Green Beaver

Since our launch in 2002, Green Beaver has sought to provide healthy, natural products for your family and for ours. Founded by wife-and-husband team Karen Clark and Alain Ménard, whose work in the pesticide and pharmaceutical industries helped shape their interest in natural goods, Green Beaver was developed as a reaction to the harsh chemicals found in children’s shampoos, bubble baths, and other self-care products.

After years of working as biochemists and microbiologists, Karen and Alain were appalled at the amount of dangerous ingredients used to create hygiene products, especially for children. So much so that Karen left her job in 1996 to begin formulating products that would eventually become Green Beaver mainstays. Additionally, it was when Alain’s 32-year-old sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999&mdasha disease often linked to the parabens used in everyday products like deodorant&mdashthat Green Beaver truly became a team initiative.

The goal was simply to put their knowledge to better use and create a difference in the world by providing all-natural alternatives. In 2001, Karen and Alain welcomed their son, Joshua, into the family. He was the true inspiration for Green Beaver’s launch – after all, Karen and Alain had set out to provide healthy options to future generations of Canadian families.