Fill it up: 17 Australian and New Zealand beauty brands offering refills
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Top it up.
There’s something distinctly satisfying about reaching the end of a favourite beauty product. It’s the satisfaction of knowing you really did reach for it all the time, scraping the dregs of that wondrous cream – or oil, or balm, or blush – ’til the very end. Good for your bank account, better for the planet.
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Now, what if I told you there was an option to take that packaging and fill it right back up again? Following the rise of climate-positive beauty initiatives, there’s a new market for sustainable, low-waste skincare and beauty. Refill and then refill again.
Raaie
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We’re big fans of New Zealand skincare brand Raaie’s gorgeous stone packaging and high-potency formulations (think vitamin C and retinol serums) so when we saw they introduced a refill for the Cocoon Ceramide Cream, they had our attention.
Emma Lewisham
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New Zealand-based natural skincare label Emma Lewisham has brought its distinctive pink-and-purple packaging to a range of refillable skincare products. Purchase top-ups of the brand’s face oils, moisturising creams, eye treatments and more.
Conserving Beauty
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Natassia Nicolao Grace spent a decade working in product development, supply chain and ethical sourcing before launching her own beauty label, Conserving Beauty. Constantly are the forefront of innovation, Natassia has since developed a range of products that are good for both your skin and the planet, including Conserving Beauty’s dissolvable cleansing wipes and dissolving zit strips.
Tronque
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Tronque is a New Zealand brand founded by Tanné Snowden, who was inspired by the idea of creating quality skincare from the neck down. Find a number refills, from the brand’s iconic Firming Butter to its Natural Deodorant.
Go-To Skincare
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Australian beauty brand Go-To Skincare is known for its bright, peachy-coloured packaging and simple yet effective products that are gentle on the skin. And more recently? It’s introduced refillable skincare. Stock up on it’s Properly Clean cleanser and Very Lightweight Moisturiser.
Eye of Horus
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Designed in Byron Bay, luxury beauty brand Eye of Horus has released a number of products with refillable packaging. Refill and exchange the pans in the brand’s sleek face and eyeshadow compacts when you have used one up, or order a refill of its Seven Seed Sacred Oil for the face. The brand also offers some compacts empty, so that you can use the refill pans to build your own palette.
Grown Alchemist
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Organic Australian-born beauty brand Grown Alchemist takes a “holistic scientific” approach to skincare, “identifying the mechanisms that regulate the aging process of the body and skin”. Loved by skincare enthusiasts across the globe (including Goop girlie Gwenyth Paltrow), the brand is innovative in its sustainability. You can shop Eco Refills for its best-selling products.
Sabbia Co
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Australian skincare brand Sabbia Co was created after its Founders Katie and Dave witnessed a devastating amount of single-use plastic items while holidaying on a remote Sri Lankan beach. As ocean lovers passionate about skin health and wellbeing, starting an ethical, refillable beauty brand to try to combat this issue seemed like a no-brainer. Sabbia Co’s products are also sustainable, biodegradable and Australian-made.
Remi
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Championing Australia-made solid skincare, Remi is a circular beauty innovation house with the aim to restore ourselves and our planet. Its hero product, the Daily Moisturiser Stone, is a golden orb packed with potent bioactive and native botanicals that glide on to your skin.
Ere Perez
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Ere Perez committed to making their beauty brand sustainably packaged by 2023, listing a number of goals including 18 refillable products. The label now has a range of bronzers, blushes and eye colours with refillable pans, available in many shades.
Foile
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Freshly launched skincare brand Foile was created for ease, expression and good skin. The range of vegan skincare products is designed to champion natural, nourishing ingredients; with each formula housed in its own glossy green or blue glass bottle. Refill pouches are available for each product, so you can use the adorable packaging again and again.
Leif
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Botanical beauty brand Leif creates simple, effective skincare formulas ‘designed to elevate the everyday’. Leif reflects the beauty of the Australian landscape in its use of native plant ingredients, with its formulas free from sulphates, parabens and animal cruelty. The brand offers different sizes of refills for all its products.
Fluff Cosmetics
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Casual cosmetics brand Fluff is back with a limited drop model, re-releasing its loved Cloud Compacts for the first time in two years. The brand’s signature mirrored packaging is refillable, with its Lip Oil and Bronzing Powder (now in four shades) available in magnetic refill pans. Once used, these pans are totally recyclable.
Hunter Lab
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Founded in Melbourne in 2015, Hunter Lab is working to redefine gender-inclusive skincare. Its products are formulated in sync with nature and without synthetic or harsh chemical ingredients. The innovative range of body, hair and skincare is available to purchase as glass ’forever bottles’ that can then be topped up with refills.
Koko and Kush
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Australian-made natural skincare brand Koko and Kush heroes hemp seed oil as the key ingredient in its nourishing cleansers, moisturisers, serums and face masks. Totally fragrance-free and vegan, the full product range is refillable.
Kora Organics
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As of 2021, all new Kora Organics products will use recycled, recyclable or biodegradable materials in its packaging wherever possible. The skincare label is also working on replacing all existing products with sustainable packaging across the next few years, including refillable options. Kora currently has three refillable products – its Berry Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream, Active Algae Moisturiser and Tumeric Glow moisturiser – each of which arrive in a glass jar with a removable, recyclable pod.
The Secret Skincare
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Made-to-order brand The Secret Skincare launched its Sustainability Range in a bid to make its products even more eco-friendly. The waste-free model means their products are dispensed in recyclable packaging that is designed to be refilled once it’s empty.
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