13 Because some of the best potions are made in Toronto

Clara gold, a stylist and former vintage buyer at Life of Manek Boutique, gave up her day job to brew perfumed bath soaks, incense and steam facials at Gold Apothecary.

THE BUY Sweet Bergamot bath

soak, a jumble of craggy Dead Sea salt crystals, red rose petals, bergamot, orange and frankincense that’s redolent of a Calabrian citrus grove. $25. Goldapothecary.com.

Farah Dukhai, a Toronto YouTube star with 2.3 million subscribers and six million Instagram fans, and her husband, Sal Ali, run Farsali, a beauty brand designed to reproduce Farah’s luminous glow.

THE BUY Rose gold elixir, a schmancy beauty oil infused with 24-karat gold (which apparently keeps skin from sagging), rosehip seed oil (for moisturizing, natch), and fragrant traces of orange and lemongrass. $54. Shop.farsali.com.

Dominique del Col of Wildwood grew up foraging for herbs and flowers on her family’s Niagara farm and blending them into botanical lotions, potions and salves.

THE BUY Celestine facial mist,

a garden-scented spritz of rosewater, argan oil, chamomile and eucalyptus that moisturizes cracked winter skin. $24. Sacredwildwood.com.

Mary Futher, a former executive at brands like Yves Saint Laurent and Shoppers Drug Mart, founded planet-friendly Kaia Naturals to provide an antidote to harsh beauty products that inflame the skin.

THE BUY turmeric Hot Bath, a pungent concoction of turmeric, mustard seed and spearmint inspired by Japanese steam baths, which supposedly improves circulation, reduces muscle pain and sweats out toxins. $15. Kaianaturals.com.

In 2015, Toronto husbandand-wife duo Narae Kim and elie Nehme quit their jobs as architects to launch Artifact, a line of all-natural clay masks and bath goodies.

THE BUY Mèr-Mèr Monoï Fin soak,

a millennial-pink, gardeniascented fairy dust of clay and coconut milk powder that you mix into your bathwater to exfoliate and soften skin. $32. Artifactskinco.ca.