Badger Balm
Last verified: April 2026
Read our full verification: Is Badger Balm Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Gilsum, NH
Headquarters
Gilsum, NH
Founded
1995
Products Verified
3 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
Brand website explicitly claims Made in USA
Manufacturing History
Established USA manufacturer
Known Overseas Production
No known overseas production
Verification Notes
Badger Company manufactures all balms, sunscreens, and personal care products in Gilsum, New Hampshire. Founded 1995, family-owned and operated. All products made in New Hampshire using organic ingredients. USDA Certified Organic, certified B Corp.
Last verified: April 2026
Manufacturing Profile
Badger Balm manufactures at a specific factory location in Gilsum, NH. Founded in 1995 (31 years of documented domestic manufacturing). Our 3 verified Badger Balm listings sit in beauty.
Verification tier
95% average
Very High — multiple independent sources confirm domestic production
Factory evidence
Specific city
Gilsum, NH
Catalog breadth
3 products
1 category
How we verified Badger Balm
Most recent check: Oct 21, 2026
From the brand's website
US-manufacturing statement found on badgerbalm.com · checked Sep 29, 2026
Independent source
“the company blends sustainability, ethical sourcing, and New Hampshire craftsmanship, serving customers nationwide and in over 15 countries”
visitnh.gov · checked Sep 20, 2026
Amazon listings
We read the live Amazon listing for 3 of the 3 Badger Balm products on this page (most recently Oct 18, 2026). 2 of them state US origin on the listing itself:
Ongoing monitoring
We scan news for factory closures, offshoring and ownership changes. Last scan Oct 21, 2026: no change found.
These checks are run by our software on a schedule: brand websites are re-read about every three weeks, Amazon listings weekly, and news is scanned monthly. Every flag is checked against its original source before anything on this page changes. How the American Score works.
Badger Balm has been manufacturing products in Gilsum, NH since 1995. We carry 3 verified American-made Badger Balm products.
Heritage & History
Badger Company was founded in 1995 in Gilsum, New Hampshire by Bill Whyte, a carpenter who had developed badly cracked hands and combined olive oil, beeswax, and essential oils into a healing balm. He started selling it from the back of his truck at craft fairs and found a market of people who wanted effective natural personal care without synthetic additives.
Badger became one of the first personal care companies to achieve USDA Certified Organic status and is also a certified B Corporation, meeting rigorous standards for social and environmental performance. Family-owned, Gilsum-operated, for 30 years.
Made in Gilsum, New Hampshire
Every Badger product is manufactured at the company's facility in Gilsum, New Hampshire — a small town of fewer than 1,000 people in the Monadnock region. The manufacturing happens in a converted building where the Whyte family and their Gilsum neighbors hand-pour, fill, and label every product.
Badger mineral sunscreens use non-nano zinc oxide as the active ingredient, without synthetic UV absorbers that have raised concerns about reef damage and hormone disruption. The sunscreens are EWG verified and reef-safe certified. For families who want organic personal care with the highest level of certification from an American family business, Badger provides 30 years of Gilsum-made integrity. Natural personal care that started as a carpenter's hand balm.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Badger Balm made in the USA?
Yes. Badger Balm manufactures 3 verified products in Gilsum, NH. Badger Company handcrafts all balms, sunscreens, and personal care products in Gilsum, New Hampshire since 1995, using certified organic ingredients in a USDA Certified Organic, B Corp certified family business that has made American clean beauty for 30 years.
Where is Badger Balm manufactured?
Badger Balm is headquartered in Gilsum, NH. Manufacturing takes place in Gilsum, NH.
What Badger Balm products can I buy?
We carry 3 verified Badger Balm products across Beauty. Every listing links directly to a trusted online store with verified American manufacturing.
When was Badger Balm founded?
Badger Balm was founded in 1995. Badger Company handcrafts all balms, sunscreens, and personal care products in Gilsum, New Hampshire since 1995, using certified organic ingredients in a USDA Certified Organic, B Corp certified family business that has made American clean beauty for 30 years.
Where can I buy Badger Balm products?
Every Badger Balm product listed here links to a trusted online store — a major retailer or the brand's own shop — where you can purchase directly.
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