"This fairly ordinary lip balm comes in a fairly ordinary twist-up white plastic tube encased in a bamboo outer shell, making this a kind of gimmicky greenwashed item. Because of the bamboo shell, it's a bit larger than your standard Chapstick or Burt's Bees tube but holds the same amount of product. The balm product itself is fine, of a pleasant consistency and degree of mintiness. If you're trying to avoid plastic, there are several alternative brands packaged in push-up paper tubes on Amazon. But I just found out the hard way that I have to keep the paper tube ones out of reach of my dog, who thinks they are delicious. Hrmph."