When I think about all of the most important variables that lead me to complete a purchase, it’s usually how much an item costs and how much use I’ll get out of it. So, when a TikTok video came across my feed depicting a miraculous-sounding $9 balm that appeared to rapidly heal a deep and painful pimple, you can imagine my joy when I learned that it could do infinitely more than just help with acne. Hyland’s Natural’s Prid drawing salve (named for its ability to “draw” out impurities) is a Vaseline-like balm that’s been a homeopathic staple for over 50 years. According to New York City-based, board-certified dermatologist Dr. Brendan Camp, the traditional formula includes a long list of actives like anti-inflammatory calendula, anti-bacterial sulphur and ichthammol, a sulphur-rich compound that Camp said reduces inflammation and draws in moisture. “This ability to attract moisture softens skin to help foreign bodies exit the skin more easily,” Camp said. He added that echinacea angustifolia is another botanical ingredient in Prid that is thought to boost the skin’s immunity. “This may help protect skin from infection after an injury like a splinter,” Camp said.Together, this combination of all-natural ingredients promises to do just about everything: help draw out embedded splinters or ingrown hairs, heal superficial scrapes and alleviate bug bites. According to one reviewer, it even helped prevent them from picking at their pimples, thus saving their skin from any additional trauma. The drawing salve comes with tons of other promising reviews touting its game-changing performance. You can read them for yourself down below or add this to your bathroom cabinet so it’s there the next time you’ll inevitably need it. Promising Amazon reviews:“This stuff has helped me so much!! Had a little mishap while fixing a wooden Christmas train and have been removing splinters for over a year now… this is the only stuff that brings relief and truly works to draw them out. Ten out of ten recommend!!!” — nmbnative“I had an ingrown hair for over two weeks that was progressively getting worse every day with no sign of the hair surfacing. I thought I was going to have to go to a dermatologist. I followed recommendations here and applied a blob of Prid under a bandaid, cleaning and replacing it every 12 hours. After just the second night, the base of the hair had somehow cleanly come to the surface with no additional coaxing. Highly recommend!” — Amazon customer“This was recommended to me by my husband’s grandma when my toddler got a splinter. I put this on the splinter and put a bandaid on it and it came right out when I took the bandaid off. No crazy smell and my toddler didn’t mind it and he’s very picky. Easy to use.” — Abby Malatek“100% recommend, I didn’t think it would work but it literally helped me get rid of a stubborn armpit cyst I had for a year. The doctor said the cysts would be over $400 to remove and I couldn’t afford that, so I tried Prid and basically that was close to a miracle that it helped remove the cyst. Completely gone. I now put it on mosquito or bug bites, and any itchy spots on my skin.” — Lisha“Since moving from California to Florida, I’ve been introduced to the joy of mosquito bites and those stealthy ‘ninja warrior’ fly bites here in Central Florida. I needed something fast-acting to soothe the itch and discomfort, and I stumbled upon Hyland’s Salve by chance. Let me tell you, it’s been a total game-changer for my skin.This stuff starts working almost immediately. Its consistency is like Vaseline, making it super easy to apply. Plus, it’s practically odorless, which is a big plus for me. Honestly, this salve blows calamine lotion out of the water. It feels like it works by sucking out all the irritants like a vacuum.I’m definitely keeping a jar of this magic in my emergency kit from now on. It’s seriously the best thing for quick relief from bug bites.” — MaiisLifeThe original version of this story was published on HuffPost at an earlier date.Trending In ShoppingMore In Shopping