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AG Hair

AG Care (AG Hair LTD) is a Canadian beauty company based in British Columbia, Canada.[1][2][3] It is the largest independent manufacturer of professional hair-care products in Canada.[2]

AG Care
Company typePrivate
IndustryHair care and cosmetics
Founded1989 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Headquarters
Coquitlam, British Columbia
,
Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Lotte Davis, co-founder
  • John Davis, co-founder
Websiteag.care

AG Care formulates and manufactures professional hair care products that are vegan, cruelty-free and made without drying sulfates, gluten, DEA, parabens, PABA or DMDMH.[4]

History

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AG Care was founded in 1989, by Lotte Davis, a South African-born graphic designer and her husband John Davis, a hairdresser from Liverpool, in their North Vancouver basement.[3][5][6] The Davises began to formulate and manufacture their own professional hair care products, which they sold to salons directly beginning in 1990.[3][7] In 2001, AG Care products began selling to salons in the United States.[3] In 2022, AG Care launched new sustainable packaging made from aluminum and PCR bottles, and eliminated large-format plastic bottles in favour of refill pouches,[1] a shift towards sustainability and care for the environment.[8] Today, AG Care is available across Canada, the US and Australia in salons and retailers Ulta Beauty,[1] Chatters,[9] COBIA Beauty, Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop, and Price Attack.[10]

In 2008, Lotte Davis founded One Girl Can Society to help African girls obtain an education by building schools.[11][12][13] One Girl Can provides secondary, vocational, and university scholarships to eligible girls in Africa.[14][15] AG Care contributes annually through employee volunteering to in-kind and financial support to help educate girls and women in Africa.[8][16] Since its founding, proceeds from AG Care product sales have raised over $2.2 million[17] and built five schools in Sub-Saharan Africa.[18][19][20] In 2015, AG Care launched limited-edition packaging of its hairspray Firewall Argan Flat Iron Spray to raise funds for One Girl Can. 50 cents of each bottle sold goes to the foundation.[17][21][22]

In October 2008, John and Lotte Davis (parents of actress Mackenzie Davis) received the Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for business-to-business products and services for AG Care.[23] That year AG Care was named one of the best companies to work for in British Columbia by BC Business Magazine.[24]

AG Care was featured in Business Vancouver's list of top 100 biggest manufacturers in Metro Vancouver in 2016.[25] Since 2017, Deloitte named AG Care one of the best managed companies in Canada.[26][27][28][29]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Care, A. G. (November 8, 2022). "Canadian Hair Care Brand AG Care Relaunches in the U.S. With Brand Renewal". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Staff (October 3, 2008). "Duo up for award". North Shore News. Retrieved October 31, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b c d "10 things you need to know about AG Hair Cosmetics". Behind the Chair. 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Lozanova, Sarah (January 23, 2023). "AG Care Making Progress Toward Sustainable Hair Care". Earth911. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Christine Lyon (February 25, 2013). "Hair care supports school in Uganda". North Shore News. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  6. ^ Arielle Chambers (July 9, 2014). "Welcoming remedies!". Nu – Modé. Retrieved October 31, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Jen Schaeffers (July 7, 2015). "Hair that cares: Lotte Davis, CEO of AG Hair, educating girls in Africa". Vancity Buzz. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "AG Care Relaunches in the U.S. with Brand Renewal". Beauty Launchpad. November 9, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Here's How to Get Your Hair Ready for the Holiday Season". Elle Canada. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Skincare Meets Haircare: The Ingredients To Help Your Hair". Marie Claire. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Aligning Business with a Cause with Lotte Davis - Startup Canada". January 13, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  12. ^ Sara Harowitz (September 24, 2015). "Women Leading Change Foundation". Montecristo Magazine. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  13. ^ Amy Yew (September 24, 2015). "Spin into great hair with Eastwood Cycle X AG". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  14. ^ "One Girl Can Scholarship Africa". One Girl Can. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  15. ^ Michele Marko (April 7, 2016). "Lotte Davis: AG founder's philanthropy fills an empty nest". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  16. ^ "Vancouver's One Girl Can marks International Day of the Girl". The Georgia Straight. October 7, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "AG Hair Supports Education in Africa". Modern Salon. February 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  18. ^ "TricorBraun supplies packaging for AG Hair". Packaging Europe. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  19. ^ NaturallyCurly (October 1, 2021). "AG Co-Founder Lotte Davis on How One Girl Can Pay it Forward". NaturallyCurly.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  20. ^ Lauren Salapatek (November 4, 2016). "AG Hair's Firewall Argan Shine and Flatiron Spray". Modern Salon. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  21. ^ "2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Kids". BC Living. November 18, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  22. ^ "17 holiday gifts that give back". Today's Parent. April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  23. ^ "Brian Hill takes top honours as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 for the Pacific region". Nation Talk. October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  24. ^ "AG a Great Place to be". December 24, 2008. Burnaby Now, via Canada.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014.
  25. ^ "Top 100 biggest manufacturers in Metro Vancouver in 2016". Business Vancouver. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  26. ^ Mckenzie, Kevin Hinton & Ryan. "AG Hair named one of Canada's best-managed companies". BCBusiness. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  27. ^ "Best Managed new winners". Deloitte. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  28. ^ Mai Nguyen (March 9, 2017). "AG Hair: Canada's Best Managed Companies 2017". Canadian Business. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  29. ^ "Gold Standard winners | Canada's Best Managed Companies". Deloitte Canada. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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