Ora's Amazing HerbalAll Purpose Salve, Natural Healing Ointment, Tea Tree Balm, Comfrey Calendula Thyme Plantain, Hand Salve, Rash Cream, Dry Skin Repair, Itch Relief, 1 oz Glass Jar

I am always leery of the authenticity of “natural” products sold through large companies and the effectiveness of products that are touted as “all-purpose,” but I was pleasantly surprised by this! I have terrible reactions to bug bites and even had a cluster of them turn into a mild skin infection this summer. I also struggle with adult acne and scarring, and had a dermatitis flair-up around my nose recently that nothing was helping. This salve healed all of my skin conditions! It even cleared up some mild eczema on my 2-year-old’s arms. It really is a miracle product. It’s potent enough to heal serious skin issues, but gentle enough for sensitive skin and everyday use. I also really like its mild, earthy scent. I will always have this in my skincare routine and first aid kit!

I was skeptical when I saw all of the raving reviews because that is usually a sure sign of something phony, but I gave this all purpose salve a try anyway, just out of curiosity. First, I tried it as a moisturizer and was not particularly impressed. I tried it next kind of like an antibiotic ointment on a patch of skin that had repeatedly been infected, though, and much to my surprise, it worked. Nothing else I tried had stopped the infection from recurring and my next step was going to be asking a doctor for oral antibiotics, but within 2 days of using this stuff, the infection was on the way out and eventually completely healed. (Not that I am advocating for people to not to go to the doctor when needed, just saying this stuff was incredible when all of the usual ointments had no effect!) I knew it was a keeper at that point, so I stuck it in my medicine cabinet and turned to it again when I got a nasty cold a couple months later. You know the kind of cold where your nose runs constantly until your nostrils are cracked and bleeding and even the softest of tissues feels like sandpaper? Yeah, that kind of cold. I used this salve on the end of my nose the first day it started, and unbelievably, my nose never developed that painful chafing at all. My nose ran for 3 days straight, but I applied the salve morning and night and it was fine. That truly sold me on this stuff because in the past I have tried everything from lotion to Vaseline to antibiotic ointment, and nothing stops or soothes the cracking and chafing. It is worth having a tub of this stuff on hand just for that!

This is worth 5☆ for performance, but for the price its not really a viable solution for most. Well you're looking at this wrong. Here's how to do this the right way. I dont think anyone should ever buy a 4oz jar of any salve -ever- (unless that salve is being used up in 6 months.)For emphasis:**ANY SALVE BREEDS BACTERIA. ** This is fact. Bacterias slow wound repair times. A lot. I ruined my entire first jar by not washing hands before touching and actually posted a bad review about. This is my update.Tip #1: keep it clean.Like religiously clean. I'm the type of person whom irons my sheets and will scrub the surface off things because I am usually overzealous about sanitation. So when I say clean, I mean wash your hands for full 30 seconds before or use a sanitary scooper sanitized between each use and occasionally wipe the surface layer out with an alcohol saturated clean swap. If it gets contaminated, scrape the top layer out again. This makes your shelf life longer so the bacteria doesn't literally negate the healing benefits.Tip #2: buy smaller jars. Yes you're paying a little more per ounce, but unless you're actively slathering it on large areas and will use the jar up 6 months or less go with smaller batches. You'll save more money this way because salves don't have a long shelf life, these are LIVE plants we're talking about here. So you're wasting more money by buying the larger jar if you're not using it all quickly. Ive had a rigorous last few years of bumps and scratches from the work I'm doing and use this about at least a few times per week. With that frequent usage in mind, now consider that my mini jar lasts me a full year and a half. Imagine how long it would take me to use a jar 4x that size. A six year old jar of salve is probably going to harm the repair process more than help, because the plant compounds are likely so broken down and the bacteria is likely so prevalent. Don't waste your money!! This is a good product, there's no reason to learn the hard way like i did for an entire year lol.Tip #3: be conscious of what you're doing!Ok most these reviews have not taken into account these are PLANTS we are talking about guys. Real living, eating, biological organisms that carry their own biome and specialty magical compounds that repair wounds. Indigenous communities have known these healing secrets for eons, but there is a finness to it. This is not a magic pill or a neosprin that wipes out anything good it touches, this is a gentler approach which doesn't have all those bad side effects so don't expect the same results either, this is a slower more kind method. Keep wounds clean, some wounds need more air or less air depending on where they're at, a dr can diagnose which is necessary. Be aware of what your body needs and maybe these plants will show you their secrets.So buy small batches, keep it sanitary, stay vigilantly aware of what the wound needs and see a dr.Plant-power blessings!

This balm saved my skin when I got skin burn from using too much of a retinA balm (truth treatments 1%). It also was an absolute LIFE SAVER over the summer when I got the worst sun burn on my back that I’ve ever had. I probably should have gone to the doctor but once I started to apply this my skin instantly started to heal. It’s calming and most important, it never stings. Now I use it the day after microneedling and so far it’s the only thing that calms my skin down, takes the sting away and protects my skin barrier. I am a skincare junkie and have tried so many products that claim to calm skin post procedures- this is the best one I’ve used imo. I honestly don’t have a bad thing to say about it. Great first aid balm to have on hand.

I suffer from severe allergies, I have eczema, my skin crawls due to my fibromyalgia and Lupus, and I have scars all over my body from multiple surgeries. Ora's products are beyond AMAZING! I have tried every soap, body wash, and scrub, and they all leave me feeling like bugs are crawling on my skin! I have been using Ora's products for three weeks now, and the itching has STOPPED! I can get out of the shower, dry off, and I feel normal again. I am beyond grateful to a friend for recommending her products. The face scrub has literally saved my life, and made showers enjoyable again. The salve ( I prefer the unscented touchy skin salve) is healing my dry skin, my scars are healing, and in some places beginning to lighten up. I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL!

I bought this thinking I can tell a difference but can’t tell