Burt's Bees

They produce about 10 product lines and the specific items they make cover a wide range of beauty-related and personal care products such as lip gloss, skin cream, body wash, and shampoo.

Their full line includes products for:

• Baby Care
• Hair Care
• Oral Health
• Lips and Face
• Body
• Make-Up
• Natural Health
• Men's Skin Care and Grooming

In addition, you can purchase gift sets and kits from among these products.

Mother Nature's Ingredients

The products produced by this company are all created from natural ingredients. The definition of "natural," they have established, is "items harvested from nature." Some of the most popularly used ingredients include essential oils and natural herbs. The company does not include any sort of artificial coloring in its products, which is why some of them are very neutral in color.

Many of the other mass-produced beauty and personal care products currently on the market regularly use a multitude of chemicals and non-natural ingredients in their manufacturing process. This company's philosophy, however, is that unnatural ingredients are unnecessary and can even be harmful to humans. All of their products contain a label stating that the ingredients in each one are 100 percent natural.

Commitment to the Environment

Manufacturing

One of Burt's Bees largest concerns as a company is to remain earth-friendly throughout the entire manufacturing process. Not only does the company not test its products on animals, but it is also respectful of nature when choosing ingredients for everything it produces.

Packaging

The company's environmental dedication does not stop with manufacuturing earth-friendly products -- their committment extends to their packaging as well. Burt's Bees attempts to use recycled materials as often as possible and only uses materials that consumers can recycle when they have finished a product.

Discounted Items

Burt's Bees is also cognizant of "irregular" items that were packaged with a ripped or crooked label. Instead of throwing these items in the trash -- which would not be an environmentally friendly thing to do and it would also be a waste of good products -- they sell these "imperfect" items at a reduced price. These discounted items, as well as discontinued products, are available on the company website, at the Outlet.

An Award-Winning Company

Burt's Bees has been able to create such a huge following and fan base that many of its products have won prestigious awards.

The magazine, Natural Health, awarded "Burt's Bee's Grapefruit & Sugar Beet Shampoo" as the year's best, most natural, and healthiest shampoo for humans, as well as the environment.

The company was also named one of the top "socially responsible" companies in the United States.

Unique Products, Unique Names

Although it's a trend in today's market to name beauty and personal care products with catchy and unique names, the company's naming largely extends from the ingredients in the products themselves. Their distinctive products are accordingly labeled with unique names.

Some of Burt's Bees most unusual and interesting products are:

• Wild Lettuce Complexion Soap
• Lemon Poppy Seed Facial Cleanser
• Marshmallow Vanishing Cream
• Cocoa Butter & Macadamia Nut Oil Body Butter
• Green Tea & Fennel Seed Shampoo

You can purchase the company's products at some drugstores, including Walgreen's; the health and beauty section at certain grocery stores, including Giant Eagle and Heinan's; health stores like The Vitamin Shoppe; and other select retail locations including Trade Secret and Border's. You can also find them online at a variety of internet drugstores and health and beauty merchants.