“Hey, where did you get your hand soap?”
Customers of Earth Market, Newmarket’s first zero-waste refillery, are no stranger to odd questions like this as guests exit their bathroom, basking in the aroma of green tea or almond blossom hand wash.
Many of the carefully curated selection of personal and home care products offered at Earth Market smell divine and are downright addictive. So much so that the company has customers who make special trips to refill a half year’s supply of clean beauty, personal hygiene, and home products!
The refill program makes adults feel like kids in a candy shop, explains owner Jaime Upiter. “Customers can bring in their own containers (laundry bottle, shampoo bottle, jar, reusable bag, Tupperware container, etc.) to fill up on an assortment of products from home cleaning to body care to food.”
Gorgeous, ethically sourced, cruelty-free products with none of the nasties? It’s not that surprising when you realize that nearly all of them are sourced from local or Canadian brands committed to being zero waste and plastic free. What could be more convenient (and cost-effective) than having all your favourite Canadian brands in one place?
If you’re unsure of where to start on your sustainable living journey, check out some of these popular Earth Market products from Canadian brands:
Old Soul Soap Company’s brown sugar scrub bar soap. It’s like breakfast in the shower with its exfoliating blend of brown sugar, oatmeal, cinnamon, and a smutch of vanilla.
Birch Babe face cream, handmade in Ontario with only ethically sourced, cruelty-free ingredients. This face cream won 2nd place in the 2021 Beauty Awards.
Oneka’s paraben + sulfate free, vegan and biodegradable cedar and sage shampoo. The experience is a deep breath of the Boreal forests in your shower.
PURE Hand Soap, made from an ultra-gentle formula for the skin and available in 3 lovely scents: almond blossom, green tea, and tangerine.
You’ll find Earth Market at 16700 Bayview Avenue in Newmarket. You can also visit them (and shop!) online at www.earthmarketstore.ca
Get to know them on Instagram at @earthmarketstore.
