What Jedwards International does

Jedwards International, Inc. is a family-owned wholesale distributor of bulk specialty natural ingredients headquartered south of Boston, Massachusetts, with origins dating to approximately 1925. The company sells natural oils, butters, waxes, botanical extracts, salts, sweeteners, cocoa and coffee products, oleochemicals, emulsifiers, antioxidants, and soap and candle making materials through its e-commerce storefront, bulknaturaloils.com, with a $150 minimum order combining any products and volume-based pricing. It is the preferred North American wholesale distributor for Stephenson Personal Care, carrying the full line of melt-and-pour soap bases, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and body butter bases.

The business model is B2B wholesale with hybrid product-led and inside-sales motions: customers primarily transact online, while qualified sales staff are available Monday through Friday 9AM–6PM EST. Geographic scope is the United States and Canada through its e-commerce platform, with international orders fulfilled via wire transfer and exports to most countries globally. Inventory is held in a custom-built geothermal facility south of Boston, providing supply-chain resilience and supporting the company's adaptability to disruption.

Jedwards serves small and mid-sized manufacturers and contract manufacturers across personal care, cosmetics, soapmaking, candle making, aromatherapy, and specialty food industries. Its product offering is differentiated primarily by a dense certification portfolio — USDA Organic, Fair Trade USA, Fair For Life, Kosher, USP, Non-GMO Project Verified, RSPO, Palm Done Right, COSMOS, EcoVadis Silver, GOED, and American Emu Association — alongside continuous product-line expansion demonstrated through frequent new-SKU introductions across 2023–2026. The company is private, profitable on a going-concern basis with no external institutional investors, and operates with a headcount in the 11–50 range.

Name

Jedwards International

Legal name

Jedwards International, Inc.

Website

https://bulknaturaloils.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jedwards International is a family-owned wholesale distributor of bulk specialty natural ingredients — oils, butters, waxes, botanical extracts, and soap and candle making bases — selling via e-commerce with a $150 minimum order to small and mid-sized manufacturers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Bulk Natural Ingredient Distribution

NAICS

Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Edible Oils & Fats Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grain & Oilseed Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Wholesale natural ingredients
• Bulk oils and butters
• Cosmetic raw materials
• Soap making supplies
• Specialty ingredient distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Braintree

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Bulk Ingredients Sales: Revenue generated through the wholesale distribution of natural oils, butters, waxes, botanical extracts, and specialty ingredients to manufacturers and producers in personal care, soapmaking, cosmetics, candle making, and food industries. Minimum order quantity of $150 with volume-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jedwards International is a wholesale bulk supplier of specialty raw materials and natural ingredient products, including bulk natural oils, butters, waxes, botanical extracts, oleochemicals, emulsifiers, antioxidants, preservatives, salts, sweeteners, and cocoa and chocolate derivatives. The company serves small and mid-sized manufacturers and contract manufacturers in personal care, cosmetics, soapmaking, candle making, aromatherapy, and specialty food across North America, with a minimum order of $150 and volume-based wholesale pricing.

