Reddit reviews Bag Balm Ointment, 8 Ounce

Have you ever heard of Bag Balm?

My family and all of New England swears by this stuff. Much better than vaseline, but a bit stinky.

Try this stuff: https://www.amazon.com/Bag-Balm-Ointment-8-Ounce/dp/B0014CI4X8

Rub it in when you get home from work, or overnight with gloves, and see what you get.

Basically get a tin of Bag Balm.

Whenever you are home put a bit on your lips, especially before bed. They will heal up in no time at all. As a bonus you can also use this stuff on other areas of dried skin, such as chapped hands, cracked heels, dry elbows etc. And it is quite a bit cheaper than blistex or the beeswax (which aren't as effective in my experience).

I've been using this stuff for as long as I can remember and other than prescription cortisone cream it is the only thing I've found that will help dry skin heal quickly, and stay healed.

Bag Balm, baby.

AKA Udder Cream.

You're losing moisture to the cold dry air, and the solution is to seal your skin before you go out with the same thing farmers use on cow teats.

There's several brands, the one around me comes in a little green tin. It's 1/2 Vaseline (which was discovered by oil rig workers, they found it oozing out of pipes and put it on their hands to seal against the North Sea) and 1/2 lanolin (the stuff that makes sheep smell like sheep, and makes their wool weatherproof.)

You can get it from Whole Foods, about a tablespoon for five bucks, or you can find the same thing in vet/farm supplies by the pound. Lasts forever. CVS has it cheaper than Amazon.

Put in on in the morning, really slather it on, just deal with the icky feeling for a few minutes, it'll pass, then when it's all nice and sunk in head out into the wind. If you're in really rough shape, put it on the night before under gloves and then don't wash your hands the next morning. Cotton photographers gloves work great.

-Vermonter who feels your pain.

My hands are wonderful, actually. My knuckles started splitting last month, and I was all "oh fuck no" and dug out my Bag Balm to start applying before I leave home for a shift and usually before bed. It's petroleum jelly, lanolin, and an anti-septic, so basically the unholy love child of Vaseline, lotion, and neosporin. It also doesn't sting to apply if your knuckles have started cracking. Does leave a mild stickiness on your hands, but nothing too bad.

I swear, I'm not a shill. Unless you have lanolin/wool allergies, shit is magic. A tin is only like $10 and lasts me over a year (and I put it on everything from chapped lips to sun burn to blisters to my whole face when it feels dry).

I think I've posted about this stuff 5 times over the last couple of days, but it is my end-all-be-all HG lip balm.

Don't be deterred by the fact that it's made for cows udders (and it smells slightly medicinal); my mom's been using it since she was a kid and passed the habit on to me. It's the only thing that keeps my lips from cracking and flaking in the winter. I think it may be magical.

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Plus the amount you get for the price is INSANE. I put it into smaller tins and have one in every room of the house plus one at my office and a few spares to give as samples to my friends who ask me what I use on my lips!

This is the one I bought, from Amazon (because I have Prime). It's not really a lotion -- more like a salve. Thick and a little gross feeling when you first apply it, but it absorbs fairly quickly and then just leaves my skin feeling soft.

I would post pictures of my lesions, but honestly there's not much to look at yet. My hands and feet feel softer, but still have the tell-tale red lesions. I'll do before and afters if I start to notice any difference.

Bag Balm is pretty awesome too.

http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Balm-Vermonts-Original-Moisturizing-Softening/dp/B0014CI4X8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376429590&sr=8-1&keywords=bag+balm

It's just called Bag Balm. Amazon link: Bag Balm Ointment, 8 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014CI4X8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_dVDnzbG0BD81T

Bag balm is like super moisturizing lotion. I believe it was original used for cow udders so they wouldn't get chapped in winter. It maintains my dog's pads quite well, though YMMV.

