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$ CREAM OF THE CROP Sangre de Fruta hit the wellness jackpot when Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop lifestyle site started hawking the Bowen Island–based com- pany's natural Vetiver & Fleur Botanical Body Cream to its millions of followers. Founder Allison Audrey Weldon subscribes to a more European model of wellness. "Our culture of denial isn't healthy," she says. "When we indulge in little rituals for ourselves, we feed our soul." Expect to see this luxury brand, which avoids synthetic fillers, on the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel's Gold Floor in 2020. Online and in-store on Bowen Island T E E T H A N D C O N S E Q U E N C E S That natural toothpaste from the health food store? Chances are it has no fluoride, which is great until it comes time to fight cavities. "The science doesn't lie," says longtime Vancouver dentist Sean Sikorski of fluoride's benefits. Health Canada considers it a medicinal ingredient, so it's subject to onerous regulation that few but the Colgates and Crests of the world are willing to take on. Yet Sikorski–who spent most of his 23-year career working with patients in the Downtown Eastside before opening his own Mount Pleasant practice, House of Teeth–figured out a way. His Lemon Coconut and Sea Salt & Anise natural toothpastes feature fluoride but skip the usual chemical suspects (sulphates, parabens, micro- plastics). They also come in biodegradable tubes, a first for the industry. Online and at House of Teeth NEUTRAL ZONE ! B.C.'s new Evalina Beauty comes courtesy of Samanthe Legge (this magazine's publisher), who launched a cosmetics brand to celebrate and uplift women in every role they play–from boardroom to school drop-off. From Shimmer Eyeshadow Sticks to Radiant Glaze Water- Based Highlighter, the paraben- and cruelty-free range comes in eminently wearable neutrals (no purples or blues here), all aimed at adding sparkle and confidence. Online BCBUSINESS.CA APRIL 2020 BCBUSINESS 65 SWEAT SURRENDER @ Lululemon Athletica, the Van- couver-born retail dynamo that turned sweaty into sexy with its round-the-clock yoga pants, now offers a Selfcare lineup that helps your sweat smell great. Speed Up Cool Down Body Lotion, No-Show Dry Shampoo, Anti-Stink Deodorant (in black pepper sandalwood and aloe lotus) and Sweat Reset Face Moisturizer are all formulated without aluminum, parabens or sulphates. Downward dog not included. In-store, online and at Sephora.com $ SKIN IN THE GAME Wanting to do more than buy green skincare, Vancouverites Michelle Lui and Fatemah Hamidi ditched corporate careers to create their own clean bath and bodycare collection. The result is Mifa & Co., formulated with zero synthetic, toxic or filler ingre- dients. Only high-quality botanical oils and plant butters allowed: the Mood Mist's first ingredient is Bulgarian lavender water (many essential oil mists use plain water as their base). Online and at Shopkalosophie.com $ BIG HAIR Canada's largest independent producer of high-end unisex hair products, AG Hair got its start in the North Vancouver basement of founders Lotte and John Davis in 1989. Today, AG adds shine, shimmer and volume in more than 14,000 salons worldwide. Its brand- new Repair line–a vegan collection that works to restore dry and damaged hair–includes Vita C Shampoo and Conditioner, sulphate-free cleansers with plant-based squalene. Online and at select salons