Originally posted by Ocelot
I'm not sure if you're being facetious or actually disparaging the fact that I am very careful with what I allow to come in contact with my body's largest organ--my skin. It's hard to tell when reading text sometimes.

Whatever your point of view, Penny, I'm going to take it at face value and answer it directly. Bag Balm, while likely very effective for helping cows with mastitis, has a petroleum jelly base and thus is not usable for a chamois cream. It also contains lanolin (an oil derived from sheep's wool), to which I have a contact sensitivity.
I've never read the label.... Just have it laying around and thought I'd suggest it as it works for me on splits and scabs. I"m sorry about your skins sensitivity... but that's not an issue for me. I was attemtping to be helpful, which around here ( this forum) seems to get slammed unless it meets someone's specific parmameters for what answer some one wants to hear

I'd encourage you to really think about what is in your skin care and cosmetic products. <snip>



Why not just leave it at the direct reply, "this product has stuff in it that I react to" instead of a (IMO) holier than thou, I am more of a purist and better educated than you probably are attitude.

I"d encourage you to just say, "no thanks" and leave the insinuations out of it.


pennys