Lush Ultrabalm

I remember purchasing this product to replace my vaseline for my lips and can honestly say that it provides the same relief and the yellowy colour does not bother me at all; however, I would much rather prefer vaseline over the waxy texture of the balm. Only because vaseline is smoother. I still use this balm for dry skin and minor irritation; however, I wouldn't be in a hurry to buy another balm when this one runs out.

This product is truly an everything balm. You have cracked lips? This will help. You are chaffing? This will help. When I first got it I thought that it would be very limited to what you can use it for. But because there are so few ingredients in it it realy does help it to be used for everything. It comes in a nice big pot as well so really easy to use.

While this is a multi purpose balm, I mainly use it on my lips. I tend to stay away from lip balm that contains petroleum and this is a great option! It's easy to apply and highly moisturising. It's great value too! A 45g pot is just under $10. However, I do prefer lip balm that comes in a tube (for hygiene reasons).

This is great! I do have a few niggles I didn't like but overall this is a good product. First off, what I did like was that you get a lot in the pot and it lasts forever especially if you are using it as a lip balm. It worked great as a skin protector when dyeing my hair with henna and it's great for the ends of my hair. I didn't like the smell, initially I liked it but after a while it was quite off putting, maybe it has expired because I took so long to use it but I'm not sure. It didn't help with my eczema but very few things do. I actually ended up re-mixing this as I wanted it a bit more sticky and balmy than hard and I've had much better results, it's great as a deep moisturising foot mask.

I'm leery of Lush. The brand markets itself as 'natural', but most of their products are loaded with surfactants such as SLES and other not-so-hippie ingredients.

Nevertheless, they do sell the odd product so simple that it doesn't require any nasties. Their 'Ultrabalm' is one. Mild, natural, non-irritating and a great barrier - and it doesn't have that super-strong 'Lush-store' smell.

I bought the Ultrabalm in the hopes it would help my psoriasis (a rather unpleasant skin condition which causes dry, scaly plaques.) It didn't actually make it go away - nothing really does - but I think it helped prevent the condition worsening by its hardcore moisturisation. I applied it just after I got out of the shower on my elbows, calves and throat. It didn't feel sticky and it kept my skin feeling moisturised all day.

The stuff's pretty thick - good for hands, feet and (in a pinch) lips, though you wouldn't want to tote the whole tin around in a handbag!

I didn't end up buying the product again, simply because it was fairly expensive and I'm always moving on to new products to see whether anything will miraculously cure my psoriasis (short answer, no, but one lives in hope); but I can see myself buying it again in the future. Good stuff.

For me it works as the same as Lucas pawpaw ointment and Vaseline petroleum jelly, but higher price.

What i like about it is it contain jojoba oil, which is supposed to be close to your natural oil so that it reduces the produce of oil, doesnt clock pores (which may happens if you use the heavy petroleum).

For now i use it as a lip balm only, its melt quite easy after some glides from your finger.

Although i think the tin is a bit un-hygienic, it always feel cool when pulling out a cute Lush tint from the bag, instead of the plastic Vaseline tint.

I purchased this as an animal testing free alternative to paw paw ointment, which is known to be the healer of all things. At the store, the lady told me that this too, was known as the healer of all things. However I realised upon using this, and dealing labels etc. that this is not the case, and it's really just a moisturising like balm.

The first thing I noticed, was that it is much bigger than I expected. Lush usually has really expensive products with little content, but this one was different.

It comes in a nice sturdy screw top aluminium tin, filled with the potion. The smell is really nice, one of my favourite smells from lush products, it reminds me of a middle eastern dessert, although I can't put my finger on which one! It also smells like those kewpie plastic dolls I had when I was little. I loved the sweet smelling plastic they were made from and the scent of this sort of reminds me of that as well. Either way it is delicious.!

It's a soft consistency, that melts almost instantly with the touch of you fingers, and spreads really easily as well. I do find that while you do spread it, it does leave a bit of residue on the fingers.

It does a really good job of softening the skin, although you don't get the result right away. When I put it on, it just feels like an oily film on my skin, however 24 hours later, I am amazed by how soft my skin is! It really is amazing.

While it's not necessarily like the pawpaw ointment, in terms of helping heal/remove scars, I found that this kind of did that. I've had the same scar on my thigh from when i accidently cut myself 6 months or so ago. After one application of this, the redness is significantly reduced!

I haven't used this for much else other than when i have a new tattoo, and it works wonders! It's provides a good barrier for which your tattoo can heal and still stay moisturised, which is key. Mine always heal up super fast and cleanly in about 4-5 days with the ultrabalm. It's cheap too! And all natural - which i love.

The only thing that irks me is the gritty texture, which can be troublesome with a healing tattoo, so be careful not too apply to harshly.

I love all the products from lush but this is a stand out, I use it for my lips and it leaves them supersoft, I use this after i use my bubblegum lip scrub. I think this is a really good price as the packaging is quite big for a lip balm

This is a really nice lipbalm and spot moisuriser. I love keeping it in my bag and just popping it on any areas that need some more hydration. I love that it's a generous size and you only need a tiny bit as it's so hydrating. I can't describe the smell really as it's so unoffensive and light. It's really nice!