Everything on Wintermoss comes from a Canadian maker, and each one ships its own orders directly to you. Here is who they are, in the words they and the press have shared. We keep this page to what we can verify: where a maker's public story is short, ours is too.
Mimi & August, Montreal
Mimi & August began in a tiny Montreal studio, where designer and illustrator Camille Forcherio's love of drawing turned into a brand with her partner Joao. Camille imagines, sketches and designs every product herself, from the illustrated packaging to the candles. The reusable soy candles are made in small batches in their Montreal workshop with natural soy wax, non-toxic fragrance and lead-free cotton wicks, and the ceramic cup is yours to keep once the candle is done.
Mala the Brand
Mala was founded by Melody Lim in 2019, while she was finishing her communications degree at Simon Fraser University. She started the brand because she wanted a candle company that avoided paraffin wax and harsh chemicals. Mala candles are poured in small batches with a soy-based wax, according to the maker, and Mala ships its own orders, usually in 7 to 14 days.
JUSTEA, Vancouver and Kenya
JUSTEA is a partnership between a Vancouver family and Kenyan tea-growing families. After the Bain family travelled to Kenya in 2012 and heard first hand what small farmers face, they set up a direct relationship with growers in Nandi Hills and Meru. The loose-leaf teas are hand-picked, whole-leaf and processed in small batches, and the company is a member of the Fair Trade Federation. Blends and packaging are prepared in Vancouver.
Tealish, Toronto
Tealish was founded in 2005 in Toronto by co-founders Laura and Mike with a simple idea: make everyday tea drinking feel a little more special. The team sources tea and botanicals from gardens around the world and blends and packages them in Canada, in creative, dessert-inspired flavours.
Floèm, Quebec
Floèm makes herbal infusions from wild plants of the Quebec boreal forest. Its founders, Roxane and Frédéric, work with pickers who gather the plants by hand from wild territories, and the blends are created by a certified tea sommelier with no added flavourings. The company has appeared on the Quebec TV show Dans l'œil du Dragon.
Hot Poc, Quebec
Hot Poc was founded by Sabrina Hémond in Quebec. The idea began with a small prototype meant to keep a phone warm in a sleeping bag, and when someone called it a reusable hand warmer, the team turned it into one. You click the metal disc inside the pack to start the heat, and boil the pack to reset it, up to about 100 times according to retailer listings.
Garden Path Homemade Soap, Ontario
Garden Path began when owner Tara MacWhirter made homemade soap as Christmas gifts for family and friends and found people wanted more. Today the business sits among five acres of gardens near Vankleek Hill, Ontario, which are also a monarch butterfly waystation. Its soaps are made in small batches by the traditional cold process method, and a portion of bar soap sales is donated each year to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.
da lish cosmetics, Toronto
da lish was founded by Melanie Cruickshank, who owns the company herself and describes its approach as Uncomplicated Beauty. The products are made in Toronto and are described by the maker as vegan, cruelty-free and fragrance-free.
Zen & Hearth
Zen & Hearth is a Canadian-made brand of shower steamers built on the belief that self-care should feel natural, intentional and easy to fit into everyday life. Its products are made in small batches.
Northbound Gear
Northbound Gear is a Canadian outdoor apparel brand founded in 2019 and designed in Canada. Our beanie is its soft knit cotton style.
AquaFlask
AquaFlask makes double-wall vacuum-insulated stainless steel bottles. The maker says drinks stay hot for up to 12 hours and cold for up to 24.
Information comes from the makers' own websites and published profiles. If you are one of these makers and something here should change, tell us.