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I've loved Burt's Bees since the day, years and years ago, when I spotted a tin of hand salve, with its now-iconic image of founder Burt Shavitz on the bright yellow packaging. There was something both modern and antiquated about the natural ingredients it used, which include olive oil and, yes, beeswax. Most importantly: it worked and rid my tortured hands of winter dryness like no other product I had ever tried.
Effective, convenient, and far less costly than some of its competitors--what more could you want from a product? I'm certainly just one of many women who have fallen in love with Burt's Bees and want to know as much as possible about the brand. Here are some cool facts about the brand to keep in mind when you make your next great purchase.
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Burt's Bees owes its start to hitchhiking.
Mark this under: don't try this at home. Co-founder Roxanne Quimby was hitching a ride in Maine in 1984 when a bearded man named Burt Shavitz, who sold honey on the side of the streets, picked her up in his old pickup truck. Two two got to talking and decided to start a little business selling candles using all of the leftover beeswax from Burt's hives. After raking in $20,000 that first year alone, they realized they had the start of a booming business.
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The company believes in practicing what they preach.
Every year, the Burt's Bees staff hold a Culture Day where they spend time planting urban gardens, building beehive boxes, and helping to save the bee population. They're also conscious of the environment (they don't even have trash cans by their desks) and offer onsite yoga at lunch. In other words: they're the real deal!
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Their most popular product is...
The most popular Burt's Bees product is actually a classic: their Beeswax Lip Balm Tin.
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Three 'classic' products are five-star rated.
The company knows there are a few cult classics that customers keep coming back to time and again--my aforementioned Hand Salve is one and their uber popular Blemish Stick is another--but three classic products stand out with five-star ratings: Beeswax Moisturizing Night Cream, Aloe and Linden Flower After SunSoother, and Lemon & Vitamin E Bath and Body Oil.
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They don't test on animals.
You know that cute little leaping bunny on the seal of their packages? That's there to confirm on the company's behalf that they do not test products on animals, nor do they ask other companies to test for them.
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You save money when you order products online.
You actually save 5 percent on products that you order online--and shipping is free. You can even set up auto-delivery if you predict you'll need to stock up on a certain lip balm every six months.
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