Shopping locally is very important to me. So, while i love my Burts Bees lotions I would much rather buy locally. I am also not a big fan of supporting companies like Clorox who bought out Burt’s Bees over a year ago. There was an interesting article in the New York Times around the time of the sale. I know on their blog Burt’s Bees insists they have not changed their ways but some of my money is going to Clorox and I’m just not cool with that. Plus I love being able to actually meet the owners and talk to them about what they put into their products and how they started their business. So below are three local places where I have tried the products and met the makers.

At the Eastern Market in York, PA I found  a stand called Aroma Maker (pictured above). I can’t find any information on-line about them but they are at the market which is open every Friday. I bought the cucumber lotion bar and it smells fabulous!

Another York shop is Sunrise Soap Co., it’s a great little shop with a really helpful and friendly owner. She piled us up with lots of yummy smelling samples. Many of the lotions and soaps have patchouli, which I hate, but there was plenty that didn’t. I bought the cocoa butter lip balm in sweet orange and really love it! It is soft but stays put and smells so good. I will definitely be going back there.

A great Baltimore based company is Biggs & Featherbelle. I see them at pretty much every local fair I go to and they have a very devout following around here. I have it on good authority that the eskimo kiss lip balm is amazing.