ABOUT

Turning an everyday ritual into an opportunity to care for nature.

Our Story: A Note from the Founder

Named after three important people in my life, I started Anwyn Skye & Co. as an outlet for creativity. With a background in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and a belief that art can inspire and enrich lives, I started a passion project that combined three pursuits in my life: science, art, and sustainability.

After spending the bulk of my career working in R&D and product development, I found myself becoming increasingly disillusioned by the capitalist take-make-waste model. In my personal life, I was trying to reduce my own consumption, yet professionally I was helping create heavily-packaged products within an economic system built on perpetual growth. This tension started a longing for a simpler, slower way of living - one that sparked a fantasy about selling soap at farmer's markets for a living.

I made the decision to leave my job in pursuit of something new & fulfilling and started experimenting with various creative endeavours. When I realized that some of these endeavours conflicted with my values of sustainability (learning, for example, that acrylic paint contributes to microplastic pollution), I decided that soap would be my canvas and botanicals would be my paint.

More than wanting to create beautiful products, my goal is to turn an everyday ritual - washing with soap - into a moment of care and reflection. Every time someone uses one of my soaps, I hope it inspires thoughtfulness about what resources go into a bar of soap, what ingredients are flowing down the drain, and the impact our choices have on the natural world.

Thanks for supporting a small business that cares deeply about lessening the impacts of human activity on our planet.

ECOLOGICALLY CONSCIOUS PRACTICES

Zero-Waste Operations

We believe that anything being manufactured or sold must have a proper end of life solution that doesn't include a landfill. All raw materials, packaging, and tools used in the making of our products are either reused, repurposed, donated, or recycled. As per the zero-waste hierarchy, we only use recycling as our last alternative to landfill. Recycling is not the answer to combatting climate change; avoiding and reducing consumption are far better strategies.

Sourcing

We only source ingredients from renewable, non-animal sources. Instead of using synthetic dyes or fragrances, we use botanical infusions and distillations to colour and scent our products. The materials we use for shipping have been reused or repurposed (the exception being the paper-based tape used to seal the boxes. This tape is recycled paper and is also compostable.)

Simple Supply Chain

We use a local supplier for all our ingredients and opt to have a streamlined list of ingredients to prevent waste. Rather than sourcing many different colourants to achieve our designs, we source a handful of botanicals that provide black, brown, yellow, red, and blue hues and blend them to achieve all the different colours you see in our products.

We’ve also opted to only ship within our own province and to only use ground shipping services via Canada post for the most sustainable shipping option available to us.

Opposing Animal Exploitation

We believe that animals shouldn’t have to suffer for human gain. We only source vegan ingredients and never conduct animal testing. Instead, our products are tested on willing humans before they are released to the market.