Our Mission

Our mission is to create 100% natural, entirely handmade, premium skin and hair care products using wildcrafted, and organic home-grown herbs and flowers. Every formula is crafted from scratch with intention, purity, and a commitment to your health and to sustainable practices.

As a tiny, family-run business—not a large corporation—we keep things personal. We care deeply about your satisfaction, your well-being, and the integrity of every product we make.

What Makes  Our Products Special?

We handcraft every Alpenglow product in small batches in our workshop on our land in Anchor Point, Alaska.

We sustainably wildcraft Alaskan botanicals at their peak, gathering rose petals, yarrow, horsetail, nettles, fireweed, cottonwood buds etc for their powerful therapeutic benefits. We also grow a wide variety of herbs and flowers organically in our high tunnel and garden beds. We use these botanicals for their phytonutrients and beneficial properties.

We choose organic plant oils and unrefined butters because they are far more nutrient-dense—your skin and hair can feel the difference. Every ingredient we use has a purpose, and none are fillers or shortcuts.

While commercial brands pour resources into marketing and packaging, we invest in ingredients and the handmade process. Our products work incredibly well, smell naturally beautiful (never overpowering), are highly concentrated, and leave your skin and hair with a healthy glow.

Ingredients We Never Use

You will never find petroleum, synthetic fragrances, parabens, propylene glycol, SLS/SLES, DEA, urea, formaldehyde, or any synthetic chemicals in our products.

Why? Because we care about your health, our health, and the health of the planet. Many synthetics can irritate the skin, disrupt hormones, or pollute waterways—and they offer no benefit.

Labels can claim “natural” or “organic,” yet still contain chemicals you can’t pronounce. The truth is, the personal-care industry has very little regulation. Alpenglow products are truly 100% natural - that is the guiding light in our work. Read our ingredient list on any product and rest assured.

Rooted in Alaska, Commited to Local

We use local ingredients whenever possible—wild botanicals, organically grown herbs, and fresh, sustainably raised goat milk from our neighbors. Goat milk has been treasured for centuries for its moisturizing and soothing properties.

We also use pristine water from our own well, drawn from a clean local aquifer and tested annually. No chlorinated city water—just pure, balanced Alaskan water.

Growing and sourcing locally reduces shipping, supports our community, and ensures unmatched freshness and quality.

Green, Safe, Responsible Packaging

We choose packaging with the planet in mind:

Reyclable #1 PET and #2 HDPE bottles

Compostable EcoSmart lip balm tubes

Reused packing materials (never virgin) for shipping

Labels made from a corn-based biopolymer

100% post-consumer recycled paper

We do this because we genuinely care—not because it’s trendy.

Say NO to Fragrance Oils

We have optimized the selection and ratios of ingredients to create concentrated, effective products with aromas made only from flowers and plants.

We use ONLY pure essential oils that have been steam distilled or cold pressed directly from plants and flowers to scent our products. Not only do they smell so much better than any synthetic fragrance could, they are beneficial to the skin and aromatherapeutic.

Synthetic fragrances, however, are among the top chemical exposures linked to endocrine disruption and skin irritation. With so little regulation in the beauty industry, choosing natural is essential.

Say YES to Nutrient-rich Ingredients

We use organic, cold-pressed, steam-distilled, and unrefined oils and butters because they retain antioxidants, vitamins, and skin-loving nutrients that processed ingredients lose—just like food.

Every ingredient is selected with care, research, and intention.

 

Susan teaches classes and workshops for school groups, nature centers, for homeschoolers and at farmer’s markets. Above we are starting the afternoon by harvesting and eating carrots, and then the children harvest Calendula to make into a healing balm to take home. They participated in every step of the process.

For Sensitive & Problem Skin

Our fully natural products are gentle, effective, and well-tolerated by sensitive, reactive, and even baby skin.

Terms like “hypoallergenic” are marketing claims—there is no legal definition or required testing. We rely instead on purity, simplicity, and ingredient quality.

If you have been trying for years to find products that will work with your sensitive or highly reactive skin - your search is over. 

Why We Don't Use Alcohol

Most commercial lotions are mostly water and alcohol. Alcohol evaporates quickly, giving the illusion of fast absorption while drying the skin. We use nourishing oils and butters instead—never alcohol. 

Alpenglow is SO NOT a Corporation

If only a small percentage of the money you spend on skin care products goes into the ingredients, why are commercial skin care products so expensive?

Because advertising, marketing, elaborate packaging, and corporate profits are expensive. No joke, 90% or more of your money goes into the 'business' of skin care, not the actual ingredients you are putting on your skin. With Alpenglow products, our 'business' is minimal, our 'products' are where it's at. 

We'd rather:

Use costly organic jojoba oil because it’s one of the best oils for skin.

Make highly concentrated washes without artificial thickeners.

Wildcraft botanicals and create every formula from scratch rather than buying premade “bases.”

Use minimal yet beautiful paper wrappers for our soaps to reduce waste and cost.

This list goes on and on. We put our effort, energy and cost into the product, not into the marketing or 'illusion' of a high quality product that provides little or no benefit for your skin. Our business model is the exact opposite of the corporate world and our customers couldn't be happier.

Alpenglow Skin Care products are unmatched in purity, quality, workmanship, scent, effectiveness and concentration. They are excellent for even the most sensitive skin. Enough said from us. Please read product testimonials to hear from customers.

Certifications and organizations we are members of and support