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Producer Profile: Herban Cowboy
by Carrie A. Corson, from the June 2004 newsletter
While they are a lot of fun, natural products trade shows are a bit overwhelming. And the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, California is huge. Thousands and thousands of products are presented and it’s sometimes easy to miss some of them. I might have completely missed the Herban Cowboy folks if Vicki and Tyler had not raved about their booth after our first day on the show floor. Brenda and I made a point of finding them on day two, and we were glad we did. We agreed that the Herban Cowboy “Dusk” bar soap was one of the best smelling soaps we had come across. We were definitely intrigued enough to look into whether the products would be a good fit here at the Moscow Food Co-op.
We found that Herban Cowboy, owned by Luke and Lisa Vukmer, is one of several companies that are catering to the growing trend toward bath and body products for men, hence the name. Their line includes bar soaps, shaving products, foot care, skin care, massage and bath products. Products are made with no artificial dyes or fragrances; some include third party certified organic ingredients, and are scented with essential oils. And did I mention that they smell awesome!
All Herban Cowboy products are sweatshop, cruelty free and minimally packaged, and made in the U.S. Many are packaged in #1 PETE plastic, and the recycled/recyclable cardboard and paper wrappers they use are printed with soy inks. How committed is Herban Cowboy to the concept of “think globally, act locally?” Well, they made a conscious decision to stick with #1 PETE plastic rather than some of the less expensive (but harder to recycle) #5, 6 and 7 plastics for their packaging. Not only that, but rather than outsourcing for the materials, they opted to purchase their packaging from a company located about 50 miles from the Herban Cowboy manufacturing plant (located in Saegertown, Pennsylvania), thus reducing the use of fossil fuels for transport. The Herban Cowboy ceramic shaving mug is manufactured in one of the oldest remaining pottery mills in the United States, and they also help support one of the last U.S. textile plants (sweatshop free) by having their shaving towels manufactured there.
Herban Cowboy is a fairly new addition here at the Co-op, but already the Dusk bar soap has become quite popular. In the month of June you will save 15% on all Herban Cowboy products carried in the store. Celebrate Father’s Day on June 20h with a gift for Dad that everyone can feel good about.
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