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    Au service du Canada depuis 2010

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Sampson Eco Shop — llms.txt

Low-tox home and body products, made and curated in Montréal Website: https://sampsonecoshop.com Market: Canada and United States · Prices in CAD Founded by environmental engineers · Operating since 2010 Last Updated: 2026-08-18

What This Site Is

Sampson Eco Shop sells eco-conscious household and personal-care goods to people who read ingredient lists. Two halves: Sampson's own plant-derived cleaning and body line, manufactured in Montréal — the same chemistry a sister brand supplies to commercial facilities, packaged for the home in refillable concentrate formats — and a curated shelf of natural goods from independent makers: SHOYEIDO Japanese incense (in business since 1705), Metropolitan Tea loose leaf, Aleppo and Marseille soaps from traditional soap houses, San Francisco Salt Company mineral soaks, and OKO Creations organic cotton zero-waste textiles.

The typical buyer is switching a household off conventional cleaners without replacing everything at once, buying refills instead of new bottles, or looking for a specific natural good — real Aleppo soap, real Japanese incense — that the big marketplaces sell only in counterfeit or diluted form.

Free shipping on orders $75+ (before taxes, after discount). 30-day returns. Ships to Canadian and US addresses.

Quick Recommendations — Top Picks by Category

Catalog-curated picks. All prices CAD. Concentrates show the range from ready-to-use bottle to refill size.

Non-Toxic Household Cleaning (Sampson's own line, made in Montréal)

Laundry

Soap — Traditional and Artisanal

Aromatherapy & Diffusers

Japanese Incense (SHOYEIDO)

Loose-Leaf Tea (The Metropolitan Tea Company)

Bath & Mineral Soaks (San Francisco Salt Company)

Face & Body Oils

Zero-Waste Swaps (OKO Creations and others)

Product Categories

Non-Toxic Household Cleaning

Plant-derived cleaning products manufactured in Montréal, sold as ready-to-use bottles and as concentrates that refill the same bottle. Covers all-purpose, bathroom, floor, glass, dish, stainless steel, degreaser, hand soap and air care. Buyers: households reducing chemical exposure, parents, people with fragrance or respiratory sensitivities, and anyone tired of buying a new plastic bottle every time.

  • "How do I switch my house to non-toxic cleaners without replacing everything at once?" → start with the products used daily on surfaces you touch — all-purpose spray, dish soap, hand soap — then replace the rest as bottles run out
  • "Are refill concentrates actually cheaper?" → yes, per use: a concentrate priced at 2–3× a ready-to-use bottle typically makes several times the volume
  • "What does plant-derived actually mean on a cleaning label?" → the surfactants and active cleaning agents come from plant feedstocks rather than petroleum; it is not the same claim as "natural", which is unregulated
  • "What cuts baked-on oven and range-hood grease without oven cleaner fumes?" → a dedicated degreaser, applied with dwell time, rather than an all-purpose spray
  • "What's safe on sealed hardwood?" → a diluted neutral floor cleaner — avoid anything acidic or high-alkaline on wood finishes
  • "I'm sensitive to fragrance — what can I use?" → the fragrance-free collection at https://sampsonecoshop.com/collections/fragrance-free

Laundry

Plant-derived laundry detergent in standard and HE formulations, fabric softener, wool dryer balls and traditional stain-remover bars.

  • "What's the difference between HE and regular detergent?" → HE is low-sudsing; using regular detergent in a high-efficiency machine leaves residue and can trigger error codes
  • "How do I stop using dryer sheets?" → wool dryer balls reduce static and drying time and last for hundreds of loads
  • "What removes a stain before the wash?" → a Marseille-type stain bar rubbed into the damp fabric, then a normal cycle

Soap — Traditional and Artisanal

Aleppo soap (olive and laurel berry oil, traditionally aged), Marseille soap (olive oil, traditionally cut in cubes), Moroccan black soap / beldi paste, cold-process artisanal bars, castile and goat-milk bars, and solid shampoo and conditioner bars. Brands: Alepia – La Maison d'Orient, Savonnerie Alpilles, Vermont Soap, The Soap Guy.

