Canadian Bar Soaps Brands

Canada

2. Caprina

87/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Beloeil, Quebec)

Head office in Beloeil, QuebecFounded 1999

Caprina is Canadian owned and made in Quebec. The family firm Santrel bought it from Canus in fall 2023 and pours the bars in Beloeil. Fresh goat milk comes from farms on a Quebec producer list. The soap base is tallow or a vegetable blend, and that origin is not published.

Brand ownership: Santrel International Inc. (Quebec), since fall 2023
Ultimate parent: Santrel International Inc.
Manufacturing: Les Plastiques JETS, Beloeil, Quebec
Ingredient origin: Canadian goat milk; tallow or vegetable base not published
Official claim: Fully manufactured in Quebec, Canada

caprina.com Source: About us Source: FAQVerified September 2026

Caprina Bar Soaps we list

3. Rocky Mountain Soap Company

88/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Canmore, Alberta)

Head office in Canmore, AlbertaFounded 2000

Rocky Mountain Soap Company is Canadian owned and made. Cam Baty and Karina Birch bought the Canmore shop in 2000 and own Rocky Mountain Soap Company Inc. All products are made in the Canmore workshop. Inputs include Alberta flaxseed and beeswax, PEI Abyssinian oil, and oils bought from suppliers abroad.

Brand ownership: Cam Baty and Karina Birch (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Rocky Mountain Soap Company Inc., Canmore, Alberta
Manufacturing: Canmore, Alberta
Ingredient origin: Alberta flax and beeswax, PEI oil, imported oils
Official claim: Proudly Made in Canada since 2000

rockymountainsoap.com Source: About Us | Rocky Mountain Soap Company Source: Our Natural StandardVerified September 2026

Rocky Mountain Soap Company Bar Soaps we list

Rocky Mountain Soap Baby Bear Soap

Banff, Alberta, Canada

Rocky Mountain Soap Avocado Soap

Banff, Alberta, Canada

4. Oak & Willow

92/100 · Very strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (North Bay, Ontario)

Head office in North Bay, OntarioFounded 2021

Oak & Willow is a Canadian-owned brand founded by Haley Massicotte in North Bay, Ontario. The company operates its own warehouse in North Bay and says it will not outsource manufacturing to outside producers. Products are sold across Canada online and in independent retailers.

Brand ownership: Haley Massicotte / Oak & Willow (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Oak & Willow, North Bay, Ontario
Manufacturing: North Bay, Ontario
Ingredient origin: Ethically sourced raw ingredients; varies by product
Official claim: Canadian-owned, manufactured in North Bay

oakandwillow.store Source: About Us Source: ContactVerified September 2026

Oak & Willow Bar Soaps we list

Oak & Willow Soap Buttons

North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Oak & Willow Soap Bars

North Bay, Ontario, Canada

5. Pure Wash

88/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Head office in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Pure Wash is Canadian owned and Canadian made. Founder Celeste mixes, pours and packs the house line in a Winnipeg studio at 2082 Ness Avenue, and the shop also stocks pantry goods from other Canadian makers under its Artisan Studio banner.

Brand ownership: Celeste, founder (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Independent (Canada)
Manufacturing: Winnipeg, Manitoba studio
Ingredient origin: Ethically sourced ingredients; specific origins not itemized
Official claim: Canadian-made skincare and soap

cgpurewash.com Source: About Pure Wash Source: Pure Wash homepageVerified September 2026

Pure Wash Bar Soaps we list (6 of 21)

Maple Leaf - Pure Wash

WinterPeg Soap Bar

Pure Wash 75% Dragon

Big Heart - Pure Wash

Mushroom Bois

Small Rose Turtle

6. Birch Babe

88/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Northbrook, Ontario)

Head office in Northbrook, OntarioFounded 2015

Birch Babe is a women and family-led Canadian company owned by Birch Babe Naturals Inc. Every product is formulated in the brand's Ontario lab and handmade in small batches there. The company sources EcoCert and Fairtrade ingredients, some of which are imported, but manufacturing stays in Ontario.

Brand ownership: Birch Babe Naturals Inc. (Canada, family owned)
Ultimate parent: Birch Babe Naturals Inc.
Manufacturing: Ontario, Canada (formulated and handmade in-house)
Ingredient origin: EcoCert and Fairtrade ingredients, some imported
Official claim: Made in Canada

CertClean Certified All Natural

Vegan

Cruelty Free

birchbabe.com Source: FAQ Page Source: About UsVerified September 2026

Birch Babe Bar Soaps we list

Birch Babe Botanical Body Bar - Aloe Vera and Seaweed

Ontario, Canada

Which bar soap brands are not Canadian?

