sierra bees organic vanilla beeswax lip balm with vitamin e iherb com discontinued item

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usda organic certified organic by oregon tilth non gmo vitamin e derived from sunflower seed oil our lip balms are not made with ingredients that contain gluten organic compliant natural flavors do not contain msg our sustainable usda certified organic beeswax is sourced from established bee farmers who meet our stringent social environmental and economic requirements we purchase our usda organic beeswax from well established bee farmers who are often the third or fourth generation in the trade and have learned from decades of hands on experience their livelihood is dependent on the ethical and humane collection of crude wax and honey these farmers take pride in providing a high quality consistent products year after year without endangering bees or other wildlife the collection of our organic beeswax takes place in organized apiaries or out in the wild where collectors do their best to ensure the bees are well cared for by constantly monitoring the hives farmers can make certain the bees are healthy and well fed throughout the year especially during times of drought or frost many of our bee farmers use wooden hives which are hung from trees so wild animals cannot disturb them in addition the majority of our bee farmers contribute to ongoing government and university funded research this crucial research is intended to develop better ways to handle bees and keep them safe in their natural habitat organic beeswax is a naturally sustainable product from mother nature it is up to us to protect bees so that they will continue to pollinate and produce high quality organic beeswax for generations to come