Living in Canada, the weather can often be unpredictable. From scorching heat to high humidity—summer comes with all sorts of changes that can impact your beauty routine. So now is also the perfect time to stock up on new beauty essentials for the summer. In honour of Canada Day, we’re highlighting some of our favourite smaller, independent local beauty products. They might not yet be on your radar, but will quickly become your new favourites. Because there’s no better feeling than supporting local business.
SSSOAPS
Made in: Toronto, ON
Our favourite product: Batch 093
SSSOAPS is bringing a much needed aesthetic update to a long-beloved everyday item: the bar of soap. Using high quality, all natural ingredients, their raw materials are free of all animal products, palm oils and synthetic fragrances.
Everyday Chemist
Made in: Toronto ON
Our favourite product: Lip Grease
Founded by a mother-daughter duo, Everyday Chemist’s products are all created through EC Studios, their in-house cosmetic R&D lab. All products are made-to-order and thoughtfully created to focus on innovation, quality, and design.
Well Kept Essentials
Made in: Vancouver BC
Our favourite product: Shave Oil
With an unwavering commitment to sustainability. Well Kept Essentials is dedicated to creating self-care essentials that only use natural, plant-based, organic ingredients, carefully chosen for their minimal impact on the Earth.
19/99 Beauty
Made in: Toronto ON
Our favourite product: Cream Blush Stick
Beauty isn’t defined by age and it’s not a one-size-fits-all. That ethos is at the core of 19/99 Beauty With their multi-purpose and highly-pigmented products, the brand champions self-expression without limits or labels.
MARGIN
Made in: Vancouver BC
Our favourite product: Core Cleanse Body Wash
MARGIN creates multifunctional performance products for your skin and senses. Founded in 2020 as an R&D project and officially launched in 2022, they offer clean, clinically-effective skin solutions.
EMBER Wellness
Made in: Toronto ON
Our favourite product: The Face and Body Serum Set
EMBER Wellness provides natural skincare solutions focusing on simplicity, transparency, and efficacy, using high-quality, sustainably sourced ingredients.
Ghlee
Made in: Toronto ON
Our favourite product: Muscle Recovery Balm
Ghlee offers ghee-based skincare products, blending traditional ingredients with modern formulations for natural nourishment.
F. Miller
Made in: Toronto ON
Our favourite product: Support Serum
F.Miller products are sustainably-sourced, genderless, multi-functional, and intentional in philosophy and design. They are designed to deeply nourish, balance, revitalize, and cultivate vibrancy in all skin types.
Three Ships Beauty
Made in: Toronto, ON
Our favourite product: OffDuty™ Sea Algae + Bio-Peptide Smoothing Biodegradable Eye Masks
Three Ships Beauty is dedicated to delivering results-driven products, with with radically transparent, clinically proven formulas. They want to prove that natural can be effective.
SAHAJAN
Made in: Toronto, ON
Our favourite product: Essential Cleansing Oil
Established in 2015, SAHAJAN is a first-of-its-kind beauty brand that combines the rich practices of Ayuverdic wellness with clinical science to create a range of skincare products that are balanced, yet effective.
