Sustainability
At Sweet Cheeks NZ, we’re committed to making the best balms without compromising quality.
We also love our beautiful backyard of Wanaka, and want to preserve it by making our products as sustainable as possible.
Ingredients
We keep it local whenever possible. Our beeswax comes from a local organic apiary, and our herbs and essential oils are sourced right here in New Zealand. Every ingredient we use has a purpose—no fillers, no shortcuts—just the best quality we can find.
Packaging
We switched to aluminium tins because aluminium is infinitely recyclable. For Butt Butter lovers, we also offer a home compostable refill pack that refills a 250g tin—so you can reuse your tin again and again. All our mailers and shipping packaging are plastic-free and fully recyclable.
Carbon Offset
Every year, we work with our accountant Greenhawk to calculate our carbon footprint—and then we go beyond offsetting it. We donate to Te Kakano Trust, Wānaka’s local non-profit dedicated to native tree planting. We also plant 20+ native trees on our own property each year, slowly transforming it from a bare sheep paddock beautiful native plantings.
Giving Back
We wanted to do even more for Te Kakano. So for every Sweet Cheeks sticker sold, we donate $3 to support their incredible planting efforts across the Upper Clutha region. We are always trying to do better and sustainability is a large part of our business and influences all of our decisions.