All-American personal care products company, Burts Bees, describes itself as an Earth-friendly, all-natural personal care company.” The business was founded in 1984 when co-founder Roxanne Quimby began making candles with Burt Shavitz’s leftover beeswax which was created as a by-product of his honey business. Around that same time, Quimby found a 19th century book of homemade personal care recipes and from there, the business became part of the industry. In 1991, the company became incorporated and began selling products such as candles, natural soaps, perfumes, and their trademark lip balm, which is now a best-selling product. Burts Bees philosophy is based off of a “for the greater good” inspiration; it delineates that all practices must be socially responsible, which is why Burts Bees uses all-natural ingredients and engages in environmentally-friendly business practices. They believe their responsibility to the customers is to make sure they fully understand what “natural” products are, and to do that they make sure their products are carefully crafted from time-tested, proven recipes, using the best ingredients nature has to offer. These earth-friendly personal care products feed your skin vital moisture and essential nutrients using only the purest and safest components to nurture your body from head to toe. Beeswax, botanical and essential oils, herbs, flowers, and minerals are what characteristically help create the earthy products. To this day, Burts Bees has successfully manufactured over 150 products for facial and body skin care, lip care, hair care, health, and beauty, among others. Their products are distributed in nearly 30,000 retail outlets including grocery and drug stores as well as your basic pharmacy chains. Not only does the company provide you with all-natural products, they smell great and come in a variety of colors, spices, and aromatic botanicals that will contribute to the enjoyment your busy day.