These 5 brands are popular in Canada but score lower on fyiCanada’s Canadian score, because they’re foreign-owned, made elsewhere, or both.

1. Irish Spring

0/100 · Imported

Head office in New York, New YorkFounded 1970

Irish Spring is not Canadian, and the name is not a clue about the factory. Colgate-Palmolive lists it as a personal care brand. The deodorant soap launched in Germany in 1970. A court record says a Colgate plant in Kansas City, Kansas, supplied Canada. No source names a plant in this country.

Brand ownership: Colgate-Palmolive Company (United States)
Ultimate parent: Colgate-Palmolive Company
Manufacturing: Former Colgate plant in Kansas City, Kansas; current plant not published
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No Canadian origin claim

irishspring.com Source: Our Brands Source: Irish SpringVerified September 2026

Irish Spring Bar Soaps we list

Irish Spring Active Scrub Exfoliating Bar Soap

Irish Spring Icy Blast Deodorant Bar Soap

Irish Spring Original Clean Deodorant Bar Soap

2. Dial

0/100 · Imported

Head office in Stamford, Connecticut

Dial is not a Canadian soap. Henkel of Germany owns the brand through a Stamford, Connecticut office. The company says the bars are made in Colombia, beside a palm-oil project there. Liquid and foaming soaps come from West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. No page names a Dial plant in Canada.

Brand ownership: Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. (United States)
Ultimate parent: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Germany
Manufacturing: Bar soap in Colombia; liquid soap in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Ingredient origin: Palm oil for bars made in Colombia; other inputs not disclosed
Official claim: No Canadian origin claim

Leaping Bunny

dialsoap.com Source: About Dial Source: SolidaridadVerified September 2026

Dial Bar Soaps we list

Dial Aloe Antibacterial Bar Soap

Colombia

Dial Spring Water Antibacterial Bar Soap

Colombia

Dial Gold Antibacterial Bar Soap

Colombia

3. Ivory

0/100 · Imported

Head office in Cincinnati, OhioFounded 1879

Ivory is not a Canadian soap. Procter & Gamble created the floating bar in 1879 and still owns it. A Cincinnati contractor made Ivory bars for P&G until that plant closed in March 2024. No page names the factory that replaced it, and none of the sources put that factory in Canada.

Brand ownership: The Procter & Gamble Company (United States)
Ultimate parent: The Procter & Gamble Company
Manufacturing: Not disclosed after the Cincinnati plant closed in 2024
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: No Canadian origin claim

ivory.com Source: Our Heritage Source: Ivory (soap)Verified September 2026

Ivory Bar Soaps we list

Ivory Gentle Exfoliating Bar Soap Warm Vanilla Oat Milk

Ivory Gentle Aloe Bar Soap

Ivory Gentle Original Bar Soap

4. Dove

0/100 · Imported

Head office in London, EnglandFounded 1957

Dove is a Unilever personal care brand, not a Canadian one. Unilever PLC lists Dove as a group brand that started in the United States in 1957. Official pages name Beauty Bar plants in the United States, Germany and Indonesia, and a deodorant plant in Aguai, Brazil. No fetched page names a Canadian Dove factory.

Brand ownership: Unilever (United Kingdom)
Ultimate parent: Unilever PLC
Manufacturing: Mannheim, Germany; USA; Indonesia; Aguai, Brazil
Ingredient origin: Haiti vetiver; Brazil green mandarin; Sulawesi patchouli
Official claim: No Canadian origin claim

PETA

dove.com Source: Dove | Unilever Source: Brands | UnileverVerified September 2026

5. Aveeno

0/100 · Imported

Head office in Summit, New JerseyFounded 1945

Aveeno is an American brand founded by Albert and Sidney Musher in 1945. Johnson & Johnson acquired it in 1999, and it now sits under Kenvue Inc., a U.S. consumer health company. Aveeno body wash sold in Canada is not manufactured in Canada.

Brand ownership: Kenvue Inc. (United States)
Ultimate parent: Kenvue Inc., Summit, New Jersey
Manufacturing: Not in Canada
Ingredient origin: Global supply; colloidal oatmeal
Official claim: No Canadian-made claim

aveeno.ca Source: About Aveeno Source: Kenvue brandsVerified September 2026

Aveeno Bar Soaps we list