Eight products. One jar. Just add water.
Activating Powder replaces 8 products. Dry shampoo, setting powder, body powder, everyday cleanser, exfoliant, mask, scalp refresh, mattifying powder. One jar does the lot.
Limited First Run
Dry: dry shampoo, setting powder, body powder, scalp refresh.
Mix with water: everyday cleanser, mild exfoliant, clarifying mask.
Mix with Everything Oil: nourishing oil cleanser.
Mix with Hydrating Tonic: brightening exfoliating mask.
Maranta Arundinace (Arrowroot) Root Powder*, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch*, Lecithin*, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Fruit Powder*, Stellaria Media (Chickweed) Leaf Powder*, Tocopherol, Maris Sal, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract*, Acer Rubrum (Red Maple) Leaf Extract*, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract*, Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract / Terminalia Chebula Extract / Terminalia Bellerica Fruit Extract* , Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract*, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract*, Plukenetia Volubilis (Sacha Inchi) Seed Oil*, Lavandula Angustfolia (Lavender) Oil*, Passiflora Edulis (Passion) Fruit Extract*. Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil*
No silicones. No synthetics. No minerals. No parabens. No sulphates. No artificial fragrance.
MILO is meant to be intuitive. You build a relationship with it based on what your skin needs. Here are a few ways to start.
Dry, on its own: Brush through roots as a dry shampoo, dust over your face as a setting powder, or use anywhere on the body to absorb shine and moisture.
Mixed with water: Becomes a daily cleanser, gentle exfoliant, or clarifying mask depending on how long you leave it on.
Mixed with Everything Oil: Becomes a nourishing oil cleanser that dissolves makeup without stripping.
Mixed with Hydrating Tonic: Becomes a brightening exfoliating mask.
As the final step: Dust over your finished skincare to lock it in, add a mattifying finish, and create a barrier between clean skin and the day.
Currently shipping to Canada and the US. Free shipping on Canadian orders over $75 CAD. Flat rate $12 for orders under $75 CAD.
14-day return policy from the date of purchase. Not satisfied? Contact us at lisa@milocares.com and we will sort it out.
Four ways to use it straight from the jar.
Dry shampoo
Absorbs excess oil, refreshes roots, adds volume. No white residue, no build-up. Works on curly hair.
Setting powder
Soft-focus finish that sets makeup without drying. Replaces your translucent powder.
Body powder
Keeps skin dry, calm, and comfortable. Workouts, summer, friction-prone areas. Antibacterial.
Scalp refresh
Calms irritation without rinsing. Liquorice root, lavender, and calendula soothe the scalp between washes.
More than 50% of the first batch has been distributed.
Made in small batches in Canada. When they're gone, they're gone until the next batch. Restocks expected May.
See the difference
MILO vs Other Brands
Most powder products do one thing. This one does eight. Here is how it compares to buying them all separately.
- Replaces 8 products in one jar
- No talc, no silicones, no synthetics
- Dry, wet, or mixed - adapts to you
- Under $50 for 1-3 months of use
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Other Brands | |
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| Replaces multiple products | ||
| No talc or silicones | ||
| Multifunctional (dry + wet) | ||
| Works for skin, hair, and body | ||
| Vegan and cruelty-free | ||
| Made in Canada, small batch | ||
| Travel-friendly (one jar) |
Soothing when dry. Activating when wet.
One powder. Three transformations.
These are the things the powder becomes when you add a liquid. Mix it with what you already have - water from the tap, or the other two products in the MILO system. No other powder on the market does this.
Cleanser, exfoliant, mask
Add water and the powder becomes three things: a smooth cleansing paste, a mild physical exfoliant, or a balancing clarifying mask. Arrowroot binds, rice starch polishes.
How Mix to a smooth paste. Cleanser: massage and rinse. Mask: leave 5-10 minutes, rinse.
Nourishing cleanser
Add a few drops of oil and the powder becomes a creamy oil cleanser that dissolves makeup, dirt, and SPF without stripping the skin barrier.
How Combine a few drops of oil with a pinch of powder. Massage onto dry skin. Rinse or wipe off.
Brightening exfoliating mask
Add the tonic and the powder becomes a brightening exfoliating mask. The aloe-based tonic carries the actives deeper than water alone.
How Spritz tonic onto a small dish of powder, mix, apply, leave 5-10 minutes, rinse.
First principles skincare.
Most companies want you to stack PRODUCTS, we stacked ingredients so you do not need to stack products. Every ingredient in this jar serves a function for the skin or hair - not the marketing department.
Arrowroot, not talc
Maranta arundinacea binds excess oil and moisture without the lung concerns of traditional talc-based powders.
Rice starch for texture
Oryza sativa polishes the skin gently and gives the powder its soft-focus mattifying finish.
Triphala wakes up with liquid
Three Ayurvedic plants (Amla, Haritaki, Bibhitaki) sit dormant in the dry powder. Add water, oil, or tonic and the bioactives switch on - vitamin C, tannins, lignans, gallic acid all activating at once. Not just exfoliation. Rejuvenation, plant-to-skin.
No silicones, no synthetics
Just botanicals that work. No parabens, no sulphates, no artificial fragrance. Every ingredient earns its place.
Real people. Real routines.
See how real customers use MILO in their daily routine.
Built by two women who got tired of the same thing you did.
Lisa and Katrina have been best friends for over 20 years. Between them: 75 flights a year, a bathroom shelf that kept getting fuller, and a combined spend that would make your accountant sweat, on products that promised more than they delivered.
They did not set out to build a skincare brand. They set out to solve a problem. What does skin actually need? Not what the industry tells you it needs. What does it actually need?
The answer was MILO. Three products. A complete system. Built from first principles and made in Canada.
This is not a brand that wants you to buy more products. It is a brand that wants you to stop.
Works even better with the rest of the system.
Each product stands on its own. Together they replace your entire routine - and the Trio bundle saves $25.
Everything Oil
$55 CAD
Hydrating Tonic
$45 CAD
MILO Trio
$125 CAD (save $25)
One jar. Eight products. Two months of use.
The Activating Powder is the most versatile product in the MILO system. Dry, wet, or mixed - it adapts to whatever your skin or hair needs.
Vegan. Cruelty-free. Made in Canada. No fillers. No complexity. No nonsense.
Free shipping over $75 CAD - 14-day returns - Secure checkout
Questions worth answering.
The Activating Powder replaces dry shampoo, setting powder, body powder, cleanser, exfoliant, and face masks. If you are buying those separately, you are spending $200-300+ on products that sit half-used in your bathroom. This is one jar, under $50, that covers all of them. If it does not work for you, return it within 14 days.
The base is arrowroot and rice starch, not talc or silicone. It is non-comedogenic and safe for sensitive skin. That said, everyone is different. If your skin reacts, our 14-day return policy covers you. Contact lisa@milocares.com and we will sort it out.
Light bergamot and lavender. Not perfumed, not medicinal. The texture is fine and silky, similar to a high-end setting powder. When mixed with water it becomes a smooth paste. Customers consistently say it feels 'clean' and 'healthy' on the skin.
Orders ship within 5 business days from Canada. Free shipping on Canadian orders over $75 CAD. US shipping available. You get tracking as soon as it leaves.
1-3 months depending on how many products you are replacing it with and whether or not you use it on your face or extend the benefits to your hair + body.
14-day returns from the date of purchase. Free and no questions asked. Email lisa@milocares.com and she will sort it out personally.
