Posted on 01/31/2010 10:17:04 AM PST by JoeProBono
Winter is most definitely here. It must be. The phones are ringing at Bag Balm headquarters.
Everyone wants a new tub of the gooey, yellow-green ointment. And all have a story about its problem-salving - they use it on squeaky bed springs, psoriasis, dry facial skin, cracked fingers, burns, zits, diaper rash, saddle sores, sunburn, pruned trees, rifles, shell casings, bed sores and radiation burns.
Everything, it seems, except for cows.
"Some, you don't really even want to hear, but they're gonna tell you anyway," said accounts manager Krystina McMorrow, who is half the office staff.
"I've been here 14 years," said accounts-receivable clerk Shawna Wilkerson, the other half. "The oddest one I've heard was somebody who reloads his ammunition. He puts Bag Balm on the bullet casing and it makes it easier to reload 'em."....
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I have a little square can sitting on my kitchen counter right now. Have used it for years, mainly for skin problems.
Great stuff. And it has to be to smell that bad and stay on the market.
Not sure if you meant that reply to me? Was not knocking it at all, love the stuff!
Love the stuff.
Sometimes the ‘oldies are goodies’. I grew up with Hanford’s ‘Balsam of Myrrh’ being dabbed on whatever ailed me growing up. Still use it, today. It was primarily created for veterinary uses.
Anyone who has ever owned a milking cow knows what’s in the green tin. “Good for man and beast” or was that Rawleigh’s?
Where do you purchase it?
I’ve always thought Unguentine was the king of OTC med names.
During the breastfeeding years it was good for sore nipples.
you can actually buy it at rite aid drug stores as well as farm supply stores and wal mart.
that name is Udderly ridiculous...
get it?
I’ll be here all week, dont forget to tip your waitress.
I never thought is smelled bad, but Tiger Balm is also a nice product.
My Gramma put Watkins Petro-carbo salve on everthig when we were kids.
The best is something with an antibiotic, like Neosporin. However, anything which seals a wound will tend to help. Little cuts will even heal quicker if you put Chapstick on them.
Me, too.
I work with my hands in water (I am a production felter) and during the winter, the skin on my thumb will crack and split. It is quite painful. I slather on the Bag Balm, put on a pair of disposable nitrile gloves, go to sleep and in the morning, the pain is way down and the skin is already healing.
One tin lasts nearly forever. I also find the odor a bit medicinal, but not unpleasant.
I like Udderly Smooth udder cream.
Sold at Ace Hardware. Usually by the cash registers.
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