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2 mane addiction From their sleek, apothecary-esque packaging to their charitable mandate, it’s easy to love AG Hair without even trying their products. But they’ve been amassing a loyal following since 1989 for their gentle shampoos, nourishing conditioners and powerful styling products that are all overachievers without using common, harsh ingredients like salt, paba, parabens and diethanolamine (DEA). aghair.com 3 skin deep Born from a need to find relief from significant skin conditions that required prescription medications, Bill Baker created Consonant Skincare. His skin responded to natural solutions so he developed a full range of premium 100% natural skin and body care products. In 2013, their high-performance hydration booster, HydrExtreme, won the grand prize at the Canadian Beauty Innovation Awards. consonantskincare.com
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1 Canadian Sole Seventy years strong and still owned by the same family in Burlington, ON, Cougar Shoes has become a Canadian icon. Best known for their “real Canadian” winter boots, don’t overlook them the rest of the year. Their warmerweather collections are lighter and sleeker but every bit as comfortable and designed for “real Canadian” summers and falls— hiking, biking, camping (they’re great travel and resort wear too). cougarshoes.com
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4 Beauty Sleep Led by a small, independent, female-founded Canadian team, Flax Sleep brings French linen into your bedroom. Cozy yet cool, more resilient than cotton and less damaging to the environment during milling, linen also has the aesthetic power to transform your bedroom into a layout from a home in French Vogue. flaxsleep.com 5 A Cut Above Turning a passion into a side business, Brad Carlyle is taking his 17 years in the woodworking industry and creating beautiful pieces of furniture, from cutting boards to dining tables. Whenever possible, he tries to use reclaimed wood or offcut pieces of lumber, bits that would otherwise be discarded, and reworking them into works of functional beauty. bradcarlyle.com
6 Beauty Within Michelle Obama is a fan of withinUs’ collagen products, especially the ReHydrate formula with added electrolytes that help her recover from jet lag. The brand’s core collagen powder can be mixed into any drink or comes premixed with other formulations such as matcha or coconut creamer. Again: Michelle Obama is a fan. withinus.ca
7 Oh, Baby! Founded by twin sisters, Eleanor Lee and Angel Kho, Louloulollipop designs beautiful products that withstand the most extreme stress testers: babies. From wood and silicone teething jewelry to stunning muslin quilt blankets that depict various international cities, including several in Canada, this is a brand destined to create a new generation of heirlooms. louloulollipop.ca
September/October 2019 Just For Canadian dentists
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