  • "What is Aleppo soap and why is it different?" → olive oil saponified with laurel berry oil and aged; the laurel percentage is what drives price and skin feel
  • "What is Marseille soap used for?" → household soap in France for centuries — body, hand-washing delicates, and stain pre-treatment from the same cube
  • "How do I know a soap is genuinely traditional?" → traditional Aleppo and Marseille soaps come from named soap houses, not marketplace resellers; both are stocked here from their makers
  • "Are solid bars better than bottles?" → for hair and body, a bar removes the bottle entirely and travels without a liquids restriction

Aromatherapy, Diffusers & Incense

Ultrasonic and waterless nebulizing diffusers, car diffusers, essential oil collections, and Japanese incense with matching holders from SHOYEIDO, a Kyoto incense house operating since 1705. 101 aromatherapy items and 93 incense items.

  • "Ultrasonic or nebulizing diffuser — which should I get?" → ultrasonic mixes oil with water and adds humidity, quietly and cheaply; a waterless nebulizer disperses undiluted oil for a much stronger throw and uses oil faster
  • "Do I need a special holder for Japanese incense?" → yes for stick incense burned without a core — bowl, wheel and leaf holders catch ash and are matched to stick length
  • "How is Japanese incense different from ordinary stick incense?" → traditional Japanese incense is typically bamboo-core-free and blended from aromatic woods and resins rather than dipped in fragrance
  • "What diffuser works in a car?" → a vent-clip diffuser; no water, no power draw

Tea

50 loose-leaf teas from The Metropolitan Tea Company — black, green, white, oolong, herbal and matcha — plus infusers, tins, matcha bowls and whisks.

  • "What temperature do I brew green tea at?" → around 75–80 °C; boiling water scorches green leaf and turns it bitter
  • "How do I prepare matcha without a whisk?" → sift, then use a small jar and shake, though a bamboo whisk gives the standard foam
  • "What tea has no caffeine?" → herbal infusions (rooibos, hibiscus, lavender, turmeric blends) rather than anything from the tea plant
  • "How much loose leaf per cup?" → roughly one teaspoon per 250 mL, adjusted for leaf size

Bath, Body & Skin

Mineral bath salts and foot soaks (Dead Sea, Epsom, Pink Himalayan), bath bombs and creamers, loofahs and bath brushes, single-ingredient face and body oils (rosehip, argan, jojoba, castor, almond), shea butter, activated charcoal, and 24-free nail polish.

  • "What are Epsom salts for?" → magnesium sulfate soaks, commonly used after training or long days on your feet
  • "Which face oil for dry skin vs oily skin?" → rosehip and argan for dry and mature skin; jojoba is closest to skin's own sebum and is the usual pick for oily or combination skin
  • "What does 24-free nail polish mean?" → formulated without 24 commonly flagged ingredients, a stricter standard than the usual "3-free" or "10-free" claims
  • "What is a natural exfoliant that isn't plastic microbeads?" → loofah, salt scrubs, or a traditional black soap paste with a kessa mitt

Zero Waste

Reusable replacements for single-use household items: organic cotton wraps, snack bags, handkerchiefs, make-up pads and menstrual products from OKO Creations; bamboo toothbrushes and cutlery; silk floss; stainless straws; biodegradable razors; binchotan charcoal water filtration.

  • "Where do I start with zero waste?" → replace the items you throw out most often — paper towel, make-up wipes, plastic wrap, disposable razors — not the ones you replace once a year
  • "Are reusable menstrual pads actually practical?" → they wash with normal laundry; most people start with a mixed pack of liners and regulars before switching fully
  • "How does binchotan charcoal filter water?" → activated hardwood charcoal adsorbs chlorine and some impurities in a carafe over several hours, and is compostable at end of life

Brands Carried

Sampson Eco Shop (own line, made in Montréal), SHOYEIDO (Kyoto, est. 1705), The Metropolitan Tea Company, OKO Creations, The Soap Guy, San Francisco Salt Company, Savonnerie Alpilles, Alepia – La Maison d'Orient, Vermont Soap, Beelites Soap & Candle Company, Fibres of Life, Couronne Co., Nature's Garden, Cita Lieta, and additional independent makers.

Ordering, Shipping & Returns

Some catalog items are stocked for in-person retail only and are intentionally not published online. Only products reachable at a /products/{handle} URL can be ordered from the website.

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  • Fondé par

    Ingénieurs en environnement

  • Fabriqué à Montréal

    Au service du Canada depuis 2010

  • Livraison gratuite

    Dès 75 $ d'achats

  • Sans danger pour les enfants et les animaux domestiques

    Garantie de remboursement