Product overview

Jedwards International is a wholesale supplier of bulk natural ingredients operating as a B2B e-commerce platform. The company offers an extensive portfolio of specialty raw materials organized into product categories: Bulk Natural Oils (essential oils, plant oils, marine oils, mineral oils, animal oils), Butters & Waxes (botanical butters and waxes), Chocolate & Cocoa & Coffee, Salts & Sweeteners, Extracts & Powders, Emulsifiers & Thickeners, Antioxidants & Preservatives, Oleochemicals, Soap Making Materials, and Candle Making Materials. The company distributes Stephenson Personal Care branded products including melt & pour soap bases, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion bases. Best-selling products include Coconut Oil RBD, Jojoba Oil Golden Organic, and Shea Nut Butter White Refined. Products carry various certifications including Organic, Fair Trade USA, Fair For Life, Kosher, USP, Non-GMO Project Verified, RSPO, COSMOS, and EcoVadis Silver. The company serves Personal Care, Soapmaking, Cosmetic, Specialty Food, Candle Making, and Aromatherapy industries across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bulk Natural Oils A comprehensive selection of plant and vegetable carrier and cooking oils, essential oils, marine oils, mineral oils, animal-derived oils, and certified variants (Fair Trade, Kosher, Organic, RSPO), for formulators and contract manufacturers.
• Butters & Waxes Botanical butters and waxes including shea, cocoa, mango, kokum, and sal butters plus beeswax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, and olive wax, with Fair Trade, Kosher, and Organic certified options, for personal care and candle manufacturers.
• Chocolate, Cocoa & Coffee Cocoa derivatives, chocolate products, and coffee beans with Fair Trade, Kosher, and Organic certified options, for food and specialty food manufacturers.
• Salts & Sweeteners Salts, minerals, and sweeteners including sea salts, kosher salts, maple sugar, and organic certified sweeteners.
• Extracts & Powders Botanical extracts and powders including organic certified and kosher certified variants for personal care and supplement manufacturers.
• Emulsifiers & Thickeners Ingredients including acacia gum, BTMS emulsifiers, carrageenan, emulsifying wax, guar gum powder, lecithins, locust bean gum, propylene glycol, sodium lactate, and xanthan gum with various certifications for cosmetic and food formulation.
• Antioxidants & Preservatives Preservation ingredients including ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, potassium sorbate, rosemary extract, sorbic acid, tocopherols, and vitamin E for cosmetic and food product formulations.
• Oleochemicals Chemical derivatives including cetyl alcohol, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, glyceryl monostearate, isopropyl myristate, MCT oils, oleic acid, and stearic acid, with various certifications for personal care and industrial applications.
• Soap Making Materials Complete soapmaking ingredients including soap and body wash bases, melt and pour soap bases, liquid castile soap bases, hair care bases, lotion and body butter bases, exfoliants, colorants, glycerin, preservatives, carrier oils, essential oils, butters, and waxes for artisan and commercial soap manufacturers.
• Candle Making Materials Candle making supplies including waxes, fragrance oils, oleochemicals and acids, and butters for commercial and craft candle manufacturers.
• Stephenson Personal Care Bases Distributed line of Stephenson Personal Care bases including melt and pour soap bases, body wash, liquid castile soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion bases, and body butter bases, marketed to soap and cosmetics manufacturers.
• Bulk Packaging Supplies Empty gallon containers, 5-gallon pails, and drum faucets (3/4-inch and 2-inch sizes) for commercial, retail, and industrial storage, packaging, dispensing, and transportation of bulk ingredients.

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stephenson Personal CarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred wholesale bulk distributor of Stephenson Personal Care products including Melt & Pour soap bases, body wash, liquid castile soap with organic oils, shampoo bases, conditioner bases, lotion bases, and body butter. Jedwards distributes Stephenson's full product line of personal care bases and formulations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lotioncrafter: Bulk supplier of cosmetic ingredients including oils, butters, emulsifiers, and preservatives catering to DIY formulators and small cosmetic brands — closely aligned product mix and customer base.
• New Directions Aromatics: Wholesale distributor of essential oils, carrier oils, and aromatherapy ingredients with overlapping North American B2B customer base and similar specialty ingredient focus.
• Making Cosmetics: Wholesale supplier of specialty cosmetic ingredients, carrier oils, and natural raw materials for personal care formulators — directly overlapping with Jedwards' personal care and cosmetics segments.
• Wholesale Supplies Plus: Major US-based bulk distributor of soap, candle, and cosmetic making ingredients with comparable small-batch and contract manufacturer focus and overlapping product categories.
• Camden-Grey Essential Oils: Wholesale distributor of essential oils, carrier oils, and natural ingredients for soap, candle, and cosmetic manufacturers — closely comparable in scale and product overlap.
• The Herbarie: Wholesale supplier of botanical extracts, dried herbs, and natural ingredients for soap, cosmetic, and personal care manufacturers — overlapping customer base in artisanal and mid-sized formulators.
• Bulk Apothecary: Wholesale supplier of bulk oils, butters, waxes, fragrances, and candle/soap making ingredients serving small and mid-sized manufacturers with similar B2B e-commerce model and starter-quantity pricing.
• Nature's Garden Candle & Soap Supplies: Bulk distributor of candle and soap making ingredients including waxes, fragrance oils, and additives serving the same hobbyist and small manufacturer segments Jedwards serves.

Emerging players

• Bramble Berry: Supplier of soap, candle, and cosmetic making ingredients — overlapping product catalog but more retail/tilted with educational content focus, partially intersecting with Jedwards' soapmaking and candle-making customer base.

Others

• Stephenson Personal Care: Manufacturer of soap bases, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion bases for which Jedwards serves as the preferred US wholesale distributor — partner rather than competitor but exposed to overlap on finished cosmetic bases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jedwardsbulkoil
• Facebookfacebook.com/JedwardsBulkOil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jedwards-international-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/bulknaturaloils

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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