Badger
Last checked: Oct 21, 2026
The full answer: Is Badger Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Gilsum, NH
Headquarters
Gilsum, NH
Founded
1995
Products Verified
22 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
The brand's website says it makes its products in the USA
Manufacturing History
Established record of US manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
This brand imports some lines. Each product listed here is scored on its own evidence.
Verification Notes
All products made at their certified organic facility in Gilsum, NH. Family-owned, explicit Made in USA claims throughout site. Founded 1995 by Bill Whyte. claim-partial (mild): Own-site claim holds for the balms, lip balms, face oil, aromatherapy, bug balm and sunscreen creams we list (Gilsum, NH). Exception from the FAQ (https://www.badgerbalm.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions): 'Products manufactured at our subcontractors' facilities (Aloe, Shave Soap, Shampoo Bar, Baby Washes, and some sunscreens)'. Subcontractor location is not stated - not evidence of foreign manufacture. Amazon brand store banner on live listings reads 'Made in the USA'; no listing shows a non-US origin. Recommend knownExceptions:true mild; keep websiteMadeInUsaClaim true. No removals. The current verification note 'All products made at their certified organic facility' is overstated and should be corrected. https://www.badgerbalm.com/pages/manufacturing "Badger is a manufacturer, first and foremost, and we proudly make nearly all of our products in our own beautiful facility in rural NH. ... We manufacture all our products right here, from sunscreens to lip balms ... In 2017 Badger became an FDA registered drug manufacturing facility so we could make our sunscreens in-house."
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Manufacturing Profile
Badger manufactures at its factory in Gilsum, NH. Founded in 1995, 31 years ago. The 22 Badger listings here sit in health & personal care.
Verification tier
86% average
High: strong brand evidence, usually with product-level origin statements
Factory evidence
Specific city
Gilsum, NH
Catalog breadth
22 products
1 category
How we verified Badger
Most recent check: Oct 21, 2026
From the brand's website
US-manufacturing statement found on badgerbalm.com · checked Oct 10, 2026
Store listings
We read the live store listing for 22 of the 22 Badger products on this page (most recently Oct 21, 2026). 16 of them state US origin on the listing itself:
- “made in the USA” on Badger SPF 50 Adventure Sport Mineral Sunscreen, 2.4 oz Tin
- “made in the USA” on Badger SPF 40 Reef Safe Sport Mineral Sunscreen 2.9oz
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We scan news for factory closures, offshoring and ownership changes. Last scan Sep 28, 2026: no change found.
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Badger was founded in 1995 and makes the products listed here in Gilsum, NH. The site lists 22 verified American-made Badger products.
Nearly everything is made in Gilsum
Badger says it makes "nearly all of our products in our own beautiful facility in rural NH." The company built that plant in Gilsum in 2011, in the town where the founding family has lived since the 1970s, and says it is powered entirely by solar energy. Formulating, filling and testing happen there.
In 2017 the Gilsum plant became an FDA registered drug manufacturing facility, which let Badger make its zinc oxide sunscreens in-house. The balms, lip balms, face oils, aromatherapy sticks and bug balm are Gilsum products too.
The exceptions are listed in Badger's own FAQ: aloe, shave soap, shampoo bars, baby washes and some sunscreens are "manufactured at our subcontractors' facilities." Badger does not say where those subcontractors are. If you want a Gilsum-made product, the balms are the surest pick.
A carpenter's cracked hands
Bill Whyte was working as a carpenter in the mid-1990s when New England winters left his hands split. He mixed beeswax and olive oil into a balm, wanted to call it Bear Paw, found the name taken, and settled on Badger. In 1995 he and Katie Schwerin began hand-filling tins in their kitchen and selling them to hardware stores out of his work van.
Badger is still family owned. Their daughters, Emily Schwerin-Whyte and Rebecca Hamilton, now run it as co-CEOs. The company incorporated as a New Hampshire benefit corporation in 2015 after lobbying for the state law that allowed it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Badger made in the USA?
Yes, for the 22 products listed here. Badger manufactures in Gilsum, NH. Badger makes organic balms, lip balms and mineral sunscreens at its own solar-powered plant in Gilsum, New Hampshire. A handful of products are made by subcontractors.
Where is Badger manufactured?
Badger is headquartered in Gilsum, NH. Manufacturing takes place in Gilsum, NH.
What Badger products can I buy?
The site lists 22 Badger products in Health & Personal Care. Each one links to a store that sells it.
When was Badger founded?
Badger was founded in 1995. Badger makes organic balms, lip balms and mineral sunscreens at its own solar-powered plant in Gilsum, New Hampshire. A handful of products are made by subcontractors.
Where can I buy Badger products?
Every Badger product listed here links to a store that sells it, either a large online retailer or the brand's own shop.