Bag Balm Original, 8 oz Tin
The original 1899 Vermont product, still in the same green tin. Petroleum jelly base plus 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate antiseptic. Used on chapped hands, cracked heels, saddle sores, rope burns, and every other skin-contact injury on a working ranch. A ranch-house constant.
- Material
- Petrolatum base; 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate (antiseptic)
- Dimensions
- 3" dia × 1.75" tall
- Weight
- 9 oz
- SKU
- WTP-GIFT-BAGBALM-8OZ
Bag Balm was invented in 1899 in Lyndonville, Vermont to soothe cracked cow udders in winter milking conditions. Dairy farmers noticed it worked equally well on their own hands, and it has been a tack-room and medicine-cabinet constant ever since. The formula hasn’t changed: petrolatum base with 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate as a mild antiseptic. The green tin is the same.
On a working ranch this covers: chapped hands from cold weather and wind, cracked knuckles from wire work, saddle sores on riders or horse skin, rope burns, minor abrasions, and the general skin-contact punishment of outdoor work in the Mountain West. The 8-oz tin lives in the tack room. The 1-oz tin goes in the saddle bag.
One of the few gifts with a 100% hit rate in the ranch wife’s gift guide. It requires no size knowledge, no taste calibration, and no explanation. Every working ranch woman in Wyoming has one and will use another the moment the current one runs low.