Surgeon's Skin Secret 2.5 oz Twist Up Stick - 2 Pack Unscented

When I was younger, I had a BUNCH of surgeries on my lower legs, ankles, and feet, and at one point my physical therapist pulled out a big jar of beeswax and used it to help my scars heal up, especially one that was super tight and painful- it truly felt like the surgeon had stitched my skin to the inside of my leg. The beeswax was the only thing to get it to heal, and it worked almost immediately.. Ever since then I have been on the lookout for a pure beeswax product, but have never been able to find it. I really thought that maybe I imagined it, but then I found this- and it's the *same* thing. Even the smell is the same (slightly smoke-y smell).I'm a distance swimmer and I get terrible seam-line rashes and burns on my skin from some of my racing suits combined with chlorine (especially on my collarbones), and *nothing* helps. For months I have been using a skin balm with cortizone, just to make swimming bearable. But nothing was helping the skin actually heal. I kid you not- I put this stuff on as soon as I got it, and the next morning, the rashes were considerably better. A few days later, they were gone.I don't know what it is about beeswax, but it's magic for sensitive skin, super-dry skin, rashes, skin that needs to heal, etc. I've used a million and one different moisturizers and lotions and nothing has worked like it. I'm so glad I found it again.Beeswax is amazing, but what it's *not* is lightweight- this is a waxy, sticky balm that leaves a thick layer of goo behind. It can be massaged into skin, but it will not completely absorb. You probably don't want to apply this all over your body- just on areas that need extra help.The stick is fairly large- I was expecting a super-size lipstick but what came is more of a large, round deodorant size "roll up" of beeswax. So I was super pleased with the generous size of the product- and two came in the package. The second stick went to my daughter, who has eczema. She always gets "hot spots" in her elbows and behind her knees, and this helps considerably without getting her hands sticky, which she likes.The one issue I have with this product is the smell. It's VERY smoke-y smelling. I don't know if anyone else notices it when I use this, but I notice it for a while after I apply it. If you are into smelling "fresh", you probably might want to check out the fragranced versions of this product. Because while this is "unscented", it smells like smoke. Apparently this is a fairly typical thing (I guess it has to do with beekeepers using smoke to calm bees) but it's pretty strong. The product works too well for me to be discouraged by that, but I thought I might mention it in case someone was particularly sensitive to that smell and wanted to know about it before deciding between the "unscented" version and other veraions they have available.Anyway, I can't recommend this product enough. I don't know why it works so well, but it's made my skin *so* much better.

I am a city mail carrier for the USPS and for several years I have been having trouble with my fingers and thumbs splitting open on the ends in the winter. Working out in the cold, dry conditions has been rough on my hands. I have tried many kinds of lotion without much success. It has not been unusual to see bandages on my fingers most of the time. Someone told me about this product last year and I unbelievably went all winter in Indiana without one cracked open finger. I was so amazed! This quite simply is the best hand cream there has ever been. I cannot say enough about how helpful this stuff has been. And it has saved me a lot of money on bandages too. Can't imagine going without it.

I bought this on a recommendation because my hands are so dry. It says unscented, but I can assure you this has quite a heavy, really awful smell. I can't believe there are no reviews that mention this. I don't even know how to describe it...like musty/smoky beeswax. It's terrible. No clue if it works or not, because there's no way I'm putting this on to try it.

I used this on a spot that whe mask always rubbed in front of my ear. A few days of this and no mask and it’s almost completely healed. I use this around my mouth lines just to seal in my moisture. Work sell for that too. I got the unscented.

I purchased a smaller sample of this product at the AQS quilt show in Grand Rapids, MI just to try it on the psoriasis on my feet. Psoriasis is a skin condition where your body makes and flakes off too many skin cells, too quickly. It always leaves skin very dry, rough and itchy. I got a chance to speak with the creator of this product and decided to give it a try. It worked great! My feet are now flake free and don't itch or look red. I was happy to see that Amazon carried it so that I don't have to ever run out.