Burt's Bees Res Q Ointment

I recently returned from my annual camping sojourn and I loved it. Do you know what my friends ask? "Did you go camping camping or camping"camping""? What? There's more than one type? Apparently I went the real route by sleeping in tents and braving the elements instead of luxury camping. While I was there, I had barely any problems with bites. I do admit that I go a tiny bite on the side of my ass, where a wayward mosquito decided to have a bite. But it paid dearly for it's taste. But after three days, nothing. However, when I returned home, after the first ten minutes, I was bitten everywhere. It was on the worst places ever! Mostly on my hands and toes. Gah! Except for the face, being bit on the hands and feet are the worst. Look at it.

 It burns.

I'm the type that doesn't like to scratch and would prefer to ride out the itch-fest but my goodness. I couldn't handle it. Then I remembered reading this in a magazine once about how bengay can be applied to stop the itching. I don't have bengay or tiger balm around but I did have this. Burt's Bees Res Q Ointment to the rescue.

This was supposed to be for muscle soreness but I've read that this does wonders for cuts as well. I still am skeptical about putting that on my cuts, I have neosporin for that, but decided to give this a try. It comes in a tin and is a smooth ointment that did not melt even during the east coast heat wave. It stinks to high heaven with the traditional tiger balm's, medicinal scent that doesn't really fade. But this thing worked like a dream and brought me temporary relief.

It stops the itching for a but and you do need to reapply it. It does seem to sink into the skin after a while but as I've said, the scent is still there. Since I know that Burt's Bees is a company known for healthier ingredients, I don't mind using this again and again. The tin does get a bit hard to open and close with the itchiness all over my hands but it does seal in the ointment. I've had this lying around as an unused gift set for a while but still hasn't dried out. So overall, this is a pretty good willing to repurchase product.