Canadians: Where to buy products while living in Canada

[Curly_Diva]

Seems like there are so many threads on this. Can we just have one that we can easily refer to? Difficult being a Canadian PJ

Giovanni Products

-selected Shoppers Drug Mart stores.
-very few health food stores in Canada.

Called Giovanni and they provided distributors. They said it has been discontinued at Loblaws.

In Toronto for $11.00 can get Giovanni Direct Leave in:

The Big Carrot Natural Food Market
348 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N8
416.466.2129

This is a Canadian site that sells Giovanni Direct for $8.99.
http://www.canadianvitality.ca/category/637439


Aubrey Organics
-store locator near you throughout Canada

http://aubrey-organics.com/about/stores/stores.cfm

They also sell it at The Big Carrot Natural Food Market as mentioned above.


Kinky Curly

-only Canadian location is in Toronto.

CURL AMBASSADORS
159 Harbord St. - Main Floor
Toronto Ontario
(416)-922-2888


SheaMoisture shea butter leave-in conditioner (SheaM)

I bought on Ebay...$9.00 plus shipping.

This was my actual cost through Ebay:

(Bought 2) SheaMoisture shea butter leave-in conditioner:

US $9.00 each

Subtotal: US $18.00
Shipping and handling via UPS Standard To Canada:
US $12.61

Total: US $30.61

Found out afterwards I could have gotten it elsewhere for cheaper. Bargainside has it for $5.99. Beauty of New York not much different at $6.49. I heard Beauty of New York charges a lot for shipping compared to other places but I'm not sure:


Bargainside

or

Beauty of New York

or

SheaButterHut

or

Treasured Locks

or

Sista's Place

or

AfrikanRepublic

or

PaynesBeautySupply

or

HumiNature



"Pure" Shea

- any African store.
- shouldn't pay more than $6.00.


Lustrasilk Shea Butter & Mango Cholesterol Plus

Only sold in U.S. Sally's.


Tigi Moisture Maniac Conditioner

- Trade Secret and many beauty supply stores.

Jane Carter Products

The Big Carrot Natural Food Market
348 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N8
416.466.2129


Elucence MBC

curlmart or pleasantimage.com

AVC

Any grocery store.

Re:coil

- at any TradeSecrets store and many beauty supply stores.

Curlkeeper (CK)

at the Curly Hair Institute in Toronto. Or, call them and ask for a location near you,

85 Sheppard Ave. W., Toronto, Ontario, M2N 1M4, Canada
1-800-783-8971 or 416-362-1060
Curly Hair Institute: 416-362-1068 (Salon)
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Saturday

website
http://curlkeeper.com/Contact.aspx


Curls Products
- www.curls.biz


Curls Milkshake

Chiggy's Touch (Toronto)
total including tax: $29.38

or

CURL AMBASSADORS
159 Harbord St. - Main Floor
Toronto Ontario
(416)-922-2888


Trader Joe's Nourishing Spa

- only in the U.S.
- check store locations in the U.S. here: http://www.traderjoes.com/locations.asp

Boundless Tresses
- http://growthspecifics.com
- www.bobsanj.com

[scorpiofire]

www.honeyfig.com (miss Jessie's,curls,etc)
www.frizzoff.com (CK)
www.constancebathandbody.com (Jessicurl)

Giovanni products : Shopper's drug mart

[sharie43]

Thank you both for such wonderful information. I am new to embracing my curls and so envious of all the products that are mentioned but are not available to us. This is a great resource. I did stumble upon the constancebodyandbath for jessicurl. I am still searching for the perfect routine which I know will take time and not sure if cg will be right for me.

[Notty]

Biosilk BHRG - Chatters

Also girls there is a Sally's in Ottawa - so am assuming there might be more around????

Sauve Naturals - Shopper's

[curls101]

Is there a sallys in toronto,ontario?

[Curly_Diva]

Originally Posted by curls101

Is there a sallys in toronto,ontario?

Yes...check the store locator on the Sallys website:
http://stores.sallybeauty.com/canada/locator.aspx

Problem is that a lot of the stuff sold in the U.S. Sallys is not sold in the Canadian Sallys.

[Curly_Diva]

[quote=Notty

Sauve Naturals- Shopper's[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately, the most popular one, Suaves Natural Coconut Conditioner is not sold in Canada.

[jessica19]

Originally Posted by Curly_Diva

Unfortunately, the most popular one, Suaves Natural Coconut Conditioner is not sold in Canada.

i live in canada and i use suave coconut conditioner, is there 2? am i using the wrong one?

[scorpiofire]

i live in Montreal/Quebec and we can find Suave coconut conditioner everywhere here( walmart,zellers,drugstores...)

[Curly_Diva]

Originally Posted by jessica19

i live in canada and i use suave coconut conditioner, is there 2? am i using the wrong one?

Really?...should say Suaves Natural. Did you get it at SDM? I'm going to have to look for it!

[jessica19]

Originally Posted by Curly_Diva

Really?...should say Suaves Natural. Did you get it at SDM? I'm going to have to look for it!

yeah it says naturals in blue lol i got it at zellers i looked at alot of shoppers and they don't have it but loeb, walmart, zellers, and most dollaramas have it for like $1.99

[Curly_Diva]

Update: Found Suave Naturals Coconut Conditioner for $1.97 at Walmart and at Zellers.

Thanks Jessica19 and Scorpiofire!

[millie_(A)TCK]

What about jessicurl?

[sharie43]

Hi I puchased my jessicurl at www.constancebathandbody.com, their customer service was wonderful and also quick. They are located in Ontario.

[Notty]

Also found Giovanni products in .....are you ready for this........Walmart! Usually it's just in Shoppers, but found it in Walmart this wee....just beside Sauve Natural Conditioner............sounds good for we Canadians doesn't it!

[blavo]

I find that the Health food section in Loblaws has a lot of the Giovanni products as well as a bunch of other all natural lines...


I doubt it's just my Loblaws.

thanks for all the other info...

[Curly_Diva]

Whole Foods Market sells lots of natural hair products but locations are only in Ontario and Vancouver.

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/canada/list_all.html

[sarina32]

do any fellow canadians know where to find the Vo5 moisture milk conditioners?

i have checked zellers, walmart and shoppers with no luck lol. just wondering if anybody else was able to find it?

[sharie43]

Is there any where else to buy Kinky Curly products besides Curl Ambassadors in Toronto. I do not mind buying from the internet as long as its a Canadian site, just hate paying duty/customs and I do not live near Toronto. Thanks.

[millie_(A)TCK]

what about fantasia IC gel, where do you get that in downtown toronto?