12 Popular French Beauty Products You Can Find at Canadian Drug Stores

French pharmacies are known for being filled with beauty gems that are super effective, ideal for sensitive skin, and boast drug store prices. Here are the buzziest ones that are available right here in Canada.

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Avène Thermal Spring Water
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Avène Thermal Spring Water

This naturally sourced water hydrates and soothes skin, calming redness and irritation. Work in a dry space? Frequent flier? Experience skin sensitivities? Keep this spray on hand (it also comes in a handy travel size) for instant relief.

Avène Thermal Spring Water, $25, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Bioderma Atoderm Cream
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Bioderma Atoderm Cream Ultra

Ultra-nourishing and hydrating, this body cream is ideal for those with dry skin (or anyone battling Canada’s icy winds). It checks all the boxes: Not too watery, not too thick, and boasts a faint floral fragrance.

Bioderma Atoderm Cream, $19, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Bioderma Sensibio
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Bioderma Sensibio

Topping every French girl’s list of beauty essentials is this micellar water by Bioderma. It removes makeup effortlessly and cleanses skin without irritating it.

Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micelle Solution, $18, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Boiron Cicadermine
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Boiron Cicadermine

Called “Homeoplasmine” in France, this all-purpose ointment deserves a spot in everyone’s medicine cabinet (or if you’re like me, your handbag). It’s a balm that can heal any irritation (it’s sold in France as a nipple cream for breastfeeding mothers), but it makes a wonderfully hydrating, plumping lip balm.

Boiron Cicadermine, $10, well.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré
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Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré

This face cream has acquired quite a cult following. Celebrity and backstage makeup artists love it for its hydrating, skin-priming abilities, while the lazy set love that it can act as a makeup remover, cleanser and moisturizer. Need another reason to give it a try? Beyoncé uses it.

Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré, $35, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Filorga Time-filler Night
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Filorga Time-Filler Night

Go into any French pharmacy, and you’ll likely see someone loading up their basket with Filorga products. One of the brand’s top sellers is this anti-aging night cream, which boasts hyaluronic acid and exfoliants to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, smooth the skin’s surface and offer deep hydration.

Filorga Time-Filler Night, $90, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Klorane Golden Highlights Shampoo and Conditioner
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Klorane Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner with Mango

Klorane is known for its super gentle natural hair products, and this shampoo-conditioner duo is no different. These products nourish and soften even the driest strands,

Klorane Nourishing Shampoo with Mango, $18, well.ca | Klorane Conditioner with Mango, $18, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Klorane Dry Shampoo
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Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk

Everyone from ultimate French girl Jeanne Damas to Paris-frequenter Gwyneth Paltrow raves about this dry shampoo. Formulated with oat milk, it’s gentle on hair while absorbing oil and gives locks that tousled French-girl texture. (Before you try it, read about how to use dry shampoo the right way.)

Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk, $15, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | La Roche Posay Pigmentclar Eyes
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La Roche Posay Pigmentclar Eyes

La Roche Posay is a popular French skin-care brand beloved by dermatologists everywhere for its formulas that are great for sensitive skin—like the delicate skin around the eyes. This eye cream moisturizes the skin while targeting blue and brown dark circles.

La Roche Posay Pigmentclar Eyes, $52, well.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil
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Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil

This moisturizing oil offers a satiny, hydrated finish to dry skin and hair. I spray it on my legs in the summer before leaving my home to give them a shine.

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil, $41, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Best French beauty products available in Canada | Nuxe Rêve de Miel® Honey lLp Balm Ultra-Nourishing and Reparing
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Nuxe Rêve de Miel® Honey Lip Balm

With the nourishing benefits of honey, this lip balm repairs lips keeping them supple, even in Canada’s coldest months of the year. Apply it at night, and you’ll wake up with a fuller, more hydrated pout.

Nuxe Rêve de Miel® Honey Lip Balm Ultra-Nourishing and Reparing, $16, shoppersdrugmart.ca

Next: 9 of the Best Hand Creams for Soft, Healthy Skin

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