The North Channel shoreline in Northern Ontario at golden hour

The Journal

Notes from the North

Ingredients, routines, and the story behind every small-batch jar, written here in Northern Ontario.

A block of grass-fed tallow ready to render for North Channel skincare
Ingredients

Is Tallow Good for Your Skin? Why We Build Every Crème on Grass-Fed Tallow

By Melissa Phillips · June 15, 2026

Smoothing North Channel tallow crème by the water in Northern Ontario
Routine

How to Build a Simple Skincare Routine With Only Three Products

By Melissa Phillips · May 28, 2026

The North Channel collection on weathered driftwood by the water: North Calm, North Glow and North Relief, left to right
Products

Which North Channel Crème Is Right for You? Meet Glow, Calm and Relief

By Melissa Phillips · May 12, 2026

North Relief unscented crème for dry, weather-exposed winter skin
Guides

How to Care for Dry, Weather-Exposed Skin Through a Northern Winter

By Melissa Phillips · April 20, 2026

Melissa Phillips at a North Channel Co market table in Northern Ontario
Our Story

Made by Hand in Small Batches Here in Northern Ontario

By Melissa Phillips · April 5, 2026

The North Channel shoreline in Northern Ontario at golden hour
Our Story

The North Channel: The Place Behind the Name

By Melissa Phillips · March 22, 2026

Notes from the North

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