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Caprina (Santrel International)

Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec

Fresh goat's milk bar soap, body wash, hand soap, bubble bath and lotion.

Beloeil, QC CA · santrel.com

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Caprina is a fresh goat's milk soap and body care brand sold since 1998, bought in fall 2023 from Canus by Santrel International Inc., a family-owned company in Beloeil, Quebec. Corporations Canada's register lists a Beloeil resident as majority shareholder, and the vendor says every product is made in its own Les Plastiques JETS plant in Beloeil with Quebec goat's milk and Quebec-made packaging. Soap bases, fragrances and surfactants are of undisclosed origin, so the inputs split is an estimate.

Factors

Ownership

100.0 verified

CA 100%

Corporations Canada's profile for Santrel International Inc. (891590-3) lists one individual with significant control, Jean-Sebastien Bedard of Beloeil, Quebec, holding more than 50% and up to 75% of the shares indirectly, with both directors at the same Beloeil address; the vendor calls itself a family-owned Quebec company and says it bought the Caprina brand from Canus in fall 2023. The federal corporation was discontinued on 2025-07-22 and continued into Quebec under the Business Corporations Act, and the Registraire des entreprises du Quebec, which now holds the current shareholder register, was blocked today, so the significant-control entry (last confirmed 2024-08-15) is the most recent registry record available. No Wikipedia, Wikidata or SEC EDGAR record exists for Santrel or Caprina.

Manufacturing

100.0 reported

CA 100%

The vendor says all Caprina products are manufactured at its Les Plastiques JETS factory in Beloeil, Quebec, and that bar soap production, contracted out to another manufacturer in 2022 during a supply problem, is back in-house. The CANADA List and madeinca.ca both record Canada as the manufacturing country; neither is an independent inspection.

  • FAQ - Santrel vendor_statement “We are proud to manufacture all of our products in Quebec, Canada. Specifically, in our Les Plastiques JETS factory located in Beloeil, Quebec, Canada.”
  • FAQ - Santrel vendor_statement “In order to avoid supply chain issues, we temporarily had to change manufacturers in 2022 ... This issue has now been resolved as we have started manufacturing our soap bars in-house!”
  • About us - Santrel vendor_statement “Caprina is the 5th best-selling soap brand in Canada and is fully manufactured in Quebec, Canada. These high-quality products are also distributed in the United States and several countries in Asia.”
  • The CANADA List directory “Ownership (Company): Santrel International Inc. Ownership (Country): Canada Manufacturing (Countries): Canada ... all products are now made in the Les Plastiques JETS factory located in Beloeil, Quebec, Canada.”
  • Soap: Caprina | Made in CA directory “Manufactured In: Quebec (head office and plant located in Beloeil) ... In October 2023, Santrel International Inc. has become the new owner of Canus brands (Caprina, Nature by Canus and little goat)”

People

100.0 reported

CA 100%

Head office, registered office, factory and shipping warehouse are all at 44 rue du Joli-Vent in Beloeil, Quebec, and the vendor describes a four-member family team with Eastern Time customer service; no office or staff outside Canada is named although products are exported to the US and Asia.

Inputs

59.5 inferred

CA 55% · EU 10% · other 20% · US 15%

The vendor says its fresh goat's milk comes from UPA-registered Quebec farms and that all packaging is made in Quebec, but discloses no origin for the tallow or vegetable soap base, fragrances, surfactants and emollients that make up most of the formulas, so the split is our estimate with imported oleochemicals and fragrance spread across the US, Europe and Asia.

  • FAQ - Santrel vendor_statement “All of our products are made with fresh goat’s milk instead of powdered dehydrated milk. ... All our fresh goat’s milk suppliers are registered with the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA).”
  • About us - Santrel vendor_statement “All of our packaging is made in Quebec. We strive to prioritize local suppliers to support the Canadian economy and ensure better control over quality.”
  • FAQ - Santrel vendor_statement “Our soap bars are made from tallow and/or a vegetable base. ... All of our lavender line is made with pure lavender oil. As for our other scents, we use fragrances.”

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