A while back, I picked up a case of plantar warts. They are stubborn buggers and numerous treatments have failed to beat them so far.  Most times they are just mildly annoying, but on a few occasions they have cracked and really caused discomfort. During one of these periods last year, I stopped by our local CVS looking to stock up on fresh doses of sialic acid.  Spent a few minutes getting guidance from the pharmacist. When I showed it to him, he said to hold off on the acid treatments and that he had just the thing.  He took me across the store and pulled a square green metal can off the shelf.  I was introduced to a great 100+ year old broduct from Vermont, Bag Balm.

Bag Balm was invented over 100 years ago in Vermont to help dairy farmers deal with the effects of wind, cold, rain and snow on their livestock.  It has used the same branding and packaging for all that time. It is a wonderful American-made product.