Review (5/5): I wish I had used this from the beginning
I stretched my ears two years ago. It was brutal. It hurt. My ears hurt and throbbed for hours, days at a time. They took forever to heal and got that smelliness that sometimes pervades unhappy piercings.
When my ears shrunk down to 12gauge due to my jewelry laziness and the time came to stretch them again, I decided to do it right this time and get a balm. The ingredients on this one are all super legit, natural, moisturizing, antibacterial, and healing. Seemed like a good combo, so I went with it. Oh wow, the difference!
Tapers slid in easily, the pain subsided within minutes, and my ears felt ready to stretch up in size within days (though I still waited two weeks per size). I haven't noticed ANY unpleasant smell, despite expecting and being on the lookout for it.
My ears are even stretching into nearly perfectly rounded openings. This stuff made a HUGE difference and I wholeheartedly recommend it.