AG Hair explained

AG Care
Type:Private
Industry:Hair care and cosmetics
Founded:1989 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hq Location City:Coquitlam, British Columbia
Hq Location Country:Canada
Area Served:Worldwide

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

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

History

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.[2] [5] [6] The Davises began to formulate and manufacture their own professional hair care products, which they sold to salons directly beginning in 1990.[2] [7] In 2001, AG Care products began selling to salons in the United States.[2] 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, 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, 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.[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.[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

  1. Web site: Care . A. G. . 2022-11-08 . Canadian Hair Care Brand AG Care Relaunches in the U.S. With Brand Renewal . 2023-07-26 . GlobeNewswire News Room . en.
  2. Web site: 10 things you need to know about AG Hair Cosmetics . 2011 . Behind the Chair . October 31, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031007/http://www.behindthechair.com/displayarticle.aspx?ID=1059 . March 4, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Duo up for award . Staff . October 3, 2008 . North Shore News . October 31, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Lozanova . Sarah . 2023-01-23 . AG Care Making Progress Toward Sustainable Hair Care . 2023-07-26 . Earth911 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Hair care supports school in Uganda. Christine Lyon. February 25, 2013. North Shore News. October 31, 2015.
  6. Web site: Welcoming remedies! . Arielle Chambers . July 9, 2014 . Nu – Modé . October 31, 2015 .
  7. Web site: Hair that cares: Lotte Davis, CEO of AG Hair, educating girls in Africa. Jen Schaeffers. July 7, 2015. Vancity Buzz. October 31, 2015.
  8. Web site: 2022-11-09 . AG Care Relaunches in the U.S. with Brand Renewal . 2023-07-26 . Beauty Launchpad . en-us.
  9. Web site: Here’s How to Get Your Hair Ready for the Holiday Season . 2023-07-26 . Elle Canada . en.
  10. Web site: 2023-07-05 . Skincare Meets Haircare: The Ingredients To Help Your Hair . 2023-07-26 . Marie Claire . en-us.
  11. Web site: 2022-01-13 . Aligning Business with a Cause with Lotte Davis - Startup Canada . 2023-07-26 . en-US.
  12. Web site: Women Leading Change Foundation. Sara Harowitz. September 24, 2015. Montecristo Magazine. October 31, 2015.
  13. Web site: Spin into great hair with Eastwood Cycle X AG. Amy Yew. September 24, 2015. Vancouver Courier. October 31, 2015.
  14. Web site: One Girl Can Scholarship Africa . October 31, 2015 . One Girl Can.
  15. Web site: Michele Marko . April 7, 2016 . Lotte Davis: AG founder's philanthropy fills an empty nest . April 21, 2016 . Vancouver Sun.
  16. Web site: 2019-10-07 . Vancouver's One Girl Can marks International Day of the Girl . 2023-07-26 . The Georgia Straight . en.
  17. Web site: February 2016 . AG Hair Supports Education in Africa . April 21, 2016 . Modern Salon.
  18. Web site: March 3, 2015 . TricorBraun supplies packaging for AG Hair . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140410045526/http://www.packagingeurope.com/Packaging-Europe-News/52513/TricorBraun-Supplies-Packaging-for-AG-Hair.html . April 10, 2014 . October 31, 2015 . Packaging Europe.
  19. Web site: NaturallyCurly . 2021-10-01 . AG Co-Founder Lotte Davis on How One Girl Can Pay it Forward . 2023-07-26 . NaturallyCurly.com . en.
  20. Web site: AG Hair's Firewall Argan Shine and Flatiron Spray. Lauren Salapatek. November 4, 2016. Modern Salon. May 20, 2017.
  21. Web site: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Kids. November 18, 2016. BC Living. May 20, 2017.
  22. Web site: 17 holiday gifts that give back. April 12, 2017. Today's Parent. May 20, 2017.
  23. Web site: Brian Hill takes top honours as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 for the Pacific region. October 12, 2008. Nation Talk. October 31, 2015.
  24. Web site: AG a Great Place to be . https://archive.today/20140831033912/http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=73bec821-35ee-4750-bb90-9d42d4f254fe . dead . 2014-08-31 . December 24, 2008 . Burnaby Now, via Canada.com .
  25. Web site: Top 100 biggest manufacturers in Metro Vancouver in 2016. Business Vancouver. April 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509104431/https://www.biv.com/datatables/top-100-biggest-manufacturers-in-metro-vancouver-i/. May 9, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  26. Web site: AG Hair named one of Canada's best-managed companies . Mckenzie . Kevin Hinton & Ryan . BCBusiness . en . 2018-10-20.
  27. Web site: Best Managed new winners. Deloitte. March 24, 2017.
  28. Web site: AG Hair: Canada's Best Managed Companies 2017. March 9, 2017. Mai Nguyen. Canadian Business. March 24, 2017.
  29. Web site: Gold Standard winners Canada's Best Managed Companies . 2023-07-26 . Deloitte Canada . en.

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