Here’s what some customers say:
“I work—and play—on the water, and conditions can be harsh. Bag Balm® solved the chapped and cracked skin on my hands and feet, pronto.”
— J. Kenton Cameron
Annapolis, Maryland
“Our dog came out on the short end of a pitbull attack. The wound on his forehead was very deep. I began applying Bag Balm® 2–3 times a day. Once healed, he won an award of Merit in the annual national Basenji (Barkless African breed) show.”
— Fritz Stoop
Morag, California
“My daughter has severe chapped hands, and is only 8 years old. The only thing that has helped her is Bag Balm®. Thank you!”
— Jamie Purzol
Yankton, So. Dakota
“My English Springer Spaniel gets ‘hot spots’ in his face and I always had to take him to a vet. This year, we healed them with Bag Balm®.”
— Martha Alger
Honeoye, NY
It all started in 1899,
after John L. Norris bought the formula for Bag Balm®—a salve created to soften cow udders—that worked extremely well.
The little green can stood out from the rest.
Mr. Norris traveled from Lyndonville, Vermont to Boston to design the original can. Its distinctive dominant green color, accented by red lettering and red clover surrounding a cow’s head on the top of the lid, has remained virtually unchanged for over 100 years.
Bag Balm® worked…and word got around.
The little green can was soon turning up in farms across the country. When Mr. Norris became ill in 1934, he summoned his 20 year old son John to take over the operation of the company.
Admiral Byrd takes Bag Balm® to the North Pole.
In 1937, Admiral Byrd’s provisions for the trip to the North Pole included Bag Balm®, which helped protect the udders of base camp cows that provided milk to the expedition amidst severe climate conditions. It would be the first of many instances where Bag Balm® played a role in comforting those on a very long journey.
Post 9/11: Bag Balm® Helps Amidst the Tragic Aftermath in NYC.
With no fanfare, Dairy Association donated Bag Balm® to the search teams looking through the charred rubble for survivors after the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City on September 11, 2001. The salve was massaged into the paws of dozens of search dogs who worked hours on end to find the living.
