Oral B is not Canadian but it's made in Ireland, if you care about that. Still an American company so any profits on top of what the Irish workers got are going there.
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I'm not sure of its sourcing but I just bought the Shoppers Drug Mart Life brand. Does anyone know where it's actually made?
Good suggestion. I'll check that one next time I'm in there. I didn't see anything Canadian-made at London Drugs, though.
Option+ makes a flosser (pre-strung holder) which is quite competitive with Oral B and GUM in both price and quality -- Well.ca has 90 for 50 cents more than 90 Oral B, and it's cheaper when we get it at Uniprix (Quebec).
I was able to find this one locally, thanks! Though I was hoping to find a roll of floss since those pre-strung ones are kinda wasteful.
I agree about the waste, not to mention the plastic. But I can't be too critical, as I use interdental brushes for gum care and plaque control, and ain't no bamboo interdental brushes with replaceable heads!
Yeah, lately I'm finding I need to make trade-offs about what is important to me. Ideally I'd want Canada-owned/Canada-made AND less single use plastic, but sometimes I need to settle for something I can find, at least for things like dental floss where it's a hygiene thing. (Though nice-to-have stuff I can just not buy it at all.)
We're at the same stage, and devised a loose hierarchy of values to apply (ymmv):
1.) Canadian/not American, because the danger of economic/conventional warfare is acute and deadly for every living thing in Canada;
2) No Loblaw's/Weston company/products: we haven't forgotten.
3) Minimum possible plastic: a little extra cost, if we can afford it, to not infect the planet further, is worth it;
4) Downsizing: we've been giving a lot away, often from a table out front -- about 70% gets taken by local students or an ODSP recipient who resells it. Friends call to see if we have a spare, or want to get rid of, our , and a locally-run thrift store not only sells certain goods, it sorts and directs other items AND tells us what will get dumped, so we can look for alternative disposal.
It can be a lot of work, but on the plus side, doing the research online has forced me to brush up my language skills, which is apparently the best way to prevent cognitive decline at my advanced age. And, when we finally shuffle off the mortal coil, we won't leave a lot of stuff behind to bedevil any heirs we might have!
There are a few Canadian retailers that make "store brand" products (e.g. life brand dental floss). Does that fit the bill?