Lush Ultrabalm

This product is the bomb. Growing up we always had rawleighs ointment in the house and Ultrabalm is the new age version of this. Perfect for any skin needs. We use this when we have chaffed lips or our son has acquired yet another graze. Perfect

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!

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.

This is a pretty decent moisturiser (I use it as a lip balm as well). I love how effective it is in fixing the dry, flaky but sensitive skin around the corners of my mouth. It works as a moisturiser elsewhere on the body as well!

This is also a pretty decent amount of product for the price compared to other Lush products and thumbs up for 100% natural

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!

I love lush... so this was a big disappointment for me. I have had a few of their bath products and love the lip scrub so when I invested in the ultra balm I was so un-impressed. It feels nice on the skin and glides on nicely but I just don't feel that it moisturises anything. I have tried lucas paw paw and trilogy everything balm and this doesn't even compare. I tried on my sons nappy rash, and nothing I tried as a barrier cream... that too was a no, a lip balm.. no, doesn't seem to do anything at all. But maybe someone else may have had a better experience. Overall, I wouldn't waste my money!

This was a product i received as part of a gift pack from Lush. Honestly, it wasn't something that really appealed to me, but i was grateful to get it all the same.

I have this in the mini size, as-well as the normal tin. Both are packaged in the exact same way, just in different size scales, but i'll base the review on the normal size one so it doesn't get confusing. This balm comes in a tin, which might sound heavy, but the packaging itself is really light-weight. It has a screw top lid, which works really well for this balm based product.

The ultra balm is a yellowish colour, and is exactly what it says it is. A balm. It sort of has a vaseline texture, but less sticky, which is nice. I notice a slight smell, which i really like because it smells familiar to me. I can't place my finger on what it smells like but nothing too intense.

This balm feels really nice to use. The consistency is smooth, and it almost ... melts into your skin! I love how it feels when applying it, and find i can find a good range of uses for it from lip balm, to moisturizing the heels on my feet. However, its not as multi-purposeful as one might think. I thought it might help as a barrier for my partners dry hands, but it didnt do him much good.

Overall, a good balm, but nothing.. special! And although il keep the mini one in my handbag just-in case, i probably don't use this product enough to repurchase it.

This ultrabalm is so affordable and I use it for just about everything. From the kids scrapes and scratches to my dry skin on my elbows. I also pop a bit on my lips which is gtreat. I have recommended this to many people and they have enjoyed it as well.

My friend recently recommended this to me after I told her i had a bad rash around my collarbone and neck area and it was the itching that drove me nuts, she thought this balm would at least soothe the itch... And lucky for me she was right.

This comes in a soft aluminium looking tin with a screw top lid and it is packed to the brim with the balm. The scent of this isn't anything I recognise and it's really really subtle. The very light sandy coloured balm has a waxy, oily texture and is almost gritty however I think it is bits of wax that haven't dissolved properly when it's made. I apply this to the itchy spots and it's instantly soothing and calming on my skin, it kind of melts when you apply it to your skin and it absorbs quickly and doesn't leave any kind of residue.

While it is calming and soothing it hasn't really healed my skin and I have been using it on a scratch and it hasn't done much. It does act like a bit of a barrier cream and stops water getting into open wounds, so while it's good it's not great. Won't repurchase as there are other products I enjoy more.