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HistoryFor the first 115 years, Bag Balm was made by a Vermont family-owned business called Dairy Association Co. Inc.[3] In 2014, the family sold the business to a group of investors who changed the name of the company to Vermont's Original, LLC.[3] At the time of the sale, the company had seven employees and was located in Lyndonville, Vermont, and Rock Island, Quebec.[3] The Bag Balm product is known for its characteristic 8-oz green square tins featuring a cow's head and red clovers on the lid. It has been in production since 1899.[2] The formula was purchased by John L. Norris from a Wells River, Vermont, druggist sometime before the turn of the century. Originally, it was used for only cows' udders, but farmers' wives noticed the softness of their husbands' hands, and started using the product themselves. Imitators include Udderly Smooth Udder Cream and Udder Balm.[2] In a 1983 report, Charles Kuralt reported on CBS that "upward of 400,000 units were shipped annually";[2] more recent sales figures are not disclosed by the company.[2] Bag Balm was taken to the North Pole by Admiral Byrd, and was used by Allied troops in World War II (to protect weapons from rust). It was used at Ground Zero in New York after 9/11 for the paws of cadaver-sniffing dogs, and it has been used by American troops in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.[2] MakeupThe active ingredients of Bag Balm are 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate 0.3% (antiseptic) in a petroleum jelly USP and lanolin base.[2] In the past, Bag Balm has been documented as containing 0.005% mercury "from ethylated sterols".[4][5] Mercury was once used in many products as an effective antiseptic,[5] although much less commonly today, now that the toxic effects of mercury and its compounds are more widely understood. Mercury is no longer listed as an ingredient in Bag Balm. See also
References1. ^{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/fashion/thursdaystyles/02sside.html|accessdate= 2008-11-01|title= When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Smooth On the Balm|author= Stephanie Rosenbloom|date= June 2, 2005|work=The New York Times}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-31-bagbalm_N.htm "Bag Balm: Problem-salving for all"], John Curran, Associated Press, January 31, 2010 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2014/10/04/vermonts-bag-balm-ointment-goes-corporate |title=Vermont's Bag Balm ointment goes corporate |work=Dallas News |author= |date=October 2014 |accessdate=November 1, 2016}} 4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=w3lrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22bag+balm%22+mercury Clinical toxicology of commercial products: acute poisoning, home & farm]', By Marion N. Gleason, 1957, pg. 292 5. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=dQBAzfyCeQ8C&pg=PA195&dq=%22bag+balm%22+mercury Fisher's contact dermatitis], By Robert L. Rietschel, 2008, pg. 195, "Table 11-4: Topical skin preparations containing mercury compounds." External links
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