Badger

Badger is a small, family owned and operated business nestled in the woods of Gilsum, New Hampshire. We blend the finest organic botanicals, exotic oils, beeswax and minerals to create the safest and most effective products possible to soothe, heal, protect and otherwise treat your body. We work hard, have fun and incorporate honesty, respect and integrity into everything we do. Read our Mission and Principles.

The company was founded by Bill Whyte in 1995, when as a carpenter in a cold New Hampshire winter he created an amazing balm that helped his chapped hands and wanted to share it with the world. Badger Bill led the company (as CEO) with his wife Katie Schwerin (as COO) and their two daughters Rebecca Hamilton and Emily Schwerin-Whyte, growing it to over 100 products and over 80 employees. In 2018, Bill handed the reins of the company over to Rebecca and Emily, making them both CEOs or collaborative executive officers. Read the amazing story of Badger.

We only use ingredients that meet our strict natural standards for healthy farming, minimal processing, sustainable supply chain, and health-promoting properties. For example, the organic extra virgin olive oil we use in most of our products comes from a single family farm in southern Spain and it’s the best olive oil we’ve ever tasted. And the organic rose essential oil we use in all of our rose products is steam distilled in Bulgaria from rose petals picked the same day. It takes 5 tons of rose petals to make one liter of this precious essential oil. We combine years of tradition and research with beautiful artwork and lots of love to create products that are naturally rich in powerful antioxidants and vitamins for healthier people and a healthier planet. Learn more about our ingredients and growers or our formulation philosophy.

A team of friendly Badgers formulate, manufacture and ship our products across the country and the world. We work hard to maintain a healthy, community-driven business with ethical and charitable social principles. Call and ask for a Badger. You’ll hear about our daily organic lunches served free to all employees, our generous benefits package and our charitable efforts. Learn more about our people at Badger, social initiatives, our Babies at Work program, Badger’s Calendula Garden Child Care and Badger is a B-Corp.

These are just some of the things that make Badger unique.