Our sustainable product packaging
Glass bottles & jars
Glass bottles & jars
Glass bottles & jars
We use amber glass bottles that are reusable and recyclable (and look great).
Ways to reuse and recycle
Our glass bottles are great for re-use. Our 500ml and 150ml bottles can be refilled with your favourite shampoos and creams and bring an elegant touch to any bathroom. Or, if you run them through a hot dishwasher, you can use them to store liquids in the kitchen or as a water jug.
Our candle jars can be re-used for candles & tealights, or, if you clean out any remaining wax and pop them (and the lid) through a hot dishwasher, you can reuse them to store items in your kitchen (but make sure you get the wax out before putting in the dishwasher!). Check your local recycling to see if you can recycle the candle lid.
When they've reached the end of their useful life, you can recycle all our glass: check your local recycling for glass bottles: most household collection schemes will accept them or you can take them to a bottle bank.
Dispenser caps
Glass bottles & jars
Glass bottles & jars
Our dispenser caps are good for many uses. Unfortunately, they are not recyclable and are made of plastic (with a metal spring inside). This is the one place where we can't avoid plastic yet!
Ways to reuse
You can refill the bottles and keep using the dispensers. If you find the dispenser gets clogged up, you can clean the nozzle, pop the dip tube in some water and clear it out by pumping some water (or, failing that, soapy warm water) through and allowing it to dry fully: dispensers should be good for a lot of uses over a long time.
The atomiser on our small hand sanitiser bottles makes them perfect for a second life as a travel-sized perfume bottle or room spray (or - if you wash them thoroughly first - to spray plants with water)!
One you're done with them, the dispenser caps go in general waste.
Soap bar packaging
Sustainable shipping materials
Sustainable shipping materials
Our soap bars are wrapped in plant-based, vegan wax paper. They are then placed into an unbleached cardboard box.
Ways to recycle & compost
The cardboard box can be put into your household recycling.
The plant-based wax paper can go in commercial food composting. If that is not available, put it in your general waste.
Sustainable shipping materials
Sustainable shipping materials
Sustainable shipping materials
Shipping boxes and tape:
The cardboard shipping boxes are made from a minimum of 70% recycled material and can be put into your household recycling to be recycled again.
All of our packing tape (branded and brown sticky tape) is recyclable, so you can leave it stuck to the box for recycling!
Protective packaging material:
Our corrugated cardboard and the paper we use to secure items are both made from 100% recycled material and is recyclable.
We avoid plastic, bubble wrap, etc. If you ever get plastic packaging from us (and you generally won't), it will be something that a supplier sent to us that we are re-using.
Plant-based wax lining paper:
If your order was lined with our plant-based wax paper (it's translucent and feels like greaseproof or crepe/tissue paper), then you can compost it: it's the same paper we use to wrap our soap bars (see soap bar packaging above for more details).