Are you looking for natural cosmetics to try? If you are like millions of consumers who have decided to introduce plant-based and organic cosmetics to their beauty regimen, you’ve landed at the right place. On this blog post, you will discover 7 Canadian natural cosmetic brands you’ll love and… at the end of the post, we introduce you to a French organic cosmetic brand that deserves your attention too. Are you ready to discover new products you’ll want to add to your vanity case? Read on!
1. Natural Cosmetics – Wildcraft
Wildcraft is a Toronto-based skincare company devoted to creating 100% natural products at approachable price points. Their ultimate goal is to see as many women as possible have the opportunity to bring the luxury of natural skin care into their everyday beauty routines. By taking a thoughtfully minimalistic approach to their product design, they’ve been able to create a line of high-quality, truly natural essentials that all retail for $34 CAD or less.
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Top-selling products:
Face Serum
This face serum is Wildcraft’s all-time best seller! This beautiful product is a concentrated, restorative formula rich in vitamins, proteins and minerals for the face. Composed of active ingredients such as seabuckthorn, Ontario hemp seed and frankincense oil, this is their heavy hitter for skin renewal. It goes on light and absorbs quickly (even for an oil). The palmarosa balances your skin’s sebum production, making this an ideal solution for all skin types.
Geranium Orange Blossom Face Cream
This beautiful face cream is our favourite from the line! Designed with essential fatty acids and vitamin rich ingredients such as organic rose hip seed oil, geranium oil and orange flower water to restore your complexion’s vitality. We love the smooth and silky texture that provides just the right amount of moisture, leaves the skin feeling soft and smells absolutely wonderful. Ideal for dry skin.
Chamomile Honey Makeup Remover
This Wildcraft Makeup remover has a major cult following! Calm, cleanse and rejuvenate your skin with the gentle healing power of chamomile and honey. Designed as an introduction to oil cleansing, this product effectively removes makeup from your face and can be used as a quick cleanser on makeup free days as well.
Wildcraft wants you to experience the luxury of natural skin care and are offering Ze Square readers a FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE! To redeem your gift, simply head to their website and add the 2oz makeup remover to your cart, along with your other purchases and enter the discount code ZESQUARE.
2. Natural Cosmetics – ONEKA
“Oneka” means water in the language of a Mohawk tribe from Northern America. The brand’s name reflects the importance of water in the making of their all natural, hair, body and skin care products, that are free of sulphates, parabens, synthetic fragrances and are biodegradable.
The Quebec-based company prides itself on working in harmony with nature and the environment, using certified organic plants, grown on their Frelighsburg farm, to create nourishing products for the body, skin and hair. Oneka products, which also happen to be vegan, allow both men and women to take great care of their skin and hair, without compromising their health along the way.
The brand’s commitment to protecting the environment does not stop there: Oneka aims at reducing plastic utilization, through its bulk refill program and managed to save 960kg of plastic last year!
Oneka is as generous with their community as they are with the environment: every year, the company gives back 5000$ worth of products to centres dedicated to helping women and families overcome difficult financial situations.
Top-selling products:
Cedar & Sage Shampoo
Goldenseal & Citrus Shampoo
Unscented Body Lotion
3. Natural Cosmetics – Soapstones
Top-Selling Products:
Baby Bum Butter
Deodorant
Rosewater Facial Cream
4. Natural Cosmetics – Canus
Canus is a Quebec-based natural skin care company that aims at using goat milk to create nourishing products for your skin. The company offers three different brands: Caprina, that is more affordable and easy to find in pharmacies; Lil Goats, that is dedicated to sensitive baby skin; and Nature, which is a more eco-friendly line with products that are free of parabens and phosphates. Canus products range from soaps, shower gels and body lotions.
The products we love and would like to recommend for skin care:
Nature – Fragrance Free Pure Vegetal Oil Base Soap
Ideal for extra sensitive skin.
Lavender Oil Body Wash
Great moisturizing properties and helps soothe and prevent dry skin. Smells wonderful.
5. Natural Cosmetics – Graydon
Graydon is a natural skincare brand that aims at creating products that nourish your skin with the natural nutrients it needs. Using ingredients that hold transformative qualities, such as those you’d put in your lunch plate, like super foods broccoli, chia, berries and avocado; Graydon, the Founder of the brand, has created a line of luxurious and efficient products that are easily absorbed by the skin, leaving it feeling smooth and radiant.
