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Five Fall Cleaning Tasks to Cross Off Your To-Do List

It’s fall, y’all! We’re big fall people here at The Apothecary. This is the season for cooking up hearty meals, crafting, canning, preserving, an...

The True Cost of Period Products in Canada

Have you ever thought about how much it costs to buy period products every month? For many folks who experience periods, purchasing menstrual produ...

Calendula Sun Salve

Calendula is our Herb of the Month, and we thought we’d take the opportunity to feature its powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties i...

5 Kombucha Cocktails Perfect for Summer Sipping

Summer is here, which means it’s high time for a roundup of our favourite things: sunshine and a bountiful garden are a given, but how about the gl...

4 ways to harness the power of charcoal in your beauty routine

It seems like charcoal is popping up everywhere these days. From personal care products like face masks and toothpastes, to consumable food product...

Touch Your Armpits: The How and Why of Natural Deodorants

Show Those Armpits Some Love! Aluminum zirconium & chlorohydrate. Butyl-, methyl- and propylaparabens. Triclosan. Propylene Glycol. They’re ing...

Summer Skin Essentials

Protecting your skin from the sun means wearing your sunscreen daily — but it’s also so much more! Daily sunscreen is a must — we all know that by...

Proper Care + Rejuvenation of Natural Beeswax Wraps

Keep Your Beeswax Wraps Wrapping For Years To Come With These Simple Tips! Beeswax wraps bring us joy! It's such a simple thing, but the feeling of...

My Menstrual Cup is Done: Now What?

Are You Due to Replace Your Menstrual Cup? Here’s How to Know, and What to Do With It If Its Time Has Come Silicone menstrual cups are amazing, bot...

Check Out These Spring Cleaning Tips From Experts

A Round-up of Our Favourite Spring Cleaning Tips from Our Friends at Nellie’s Clean With April being Earth Month, things are perfectly aligned to f...

Embrace an Adaptogen-Packed Elixir Routine to Suit Your Needs

Most of us have a beverage ritual that we love. Coffee is a common one, as is tea, and of course alcohol figures in prominently as well. We can twe...

Setting Up Your At-Home Refill Station

If you’re buying in bulk to reduce your waste, you will probably find that you can quickly accumulate bulk bags, boxes and buckets — if you have th...