W.S. Badger Company makes good stuff using healthful, natural ingredients, like organic extra virgin olive oil, castor oil, unrefined beeswax, wildflower honey, herbal extracts, and pure essential oils. They believe that there is healing power in the simple use of natural ingredients that goes far beyond the sum of the parts. All of the essential oils used in Badger Balm products are naturally processed and most of them are either organically grown or otherwise ecologically produced.