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!

  • GrackleBirb@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Eatthwise is a Canadian brand that does an unscented witch hazel hydrosol but it won’t have the glycerin and other additives in Thayers

      • GrackleBirb@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        22 days ago

        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.

        • bowreality@lemmy.ca
          1·
          22 days ago

          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.

    • bowreality@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 months ago

      Thanks. At least this one is alcohol free. Maybe I pick some up to try out. I still have some Thayers so should be easy to compare.