The following review received 4 helpful votes out of 4 total votes:
Review Date: 2005-07-08
"great all purpose goop for Psoriasis"

This little green tin has been a miracle for my psoriasis. My hands used to crack and peel and be overall really painful, till I started using Bag Balm. Some people find the smell a bit strong, if so, just use it when you are getting ready in the morning since it goes away really fast. It works great on scratches, cracked and irritated skin (as long as you aren't allergic to lanolin) because it has a small amount of antiseptic along with the moisturizing base. I love this stuff! 5 stars

The following review received 4 helpful votes out of 5 total votes:
Review Date: 2006-02-27
"Great for Everything"

This product is GREAT!! We have used it for the past 5 years on every member of our family. We purchased it for a bad case of diaper rash on our son. Since then we have used it for chapped lips, rashes, and dry skin. The smell is not the greatest but you can live with it since it works. My children now open up the can by themselves and put it on their lips after a cold day to ease the pain from the cold and wind. 5 stars