Searching this, I see a couple options, mainly in the ‘Eco-friendly’ direction. (e.g. Made of corn husks or silk, etc.)

Has anyone found/tried a Canadian made floss? Any good? I can’t seem to find any at local stores, so it seems like a lot to spend to buy a single pack of floss and ship it here.

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    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?

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      26 days ago

      Good suggestion. I’ll check that one next time I’m in there. I didn’t see anything Canadian-made at London Drugs, though.

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    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).

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      14 hours ago

      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.

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        13 hours ago

        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!

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          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.)

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    26 days ago

    There are a few Canadian retailers that make “store brand” products (e.g. life brand dental floss). Does that fit the bill?