Babo Botanicals

As World Sustainability Day approaches at the end of October, we're excited to share how our commitment to sustainability is more than just a buzzword for us—it’s a way of life! This week, our team gathered for an insightful Lunch & Learn session, diving deep into the impact of beauty packaging and learning how to continuously reduce its environmental cost. We were thrilled to host our partners from Berlin Packaging, who guided us through a rich discussion on: 🔍 Consumers' expectations around sustainability & packaging 🏆 Harnessing sustainability as a key differentiator in the market ♻️ Leveraging Life-Cycle Analysis to inform packaging choices 🤝 Engaging consumers in our mission through education Over the past few years, we have transitioned our bottles from virgin plastic to 100% PCR content, launched refill pouches made with 80% less plastic, and introduced water-resistant carton bottles in our haircare line. These seemingly small changes helped us reduce our virgin plastic consumption by over 6.6 tons just last year! A huge thank you to Berlin Packaging for being a forward-thinking partner in this journey. Together, we're not just changing our packaging—we're shaping the future of beauty! 🌱💚 Happy World Sustainability Day! #Sustainability #BeautyIndustry #Innovation #EcoFriendly #LifeCycleAnalysis #Teamwork #BaboBotanicals #WorldSustainabilityDay

Honored to be nominated in such good company BeautyMatter 🌿

Thank you BeautyMatter for naming us a finalist for the 2024 Next Awards. BeautyMatter’s Next Awards aim to raise the bar and define the future of beauty, and recognize brands and change makers in the industry. We are honored to be finalists in 2 categories: 🏆Best Sustainable Packaging Design 🏆Best Brand Identity In the next 3 months, industry experts will review each finalist’s project thoroughly to determine the winners! Can we skip to fall for the results already? ❤️ #BMNEXT2024 #NEXTAwards https://lnkd.in/eKqGuKW7

Thank you NewBeauty and Brittany Burhop Fallon for awarding our Super Shield Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SFP50 the coveted title of "Best Sunscreen For Sensitive Skin" this year 🏆! Our not-so-secret secret for offering effective yet gentle protection: a blend of Zinc Oxide with 24 plant-based ingredients that deliver broad spectrum UVA-UVB protection in a hydrating and soothing formula, making it a great choice for anyone with sensitive skin 💛. And did we mention? Like many of our sunscreens, this product carries the EWG VERIFIED seal from the Environmental Working Group as a guarantee that the efficacy and the ingredients of our formula were independently reviewed and certified 🌿.

🌟 Mustela & Babo Botanicals were Proud Sponsors of B Lab U.S. & Canada's Vibrant Champion's Retreat 2024! 🌟 This year's Champion's Retreat was filled with innovation and purpose, providing invaluable insights into the intersection of business, environmental justice, and social impact. Throughout the three-day retreat, we had the opportunity to participate in diverse lectures, breakout sessions focusing on advocacy, circular business models, and regenerative practices, and networking opportunities reaffirming the everyone’s commitment to positive change and collective impact. This year’s retreat highlighted the lasting influence of collaboration within the B Corp community. With momentum on the rise, gatherings like these serve as guiding lights, inspiring us toward a future where businesses are unwavering champions of positive impact! #BetterBusiness #BCorp #ChampionsRetreat #SocialImpact 🌍✨

🏆 We just won our first Oscar! Not an *actual* Academy Award, but in the world of Natural and Organic products, the NEXTY Awards are as influential as the #Oscars. The prestigious awards recognize the most progressive, innovative, inspiring and trustworthy products in the industry 🌿 Our Mango & Hibiscus Plant-Based Shampoo won the 2024 NEXTY Award for Best Packaging, a truly humbling achievement for our water-resistant paper carton that uses 80% less plastic than a regular shampoo bottle ♻️ 👏 Congratulations to all 1,500 nominees for your vision and drive to develop better, safer and healthier products. And a huge THANK YOU to the New Hope Network and to all the members of the NEXTY Awards judging panel for this incredible recognition. If you are attending Natural Products Expo West this week in Anaheim, come visit us in Hall C booth #2722 to discover our new Haircare-In-A-Carton collection! #expowest2024

Come celebrate #bcorpmonth with us at Natural Products Expo West this Thursday 🌿

These little haircare beauties officially rolled out nationally at Whole Foods Market today and on Amazon Premium Beauty 🌿 Congrats Babo Botanicals team 💚

🌎 Is a carton bottle truly "better for the environment" compared to regular plastic, aluminum or glass bottles? 🌿 Well, yes and no... YES ✅ : A thorough Life Cycle Analysis comparing bottles of the same size in each of these materials concluded that our carton bottle has the lowest impact on 7 out of the 8 environmental factors when measuring its footprint from raw material extraction all the way to its end of life, and the least impact overall: - Less fossil fuel use - Less greenhouse gas emissions - Less water consumption - Less mineral resource use - Less greenhouse gas emissions with carbon uptake - Less freshwater ecotoxicity - Less human impact NO ❌ : The idea that any packaging could be "better" for the environment hides the harsh reality that any piece of packaging, no matter how virtuous it might be said to be, has detrimental impacts on our planet. At Babo Botanicals, we think semantics matter, so our answer is that a carton bottle is not exactly "better" but rather "less harmful" for the environment when compared to plastic, aluminum or glass. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ePz7pcvG

Our new Haircare-In-A-Carton is a finalist for the 2024 Next Award in the packaging category and we couldn’t be more proud! Stay tuned for the final winner… And come visit us as #expowest2024 booth #2722 Hall C to hear all about our latest innovation 🆕