Aunt Bee’s Skin Care (Aunt Bee’s Royal Lip Jelly) is co-owned by Private Label Select. Private Label Select is a privately owned manufacturing and product development facility located in Taos, a northern New Mexico art colony. Founded by Karl S. Halpert, Private Label Select and Aunt Bee’s Royal Lip Jelly has been in business since 1993. Halpert sold Aunt Bee’s Royal Lip Jelly through natural products stores across Canada and the United States, and today his products can be purchased through the Private Label Select website via the online order form, and through a number of online natural retailers, Estee Lauder, and at select health food stores.
Part of the Private Label Select mission is to “conduct all activities with uncompromising ethics”, and to “operate in a socially responsible and environmentally sound manner”. Private Label Select is FDA inspected. It manufactures its products according to the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards set forth by the FDA. In addition, Private Label Select is a USDA Certified Organic Facility, one of the first in the United States, and is a member of the Organic Trade Alliance. The company also bears the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) seal, meaning it is a cruelty-free manufacturer. Not only does the company follow the GMP and PETA guidelines, it also requires the same of its suppliers.
Aunt Bee’s Royal Lip Jelly (Lip Balm) has received a number of awards including:
Best Overall Lip Balm for Estee Lauder
Real Simple Magazine (2003)
Best in Show for Aromatherapy Balm
Extracts New York (2004)
Best SPF Lip Balm for Aunt Bee’s
Organic Style Magazine (2005)
Best Men’s Products for Grayson Fairbanks
Instinct Magazine (2005)
In addition to Aunt Bee’s Royal Lip Balms, Private Label Select manufactures salves, organic personal care products, SPF lip balms, tinted lip products and aromatherapy balm. PLS also manufactures other personal care products for companies, ranging from local sporting goods stores to Fortune 500 companies such as Estee Lauder.
It is important to note that Aunt Bee’s does offer a line of vegan lip tints and salves, but some of Aunt Bee’s lip care products are not 100% vegan. Some lip care products may contain beeswax, honey and royal jelly. Other ingredients include canola oil, coconut oil, aloe vera, propolis, tocopherol and sunscreen. Aunt Bee’s uses no petroleum-derived products and it “has and never will conduct any kind of animal testing”.
If you would like to contact Aunt Bee’s Skin Care or download the online order form, please jot down the following information:
Aunt Bee’s Skin Care
P.O. Box 2678
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
87557 USA
Phone: 505.737.0522
Toll Free: 888.Bee.Balm
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AuntBeesSkinCare.com
Private Label Select: www.PrivateLabelSelect.com
Source: Private Label Select: www.PrivateLabelSelect.com