Re: tent. Totally depends on the size of your dog and your sleeping arrangements. For car camping, I use a two person tent and my dog's bed (bringing her own bed definitely helps calm her down)


I would not recommend a hammock: I'd rather have a dog barking in my tent then be running after one that is chasing a chipmunk or bear that walked by the campsite during the night.

We use something called bag balm and I swear by it. My daughter had diaper rash so bad that it blistered and bled (turns out she had a citrus allergy and her iron supplements were mixed with citrus.)

Now that she's older I keep it around for lip balm, the cracks on my heels and I've even used it to soften the leather on one of my purses. The best part is that it's a huge tin and costs less than $10. It lasted us for months when we used it everyday.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0014CI4X8

I know for our cows we use bag balm to heal cuts on their utters. My grandfather said they used it on the cattle dogs to heal cuts on the pads, when we had them.

I've tried tons of butters and lotions, but so far, Bag Balm has been the best. It smells a little bit medicinal, but it keep the nose moist for days at a time (because I'm a terrible mother and forget to put it on most of the time).

A few days after you start using it, a gross layer of hard snout will slough off, but then you're left with a soft pink snoot.

Edited to add: Bag Balm Ointment, 8 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014CI4X8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9p4bzbW3E4PWW

Nivea face cream or Pond's cold cream (my favorite!) are great affordable options.

Besides that,

• Weleda skin food is incredibly hydrating, full of essential oils, and smells amazing. It's a cult favorite.
  
  
• Neutrogena's gel cream is naturally formulated, has a great texture, and is great for being moisturizing without being oily.
  
  
• Aveeno Active Naturals is great for balancing out combination skin- it's really light.
  
  
• People might recommend Burt's Bees but I just want to add that personally, I didn't find the price worth it- it's good for keeping acne at bay, but it's not super moisturizing and doesn't help get rid of acne already present. Of course, it might work really well for you, especially if you've got sensitive skin!
  
  
• Bag Balm was used for cow udders until people co-opted it for their dry skin. Fuckin' weird, but who cares as long as it works?
  
  
• Aquaphor is a cult favorite here in the states.
  
  
• Kiss My Face is a great option for moisturizing on the go (although idk how you feel about spray moisturizers- they scare me).
  
  A random super cheap trick is to cleanse with coconut oil. It can be a great, moisturizing cleanser, but it's not for everyone. Not a moisturizer, but if you're acne-prone these are amazing, especially right after the gym. Really helps to prevent dirt and sweat from building up. I don't know what the water is like in Denmark, but I've heard of French models using this instead of tap water.
  
  Sucks about the CeraVe- they don't tell you how frustrating and costly taking good care of your skin will be. As always, don't hesitate to go to a dermatologist (I don't know how insurance works in Denmark)- they are fantastic with recommendations (and sometimes will give you free samples!) since it's their job. Anyway, whew! Good luck & hope this helps!
  
  
  

I'll keep an eye out!

One tip I can think of, though, is the miracle that is Bag Balm. My farmer grandfather used it for his cracked skin (especially lips) and sores when he was going through chemo and I'm using it now for my lips. It's kinda gross but it definitely keeps everything soft!

I can totally relate because of two factors: hair and sweat.

Products like powders to keep me dry just don't work. Whenever I finish a run, especially in the summer, it looks like I just got out of the pool. I usually wring about 1/2 cup of water out of my tech shirts and 1/4 cup out of my climalite synthetic box briefs.

I use Bag Balm before and after. It lubes you up, stays put and doesn't go away, and has crazy good healing power in the mean time. A 10oz tub will last you forever, and is also great for cuts and scrapes, dry skin and chapped lips and nose in the winter time, and just about anything else.

The stuff is magic...I guarantee it.

Bag Balm

Less is more, and it's really greasy - think Vaseline. I'd recommend applying a touch to your cheeks (and any crows feet, because why not?) every evening before bed. Let it soak in and do it's magic over night. It plumps out little lines and wrinkles so I'm thinking that it'll help your ventilator marks dissipate more quickly. It also helps heal dry cracked skin.