Discover their new product – The Matcha Mint Shampoo
Infused with ingredients such as matcha tea, which is known for reducing scalp inflammation, stimulating hair growth and preventing split ends; chia that holds strengthening and moisturizing properties, sunflower seed extract, to reinforce thickness and sheen, and hemp oil, to prevent from breakage, to hydrates and fortify hair. The peppermint and vanilla scent is light and refreshing.
6. Natural cosmetics – Scentuals
Scentuals is a British Columbia-based natural and organic skincare brand, dedicated to creating toxin-free, cruelty-free and premium quality products that are handmade in small batches in Coquitlam, to make sure the company’s high standard is maintained.
All Scentuals products aim at healing, rejuvenating and protecting skin, by using 100% pure essential oils and natural ingredients.
Products we love from the brand and highly recommend:
Coconut Cocoa Butter Hand Repair Cream
With winter being right around the corner, this hand cream’s deeply nourishing properties will be your it-product to carry everywhere you’ll go. It is quick absorbing and will leave skin hydrated, smooth (thanks to shea butter, cocoa butter, argan oil, sweet almond oil and aloe used) and smelling divine! Doesn’t matter your skin type, you’ll love this product and need to add it to your skincare regimen with it!
Pure Castile Coconut Shampoo
This shampoo is ideal for all hair types, as Coconut Oil rejuvenates and nourishes scalp, while the other natural ingredients provide hydration, strength, shine, protection and softly cleanse hair.
Pure Castile Coconut Conditioner
In addition to smelling heavenly; this handcrafted, silicone free and toxin free conditioner will repair, restore and protect hair all while providing light-weight conditioning to help minimize frizz, leaving hair looking and feeling soft and healthy. Natural cosmetics at its best.
7. Natural cosmetics – Énamour
Énamour is a Montreal-based skin care brand, dedicated to crafting all natural, plant-based and elegantly-packaged products for families and kids, in particular. Énamour products are free of parabens, fragrance, alcohol and petroleum and are dedicated to cleanse babies’ skin and hair, protect against the cold weather and help in healing eczema.
To reduce its environmental footprint, all the brand’s glass bottles and packaging are recyclable.
The brand does make a couple products for adults that we, at Ze Square, completely die for, such as their vegan lip balms. If you’ve tried different lip balm brands, you have probably realized they only provide temporary moisture, or further dry lips out. Énamour lip balms are the highest quality balms we have ever tried: they provide long lasting hydration and protecting properties, feel smooth, have a light and wonderful smell. The lip balms come in three types: Lavender, Mint + Lime and Peppermint + Lemongrass.
Top-Selling Products:
Diaper Rash Balm
Statement from the brand: “This natural pommade packs a punch with purifying tea tree and calming lavender properties. The scent is both clean and refreshing. Compatible with cloth diapers.”
Baby Massage Oil
Statement from the brand: “This unscented massage oil is a perfect blend of carrier oils, leaving skin nourished and hydrated. Delicate and silky smooth.”
The Starter Kit
Statement from the brand: “Contains our massage oil, diaper rash pommade and pure baby soap. Everything you need to clean, protect and pamper your little bundle of joy.”
Bonus: organic makeup brand, Couleur Caramel
Technically, this blog post is about Canadian brands, but we had to include this company because they’re so good at what they do and deserve your attention if you’re looking for organic makeup. Couleur Caramel is a French brand that offers organic makeup products, for your skin, your eyes and your lips, which skin benefits have been proved. Did we mention their products are cruelty-free? They really check all the boxes. Discover 3 of their products below.
All natural organic makeup : Base de Teint Sublimatrice
The base de teint sublimatrice corrects, enhances and prepares your skin for makeup. Apply it before wearing your makeup, by spreading a little bit of product on your face, using either a brush or a beauty blender. The corrige, sublime et prépare le teint. À appliquer avant le maquillage, en étalant un peu du produit sur le visage, grâce à un pinceau ou une éponge “beauty blender” à fond de teint. The base de teint sublimatrice was created with organic apricot oil, which is an ingredient that possesses skin illuminating and enhancing properties.
BB Crème
The BB Crème (a BB cream) moisturizes, illuminates, unifies your skin. Apply after the Base de Teint Sublimatrice, using either a brush or a beauty blender. The BB Crème was formulated with organic argan oil, which is high in antioxydants.
We have reached the end of this blog post! Were you familiar with Wildcraft, Oneka, Scentuals, Graydon, Énamour, Canus, Soapstones and Couleur Caramel? Which natural cosmetics brand and which products are you most excited to try? Let us know in the comment section! We look forward to discovering your favorites! Oh, and if you’re looking for gift ideas for women, these products would be fantastic presents for your sister, mother or girlfriend!
