Journal
Founder Highlight: Misiyo Candle Co.
Misiyo Candle Co. goes beyond candle-making to transform the lives of those in need while bringing warmth and relaxation to its customers. They set out to create clean, sustainable and socially conscious candles with a portion of proceeds going to support health insurance in Rwanda. Their hope is that with a Misiyo candle, you feel refreshed and inspired to feel good and do good.
Founder Highlight: EVRĒDĀ
For Kavisha Mirza, founder of EVRĒDĀ (pronounced ev-ree-day), a passion for skincare began long before her brand's inception in 2018. As the head of the brand, she is bridging the gap between minimalist skincare routines and clean and effective products that produce maximum results.
Founder Highlight: Pampas & Reed
Tiffany has always operated on the notion that luxury shouldn’t just be in the packaging but rather in the ingredients and processes as well. Beyond this, she believes everyone deserves to indulge in luxurious self-care at attainable prices. Combining traditional herbal medicine with modern skincare ingredients, each of Pampas & Reed’s body and hair care products has been hand-blended to soothe the mind, body, and senses. The result? A line of all-natural body and hair care products that nourish the skin and the spirit.
Founder Highlight: Sōmi
Sōmi was born out of the desire to live a greener, healthier and more thoughtful lifestyle. Started by a mother-daughter duo, their focus is on making 100% vegan shampoo, conditioner and body bars that are good for you and the planet. With high-quality, plant-based ingredients and oils, these won’t compromise your health or the beauty of your skin and hair!
Founder Highlight: Lavender Tree Co.
Agata Golabek is a creative person by nature. Having always had a passion for crafting her own natural products, she has used this outlet to help her unwind and destress in the evenings following long days in a construction management role. With the onset of the pandemic in 2019, Agi began searching for new sources of creativity when she stumbled on an article on candle making. Having always loved candles, she wanted to incorporate these into her daily life without compromising her lifestyle or her health.
Founder Highlight: AURA Inner Beauty
Avalon Lukacs brings a unique perspective to the world of internal wellness. As a career woman turned entrepreneur, she is also busy raising twin boys. She has experienced first-hand the difficulties of overcoming changes as a result of pregnancy. Chronic stress, bouts of fatigue, burnout and other symptoms were all a result of the changes in her life. It was not until she discovered the power of probiotics, adaptogens, and collagen that she was able to begin healing her skin and body from within.
Founder Highlight: Eluo Beauty
Tannis Marshall has spent the better part of the last decade pursuing different pathways towards a more holistic lifestyle. She attributes her first pregnancy as the catalyst that would propel her research from holistic health into beauty when she discovered all of the unnecessary synthetics she had been exposing her skin to on a daily basis. This eye-opening realization led her on a mission to find trusted skincare brands with clean ingredients, but after an exhaustive and disappointing search, she ultimately decided to craft her own.
Founder Highlight: Rekindle
Founded in 2014, Rekindle was built on the notion that our homes are where we enjoy some of our most cherished moments with the people we love. They set out to produce functional, hand-crafted pieces that would be used to support the creation of fond memories within our spaces. Devin works in-studio as the lead designer while Natalie runs the operational side of their joint-business.
Founder Highlight: Embody Apothecary
Alana Battiston & Helena Reinfels have long been involved in the world of fitness & wellness. Both competing as high performing heptathletes, the pair became close through their love of athletics. Grueling training hours together tightened the pair’s bond as they learned they had many shared interests. Most notably, their passion for using and sharing their knowledge of their favourite natural products.
Founder Highlight: Mérv Skincare
Melissa Bayanzadeh is no stranger to the world of science and technology. With a seasoned career as a Chemical & Biological Engineer in the pharmaceutical industry for over four years, something pushed her to change her course. Her personal journey to discovering the powers of natural botanicals to improve her skin lead her down the path of sharing her learnings and passion with others.
Founder Highlight: Amandine Sol Botanicals
Amadine Sol Botanicals was born through a determination to treat concerns of acne, eczema, and rosacea on even the most sensitive and reactive skin. A family relocation out of the hustle and bustle of the city to rural farm living ignited a passion for a clean, natural, and uncomplicated lifestyle. These foundational pillars have guided their journey to creating effective skincare products for all skin types. Proudly crafted in Canada, ASB has selected the best ingredients that work in synergy to produce radiant and glowing skin.
Founder Highlight: Province Apothecary
For Julie Clark of Province Apothecary, discovering aromatherapy was a welcome escape from the grind of her busy life. It is when she began studying holistic health, that her pursuit of experimenting with raw materials and natural ingredients for a better skin regimen started.