BKIND (Mile End)

BKIND started in a Verdun apartment with a simple problem: Marilyne Bouchard couldn’t find products that worked for her own reactive skin. With a background in microbiology and years of experimenting with formulas on her own, she began building alternatives from plant-based ingredients long before “clean beauty” became a marketing line. By 2014, that personal project had grown into a full company, eventually moving into a 17,000-square-foot space while keeping the same methodical, lab-driven approach behind every recipe.

The brand’s ethics come through in the details—vegan formulations, biodegradable shipping material, refill options, and a small cut of sales dedicated to animal welfare. Packaging leans on recyclable and ocean-bound plastic, and production stays in Quebec. BKIND’s scale may have shifted, but its premise hasn’t: make products that are gentle, purposeful, and built with the same care as the first batches mixed at home.