Lush Ultrabalm

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!

I bought this product off a fellow Lush addict, but I didn't realize the tub she had sent me was past its useby date (I don't think she did either). It arrived a week late after a kerfuffle with the mail man and then we were away laughing.

The tin is quite small, similar to their lip balm tins. But as with Lush's products like this, a little goes a long way, which I found was quite true for this. The product inside my tin is mostly solid, but its getting a bit liquidy so I'm guessing that's what it does when it's gone past the use by date.

I've put this on burns and scratches, as well as itchy bites and my cuticles, but I haven't seen a huge difference, nor have I felt that it took the itch or hurt. It's worked alright on my cuticles so I'll use it up for that, but otherwise it's an okay product but I don't think I'd buy it again!

I purchased this ages ago when I was in a Lush store as I had heard good things about it and it was only around $11. It comes in a cute little tin with a screw on lid.

It is in solid form and melts into your skin when you apply it. It is a yellowy/brown colour and has a faint scent. A little bit definitely goes a long way with this....the tin has lasted me ages and I'm now thinking I better check the use by date tomorrow.

This can be used on just about anything.  I put it on my lips, scratches, cuticles and sand fly bites. It feels nice on my skin but one thing that annoys me is sometimes it I get a gritty feeling which I hate!

I don't really know if I would buy it again or not, it doesn't wow me and the grittyness puts me off. Intrested to know if other peoples was gritty!

I really wanted to love this product as I had heard so many good things about it, but I just can't. I find the consistency really hard to work with as it is very solid and difficult to warm up with your fingers. One thing that I did like this for was smoothing down my eyebrows, but the pot is so huge that it will go off before I ever use it all just for that purpose.

Average product, probably wouldn't purchase it again as it makes me itchy and didn't heal my dry chapped skin on my face.

I do like how it is a natural product and because of that I gave it a 3/5

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.

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.

I use this like I use Lucas Papaw ointment. It works, but it's quite easy to use too much and then your lips feel quite greasy. It's not particularly fast absorbing either.

Initially when i purchased this, I thought it was magic! I went back and bought two more for my sister and mum. My lips are chappy and my upper lip gets dry frequently and I found this quite moisturising. Overtime though I became slightly disappointed with this. The product wasn't absorbing; like the moisture quality decreases overtime or something. So in the end it's pretty much become obsolete, gone back to papaw ointment!

I got this in the 45g tin for $11.50. I had heard many good things from dedicated Lush lovers who I know and trust so had to try this for myself. The tine is comes in is very lightweight and has a screw top lid which in my mind would keep the balm fresher and away from any nasties. I have something similar from an age old company Rawleighs and have found theirs to be about as good as you can get so wanted to put this to the test against it.

The tin itself isn't terribly big but then it lasts for so long you don't need a huge one. The consistency is smooth and spreads effortlessly on my skin. It had a melting effect when it touches and warms to your skin. I use this on my lips as a lip balm, on my nail cuticles because I feed calves on our farm. The calves suck on your fingers and of course my fingers dry out so this does wonders. I also have sensitive scalp which means I get itchy on one spot of my head and scratch it till it bleeds so this rubbed in to it helps heal it and it actually prevents me from itching.

I wouldn't say it's as fantabulous as they make our but it definitely has its uses for me. It has saved my fingers and my scalp so I am a happy chappy. For a mere $11.50 I would be happy to have this on hand at all times. It has even come in handy for my son when he falls over and skins his knees. He loves the smell and he feels as if it's a magic cream to help him feel better. If he believes then so do I!