Bag balm was originally formulated to keep cow udders from chafing from milking. It's awwwwwesome nipple moisturizer. Love, a large-chested farm girl.

Have you tried with O'Keeffe's Working Hands cream? Or maybe with Bag balm ointment?

The trick too could be to moisturize your hands religiously, you could carry with you a little travel hand cream and moisturize often, not only after the shower.

I am a trumpet player at a major at a conservatory in New England. My fellow colleagues and I are always fighting dry/chapped lips in this weather and while I personally use DCT a ton of my friends use Bag Balm. They say once right before bed takes care of them all day. I only use DCT because I like having something to do with my hands and I enjoy reapplying during the day.

Here's a link to the Bag Balm.

http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Balm-Vermonts-Original-Moisturizing-Softening/dp/B0014CI4X8

Bag Balm

http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Balm-Vermonts-Original-Moisturizing-Softening/dp/B0014CI4X8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377835178&sr=8-1&keywords=bagbalm

Bag Balm is good for cracked skin.

I've had this happen in dryer climates, but never in humid places. Do you live in a dry area?

I used monkey hands for a while and loved it, but it is pricey
(about $20 for 2 oz.).

I started making my own stuff with lanolin, but bag balm is essentially lanolin with some antiseptics in it, and it is SUPER cheap ($12 for 10 oz.).

Lanolin works great for repairing and healing cracked and dry skin, and it softens the calluses without making them disappear, so the calluses still protect your hands, they just don't tend to rip off.

Bag balm.

http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Balm-OBBR-Ointment/dp/B0014CI4X8

Internet magic!

Something like this or this? My doctor actually mentioned "udder cream" but I didn't really know what to look for.

And yes, I know mupirocin is an antibiotic. I'm just wondering how that differs from the other one - and why the prescription is only for 2%. Is it harmful to have it more concentrated?

Here's a link to buying it from Amazon. I grab it at a farm store like Tractor Supply. It's legitimately for cows and animals.

Ever heard of bag balm? It was created to keep cow udders soft. Works wonders on humans, too :) I put this on at night in the winter. You can try during the day but it is goopy and comes off easily. Other than that, I moisturize the ever-living hell out of hands. Ever time I wash my hands I apply lotion.

http://www.amazon.com/Bag-Balm-OBBR-Ointment/dp/B0014CI4X8

Amazon.

If you are concerned about this, why don't you moisturize your hands? This is not an unfixable situation. Have you tried bag balm? It's very manly.

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I would really like to try this balm. I have extremely sensitive hands that like to turn red and crack and peel all of the time. It's like rosacea, but only on my hands. Sometimes they get so bad it makes them achey just when I wash them. I have heard this balm works wonders and lasts quite a while. Happy hands would make me very happy!

I know I'm late to the party, but anyway... I always recommend Bag-Balm. I used to work at a rescue shelter, and we used this [to great effect] on dry/cracked/scarred noses and paw pads. It works well on collar sores and light scrapes, too.

Udder cream or Bag Balm both sold at CVS. Also, O'Keeffes Working Hands available at Walmart.

This is a really cool contest! Thanks for hosting. My confused epidermis would like to be able to say bye zits.

My most recently discovered game changer is Bag Balm. I wrote a rave over in /r/SkincareAddiction about how wonderful this stuff is for dry lips, but I've since found a bunch of other uses for it.

It helps heal cuts and popped zits and made my lips go from cracked and bleeding to soft and smooth in a few days. When my skin is really dry I slather it on top of my moisturizer at night for an extra kick. This week I have a terrible cold and my nose is chapped and dry and gross from over-blowing, and this stuff keeps it from hurting. It also softens elbows and feet. It's a miracle in a tin, seriously. I bet almost everyone could find at least one use for it.