Works For Me Wednesday: A Sav For Anything

By MAD21

As I was growing up, if anyone in our family had any kind of injury to our skin (burn, scrape, dry skin, hang nail, blisters, etc.), my parents pulled out this green can of very stinky ointment called Bag Balm. I did not like smell, but I never had a problem with my parents using it on me for two reasons... One: It didn't sting or hurt, and Two: It worked! It made whatever was wrong heal very vast. Two very important things to a kid (and a grown-up).

It's not well known in most communities these days, unless you work on a farm, since it was originally was used on cows. But as weird as the name and history may seem, I suggest you try it before you scoff at it. Next to Neosporin and the like, it works magic on your skin. And even though the cans tend to be on the expensive side, you don't have to use very much of it. Our cans last for what seems like forever.

Every Wednesday, fellow blogger Kristen at We are THAT Family posts clever ideas for getting things done. She calls it, "Works For Me Wednesday" or WFMW. Be sure to go visit her blog to read her post along with links to other blogs who are participating.