Bag Balm Giveaway: It's Just Good Stuff

***Update: This giveaway has ended, find the lucky winner at the bottom of the post. Stay tuned for future giveaways right here at 17 Apart! ***

We're giving one of two large size 10 ounce tins of Bag Balm to two lucky readers (one each)! Full details below the dotted line (if you want to skip ahead).

Bag Balm is a peculiar thing. For those of you that know Bag Balm, you probably know exactly what we mean — for those of you unfamiliar with this magical tub of goodness, let us introduce you...

Bag Balm is a petroleum based moisturizer originally made in Vermont and intended for use on the chapped skin of livestock living in harsh environments (like Vermont). It's one of those good old products that's stayed the same for over 100 years and can be used for so many things. Mary originally introduced me to Bag Balm when we first began dating over 7 years ago. She raved about this goop, for lack of a better word, that she used as a lip moisturizer, and would rub into her cuticles and on her feet monsters (shhhh), saying it was the only heavy duty moisturizer that would actually last. She also was proudly bragging that she'd had this green tin for over 2 years already and had barely scratched it's surface. I hesitantly tried it and have to admit, I fell in love.

After always asking Mary to give me a scoop of the balm after that fateful day, she eventually bought me my own tin. This was a beautiful day — and she was right about it lasting forever. Now that we live together, we still have BOTH tins of Bag Balm (one on each floor) and haven't even gotten halfway through either of them. I'm telling you, this stuff is magical. Just like it says on the tin: Since 1899, Bag Balm has been the farmer's friend helping keep dairy cows from becoming chapped from the harsh Vermont environment. It's like having another hand on the farm or a helper around the house. Bag Balm works hard all year round — and works well. There's nothing like the original, and that's what you get when you buy this familiar green can.

After bringing Basil home, we even decided to try rubbing it on his paws one night after giving him a bath, laughing both about how Bag Balm was originally intended for animals anyway and at how shamelessly we spoil our dog. He laid there and let us rub his paws....of course. In any case, the balm did soften his chapped cracking paw pads overnight — giving us even more reasons to swear by it.


Today we're giving away two 10 ounce tins to two different readers. We weren't paid or even asked by the makers of Bag Balm to give these tins away, we just want to spread the good word about this amazing balm since it still seems pretty under-wraps, no?

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Now down to business:
To enter, simply visit Bag Balm's site to learn more about it, then leave a comment on this post and tell us if you were to win this giveaway, would you use the bag balm for udders, paws or palms. In our household, we use it for palms, lips, and paws.

Each of the following will earn you an additional entry:

• Follow this blog by clicking the "join this site" button in the top right sidebar and leave a new comment on this post letting us know.
• "Like" 17 Apart on Facebook , follow 17 Apart on Twitter, and sign up for our mailing list by clicking the button in our sidebar — leave 3 separate comments on this post for each letting us know you've done so.
• Share this post by clicking the Facebook Like button at the top of the post and leave a new comment on this post letting us know you've done so.
• Tweet about the giveaway including the following: "@17Apart is giving away two tins of Bag Balm: http://tinyurl.com/7yygcc3" along with anything else you'd like to include - then leave a new comment on this post letting us know you've done so.

The giveaway will end Saturday, January 28, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST; the winner will be auto-generated using Random.org and updated in this post shortly thereafter. Be sure to come visit to find out the winner and good luck!

***Update: This giveaway has ended, the lucky winners are commenters #132 (409Scope) & #28 (Jemmy). Thanks to all that participated and stay tuned for future giveaways right here at 17 Apart! ***