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Da Balm!

20140205-DSC_7274About a month ago I wrote about Job’s eczema and my efforts to try to get to the root of his flare ups.  I can’t tell you that I have figured things out yet.  Dairy and eggs don’t seem to be triggers, so that is a good thing.  I’ve switched my laundry detergent (I’m using Charlie’s Soap now) and I keep humidifiers running.  Job’s skin will look perfect one day, and terrible the next.  It’s frustrating.  One thing that I have figured out though is that my friend Rachel’s new eczema balm, hilariously named “Da Balm,” is incredibly effective at calming and clearing Job’s flare ups.  I realized this because during the time I was applying it to Job’s face several times daily, the angry red patches on his face healed and disappeared completely.  He might still have a flare up, but his skin would heal with a few days of diligent application of Da Balm.  Then one day I went to grab it from the shelf and it was gone.  I searched and searched but couldn’t find it.  Over the next week or so I used LuSa’s Booty Balm, my standard choice for chapped faces in the winter, on Job’s face.  It seemed to help a little, but not nearly as well as Da Balm had.  Job’s face was looking bad again when I discovered my little tin of Da Balm under the bed.  Within two days of using it again, his skin looked great.  I don’t know what caused that last flare up, but I know that Da Balm calmed and soothed it.

When I purchased that little tin of Da Balm, it was still in the testing phase and I didn’t know whether or not it would end up becoming a permanent LuSa product.  I emailed Rachel wanting to know what her plan was, because my tin was nearly empty and my own attempts at making an eczema balm failed (my older son Seth claimed that my homemade stuff made his eczema worse!)  I was thrilled when Rachel wrote back that Da Balm would actually be available for purchase on the LuSa Organics website in a few days!  She suggested a little giveaway to properly introduce Da Balm to my readers and I gave an enthusiastic, “Yes!”  I’m so happy to be able to share Da Balm with all of you!

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I asked Rachel to share a little background with you, the story of how Da Balm came to be:

I designed Da Balm after dozens upon dozens of customer requests for a safe, effective balm for eczema care. Our Booty Balm was helping these customers, but there were other herbs that I knew would be incredible for eczema and other red, itchy rashes.Finally my own family began to struggle with eczema and I had the perfect opportunity to test and perfect at home! Two years (and many product testers later), Da Balm was born.

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Da Balm begins with an organic infusion of seven different herbs. Each time I work with a new herb I’m humbled by how gentle and effective plants are at helping our bodies heal. These roots, leaves, and flowers are combined with several soothing oils and essential oils to make a rich, gentle, non-irritating rash balm.

Da Balm is a comfort – not a cure. Any topical treatment alone will not heal eczema. That is an inside job and requires the deep work of figuring out what is causing your or your little one’s outbreak. But Da Balm is designed to help quiet and soothe the itch and irritation.

It’s also soothing for chicken pox, garden rashes, and insect bites. Anything itchy!

(You can learn more about healing eczema from the inside out in a series that Rachel wrote on her blog.)

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Rachel is offering three Small Things readers a regular sized tin of Da Balm.   The winners will also receive free shipping on anything else they would like to order at the same time, too.

In addition,  receive a free 1 oz travel bar of Calendula Baby Soap with every Da Balm you order. Just enter the code “SmallThings” in the comments field of your next order. The LuSa team will see the comment and add the bar of travel soap when they pack your order.  (Valid through February 18, 2014).

For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post.  Comments are now closed.  The winners are:

Katie B, who wrote, “This sounds awesome! Wonderful for a new baby!”

Christina, who wrote, “Just visited the dermatologist for my daughter’s eczema. Would love to find something less, well, medicinal than a prescription.”

and Alisa Joy, who wrote, “what a lovely and timely give away.  thank you, both!”

Thanks, Rachel and LuSa Organics!

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Comments

  3. Hi
    All my children need this. They get irritated skin every winter. I have tried many things.
    I would love a chance to try this.
    God bless.

  4. I would love to try Da Balm. A couple years ago I started experiencing eczema and struggle with flareups frequently.

  7. I’d love to try this on my 7 year old…his poor skin gets really irritated in the cold weather. Thanks to LuSa for sponsoring a great giveaway!

  8. This balm looks fabulous for dry, itchy skin from the brutally cold winter we’ve been having. Thanks for introducing it to your readers.

  10. Thank you I have been wondering what to do for Jonah my grandson, everything that touches his fair skin breaks him out. Love your blog and watching you and your beautiful family. Your photos are so fabulous . Blessing a Grammie .

  18. I am the one in the family that suffers. I was diagnosed about 9 years ago and have tried just about everything with no such luck. I don’t always have flare ups but when I do they are on the inside of my right elbow for some reason. I actually makes knitting painful! Now my daughter has sensitive skin like I had as a kid and I fear she will also have it. I would love to try out this amazing balm. Thanks!

  19. My boyfriend is a bike mechanic whose hands crack so badly with eczema that it makes it hard to do his job. We could definitely use that salve.

  23. Would love to try some for my little guy!!! I haven’t found anything that works for the eczema on his face.

  26. This sounds awesome! My son is dealing with a recently diagnosed condition and this would really help!

  28. Eczema has caused my lovely teens eyebrows to become patchy. I would love to have something that could help her!
    Thanks

  29. This sounds awesome! My husband is dealing with a recently diagnosed condition and this would really help!

  30. I have three little boys . Two of which suffer from eczema, especially as the seasons get colder and dryier. I give them lots of omega and do all I can to keep suspect allergens out there diet. I would Love the opportunity to try LuSa new Da Balm! Thanks Ginny for sharing your own journey with little Job, so reassuring to know you are not the only one struggling through with eczema kiddies.

  31. I would love to be counted in the drawing! I developed a rash on my face recently and this sounds like it could help. Thanks!

  32. Wow, I was just talking to my husband yesterday about skin problems. My whole family (I mean large extended family!) has a history of eczema, sensitive skin and allergies. It’s especially hard during our very dry Canadian winters. This balm sounds perfect. I’d love to give it a try and pass a little relief along to some dear ones. Thanks for the giveaway!

  33. hi i am currently treating my 17 month old daughter with a skin-eczema tincher which has really helped with ongoing flare ups and on/off itching spells keeping her up at night. I still haven’t found something to soothe her skin but would love to tryout da balm!

  37. Coincidentally my 7yo son has had an eczema outbreak today. He used to suffer badly from it, but seemed to outgrow it, until today when it has come back. I am suspecting dairy. I would love to try this balm on him. Thank you,
    Samantha

  45. One of my daughters just started having eczema patches on her face. I would love to try this out, and love that Rachel made sure to mention that it is not a cure, and that is an “inside job,” lol.

    Thanks!

  46. I have two little ones with eczema and am always trying different things to see what works best. I would love to give this product a try!

  47. We would love to win this balm! My son has started developing some sort of weird body rash we think is eczema..
    Poor little guy is making himself bleed from scratching so much 🙁

  49. Oh how my grandson needs this balm. Winter is especially bad for sensitive skin made dry by eczema.