The DIY Minute

How Facial Oils Work and How to Use Them

In this blog post, we deep-dive into the topic of Facial Oils to give you more information about the science behind oils, how to choose the correct...

5 Tips for Finding an Itch-free Natural Deodorant Formulation

You may be wondering: How is it possible that so many formulations miss the mark? Or even worse, leave you with a painful, red rash that doesn’t g...

8 Great DIY Kits by Canadian Makers

Whether you're reading this blog post months into a worldwide pandemic lockdown, or in a future time when you're allowed to go outside and are sim...

10 Step Guide to Holiday Shopping at OOAK

Whether it's your first or fifth time shopping the One of A Kind Show taking place in November this year in Toronto, we've got some HOT TIPS for yo...

Where to Buy DIY Skincare Supplies in Ontario

The hard part of DIY-ing isn’t just the hunt for the perfect recipe- but also for ingredients and sustainable packaging! As the DIY Skincare commun...

Understanding your Skin for a Low Waste Skincare Routine

We’re on a mission to educate you about your skin, BEFORE we get into talking about your skincare! A basic understanding of your skin can help you ...

How to Sterilize Glass Dropper Bottles for DIY Skincare

There comes a time in any DIY-ers life when you gotta sterilize a few glass bottles. Our simple 5-step guide will have you refilling your bottles w...

An Interview with Dayna Stein, founder of Bare Market: Toronto’s first all-in-one, package-free goods store.

I first reached out to Dayna Stein, founder of bare market, through Instagram in early 2019. Knowing I would soon be purchasing all the final pac...

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The One DIY Skincare Ingredient You Can't Skip: Vitamin E

There's really only one ingredient we think everyone should have in their DIY Skincare ingredients– and that's Vitamin E!

An Interview with our Cosmetic Chemist: Jen Novakovich from The Eco Well

When we set out to create the perfect DIY Deodorant kit, we started off thinking we could simply test a few recipes with alternating amounts of t...

DIY Natural Deodorant: Why We Chose Our Ingredients

Armed with a better understanding of each of the clays, oil derivatives and actives we used in our formulation and why, you’ll be able to go about ...