The DIY Minute

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...

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 ...

How to Make Natural Deodorant: A Recipe for Every Body

Want to be able to make your own natural deodorant like a pro formulator? Grab a seat and get out your pen and paper, it’s time to open the fi...

Dirty Talk: What Actually Causes Bad Body Odor

Now that you know the secret ingredient to effective homemade natural deodorant, it’s time to talk dirty. That’s right– today we’re going to lear...

Three Tips for DIY Natural Deodorant + Our Secret Ingredient

Read about why we hired a cosmetic chemist, and our top three tips for successfully formulating your own DIY homemade natural deodorant! Plus, lear...