Recently, I had a look through the Burt’s Bees web site following a client known as to order my private label nut oil totally free lip balm. She and her allergic daughter had been making use of a lip balm that contained her allergen, and she couldn’t replace it speedily enough. I was shocked at the number of food allergens contained in their merchandise. I located almond meal, almond oil, pecan shells, macadamia nut oil, wheat germ oil, soy bean oil, cows’ milk, and other food allergens.  This makes me cringe as the parent of an allergic child.

Almond oil is in 13 merchandise: The citrus facial scrub, baby bee diaper ointment, almond milk beeswax hand cream, hand salve, mama bee nourishing body oil, beeswax and banana hand creme, super glossy lip shine, lemon butter cuticle cream, honey lip balm, radiance night creme, baby bee fragrance free of charge shampoo &amp wash, beeswax lip balm tin, and sun protecting spf 8 lip balm.

Source: http://www.burtsbees.ca/SearchResults?storeId=10201&ampcatalogId=12452&amplangId=-12&ampquery=%22almond+oil%22&ampddkey=http:ProgressiveSearch Accessed 27 September 2011

Here is the ingredient list from the baby shampoo, which thankfully discloses almond in English, in addition to its Latin form, which is prunus amygdalus dulcis:

“aqua (water, eau), decyl glucoside, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) oleosomes, glycerin, sodium cocyl hydrolyzed soy protein, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour,, aniba rosaeodora (rosewood) wood oil, coriandrum sativum (coriander) fruit extract, cedrus atlantica bark oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, xanthan gum, citric acid, glucose, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, glucose oxidase, lactoperoxidase, linalool

Source: http://www.burtsbees.ca/natural-goods/hair-shampoos/baby-bee-fragrance-free of charge-shampoo-wash.html Accessed three October 2011

I was very surprised to discover “pecan shell powder” in the ingredients of the citrus facial scrub. This is in addition to sweet almond oil, finely ground almonds, oat kernel flour, orange peel powder, grapefruit extract, soybean oil, nutmeg, cloves, rosemary, and canola oil. That’s a large list of food allergens that could easily be overlooked in a facial scrub! You can read the full ingredients list by clicking here.

Macadamia nut oil is in the shea butter hand repair creme, along with sunflower seed oil, sesame seed oil, shea butter, cocoa seed butter, soybean oil, canola oil, and vegetable oils.

Source: http://www.burtsbees.ca/natural-merchandise/hands-and-feet-hand-moisturizers/shea-butter-hand-repair-creme.html Accessed three October 2011

Wheat germ oil is in three products: baby bee nourishing baby oil, mama bee nourishing physique oil, and the peppermint foot lotion. Again, I appreciate that the allergens are disclosed by their English names, but I am surprised to see so many food allergens in the items. To view the foot lotion ingredient list, click here.

Soybean oil is in 37 Burt’s Bees products. Some of the goods that consist of soybean oil are the ultra conditioning lip balm with kokrum butter, lip shimmer, hand slave, lemon butter cuticle cream, baby bee nourishing baby oil, baby bee diaper ointment, beeswax lip balm tin and tube, tinted lip balm, super glossy lip shine, baby bee fragrance free of charge and original lotion, and the radiance body lotion. To see the full list of soybean oil containing products, click here.

For those who are dairy allergic, cows’ milk is in six items: naturally nourishing milk &amp shea butter physique wash, improved naturally nourishing milk &amp honey body lotion, almond milk beeswax hand creme, baby bee finding began kit with buttermilk soap, improved soothingly sensitive aloe &amp buttermilk lotion, and baby bee original lotion.

Source:  http://www.burtsbees.ca/SearchResults?query=milk&ampstoreId=10201&ampcatalogId=12452&amplangId=-12&ampddkey=http:ProgressiveSearch Accessed 4 October 2011.

Here is the naturally nourishing milk &amp shea butter physique wash ingredients list, which contains nonfat dry milk, also referenced by its French name, poudre de lait écrémé : Aqua (water, eau), decyl glucoside, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) oleosomes, sodium cocoyl hydrolyzed soy protein, glycerin, parfum (fragrance), coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, sine adipe lac (nonfat dry milk, poudre de lait écrémé), butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), xanthan gum, glucose, citric acid, sodium chloride, glucose oxidase, lactoperoxidase, benzyl salicylate, amyl cinnamic aldehyde

http://www.burtsbees.ca/item-line/naturally-nourishing/naturally-nourishing-milk-shea-butter-body-wash.html

Accessed four October 2011

The Aloe &amp Buttermilk lotion consists of buttermilk powder, also referred to as butyris lac. It is also in the Baby Bee Original Lotion, which also discloses it as babeurre en poudre. When I search the Burt’s Bees website for buttermilk (rather than milk), also added to the search outcomes are the Baby Bee Fragrance Free Lotion and the Fragrance Free of charge Shea Butter &amp Vitamin E Body Lotion. These were not included in the search results when I searched “milk” alone.

Source: http://www.burtsbees.ca/SearchResults?query=buttermilk&ampstoreId=10201&ampcatalogId=12452&amplangId=-12&ampddkey=http:ProgressiveSearch Accessed 4 October 2011

If you have food allergies and nonetheless program to use these goods, please read the ingredient lists with great care. If you do find a item that does not include your allergens, please also make inquiries about the risk of cross-contamination by contacting Burt’s Bees. Their contact info is here:  http://www.burtsbees.ca/u/contact-us.html

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