I’ve been doing the ‘buy Canadian’ thing for a few years now. I actually enjoy the game of trying to find cool folks making cool stuff and I know that there are others like me just like there are people who lack the time or inclination to do the research.
I also think it can be tricky for people looking at starting a business to be able to identify a need.
So what’s a product you don’t know of a Canadian alternative to?
Personally, it’s cast iron cookware. Meyer makes great stainless stuff, but there isn’t a single foundry making cast iron cookware in Canada. I’ve actually started emailing a few to see if I can find a Canadian foundry that would be willing to batch produce cast iron skillets. Finding a local brand already doing it would be a LOT easier!
Thayers Witch hazel facial toner. I have seen a couple of Canadian products but not with the same/similar ingredients.
Eatthwise is a Canadian brand that does an unscented witch hazel hydrosol but it won’t have the glycerin and other additives in Thayers
I got a bottle and it STINKS 😣
It smells like actual witch hazel which the Thayers doesn’t as it is rather diluted. True witch hazel vaguely smells of hot dog water for lack of a better term.
I just can’t use it on my face. It also stays around 🤢 I’ll use up the bottle on insect bites on other body parts but back to searching a toner.