The term “green” seems to be everywhere now a days and it is used by just about every type of company in the world. One of the tools that is recognized as a gauge for things green is the Life Cycle Assessment. For all products that are manufactured the life cycle starts with the raw materials, goes through different manufacturing processes and then the finished product is shipped to the consumer. This is a very simplified explanation but is the basis for figuring out how green a product is.

We at Best Balms feel that “green” is the only way to go!

All of the raw materials that are used in our balms are 100% natural such as the beeswax, shea butters, carrier oils and essential oils. The processing of most of these ingredients is extremely energy efficient and the waste which consists of leaves, flowers, and roots is usually reprocessed as organic fertilizer. Not only that but the production of many of these oils actually help people around the world. There are cooperative cottage industries all over the world that are owned by local people who produce these oils and butters and beeswax. Not large corporations but ordinary people make this happen on a local level. What a great concept!

Once all these raw materials are processed they are usually poured or placed into containers of some type and shipped to our production facility. The beeswax, butters and carrier oils need to be heated and then the essential oils are added last. The balm mixture is then stirred, poured, room cooled, sealed and boxed for shipment.

The tin containers all of which are certified lead free that we use have been designed to be recycled as knick-knack containers that can be used over and over. Once the balm has been used up the container will remain as a great place to put your stuff in. This is what green is all about! Another facet of the green process is the imprinting of the tin which means we don’t use glue and paper for the labels that you will find on many skin product containers and in keeping with our eco-friendly corporate policy the lithographic inks are also lead free.

When you use our balms, all of the balm in the recyclable container is rubbed onto your skin or smoothed on your lips leaving no residue and no carbon footprint. Our products represent the ultimate in a green life cycle.

As with everything there is no perfect green life cycle except for the sun and most of our ingredients can thank the sun for their growth. The energy we use in the production process and shipping is minimal compared to most of the skin care products on the market today.

Many of our competitor’s products are artificial which means that a whole added cycle is needed to produce that particular artificial ingredient. If there is more than one artificial ingredient then the manufacturing process is multiplied by the number of artificial substances. This can add up very fast plus potentially being very harmful to the health of you, the consumer.

If it’s 100% all natural like all our products then that is what all natural & green should mean. As a result the green life cycle will be a whole lot greener! Our philosophy is very simple and that is what we live by” 100% Natural & 100% the Best” which equals a green product line that you can trust. Thanks for using our 100% all natural products.

  As a added bonus to all our internet customers we have a “Great Green Tips” section on our Home Page. Every month or so the Great Green Tip is updated and now, we invite all of our registered internet customers to submit one tip (only one tip) a month to servicebestbalms@aol.com. If we use your Great Green Tip then we will send you a free lip balm, our choice. Get "Green" and maybe Get a great lip balm too!