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

Type	Private
Industry	Hair care and cosmetics
Founded	1989 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Headquarters	Coquitlam, British Columbia , Canada
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Lotte Davis, co-founder John Davis, co-founder
Website	ag.care

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.^[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] 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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6. Arielle Chambers (July 9, 2014). "Welcoming remedies!". Nu – Modé. Retrieved October 31, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
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8. "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.
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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.
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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.
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21. "2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Kids". BC Living. November 18, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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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.
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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.