Green Bee Botanicals Wins Top Prize at The Emerald Cup

May 4th, 2021

Hannah Fink

(Left to right) Bridget May, founder, CEO and in-house formulator and Kim Howard, co-founder and COO.

(Left to right) Bridget May, founder, CEO and in-house formulator and Kim Howard, co-founder and COO.

Green Bee Botanicals, a cannabis skin care and wellness company, has been awarded first place at The Emerald Cup for its Renewing Serum in the new cosmetic topicals category.

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This is Green Bee's second Emerald Cup award, having won silver for its Brightening Eye Cream at the previous Emerald Cup.

Green Bee Botanicals founder and in-house formulator Bridget May said, "Cannabis is packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and anti-inflammatory properties and most importantly, it binds with our skin's natural endocannabinoid receptors, the secret to why cannabis is such an effective skin care ingredient."

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