Ursa Major
Last verified: April 2026
Read our full verification: Is Ursa Major Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Waterbury, VT
Headquarters
Waterbury, VT
Founded
2010
Products Verified
6 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
Vermont-based clean skincare brand founded in Woodstock, VT. Products formulated and manufactured in the USA using naturally-derived and certified-organic ingredients. Certified B Corporation. Products available on Amazon. Known for Fantastic Face Wash and forest-inspired clean beauty formulations.
Last verified: April 2026
Manufacturing Profile
Ursa Major manufactures at a specific factory location in Waterbury, VT. Founded in 2010. Our 6 verified Ursa Major listings sit in beauty.
Verification tier
85% average
High — strong brand-level and product-level evidence
Factory evidence
Specific city
Waterbury, VT
Catalog breadth
6 products
1 category
How we verified Ursa Major
Most recent check: Oct 20, 2026
From the brand's website
US-manufacturing statement found on ursamajorvt.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
Independent source
“Waterbury's Ursa Major Went All In on 'Clean Beauty' to Win Customers”
sevendaysvt.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
Amazon listings
We read the live Amazon listing for 6 of the 6 Ursa Major products on this page (most recently Oct 20, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
Company history
“After years of living in NYC and working in the beauty industry, we'd seen behind the curtain, and it wasn't always pretty. So we moved to beautiful Vermont, and started asking: what if skincare could be different?”
ursamajorvt.com · checked Sep 26, 2026
Ongoing monitoring
We scan news for factory closures, offshoring and ownership changes. Last scan Sep 26, 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.
Ursa Major has been manufacturing products in Waterbury, VT since 2010. We carry 6 verified American-made Ursa Major products.
Heritage & History
Ursa Major was founded in 2010 in Woodstock, Vermont by Oliver Sweatman and Emily Doyle with a clear mission: create effective skincare and grooming products using only naturally derived and certified-organic ingredients, with nothing in the formula that didn't need to be there. The brand emerged as part of the clean beauty movement but distinguished itself through an emphasis on efficacy — clean formulations that actually worked as well as or better than conventional alternatives.
Vermont's ethos of craft, quality, and environmental stewardship provided the perfect cultural context for a brand built on these principles. Ursa Major earned a following among men and women who wanted skincare rooted in botanical science rather than synthetic chemistry.
Made in Woodstock, Vermont
Ursa Major formulates and manufactures all its products in Woodstock, Vermont, a small town in the Green Mountains with a deep tradition of craft and quality production. The Vermont facility develops formulations using plant-derived active ingredients — vitamin-rich botanicals, essential oils, and naturally occurring acids — in place of the synthetic alternatives that dominate conventional skincare.
As a certified B Corporation, Ursa Major is held to rigorous standards of social and environmental performance that go beyond product ingredients to encompass the entire business operation. Products like the Fantastic Face Wash and Essential Face Wipes have earned loyal followings among clean beauty advocates who have found that Vermont-made, naturally-derived formulations can deliver results equivalent to conventional products — without the synthetic chemical load.
Quick Picks
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ursa Major made in the USA?
Yes. Ursa Major manufactures 6 verified products in Waterbury, VT. Ursa Major is a Waterbury, Vermont clean skincare brand (founded in Woodstock) formulating and manufacturing natural, certified-organic grooming and skincare products in the USA without synthetic chemicals or unnecessary additives.
Where is Ursa Major manufactured?
Ursa Major is headquartered in Waterbury, VT. Manufacturing takes place in Waterbury, VT.
What Ursa Major products can I buy?
We carry 6 verified Ursa Major products across Beauty. Every listing links directly to a trusted online store with verified American manufacturing.
When was Ursa Major founded?
Ursa Major was founded in 2010. Ursa Major is a Waterbury, Vermont clean skincare brand (founded in Woodstock) formulating and manufacturing natural, certified-organic grooming and skincare products in the USA without synthetic chemicals or unnecessary additives.
Where can I buy Ursa Major products?
Every Ursa Major 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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