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Refillable Packaging — A New Push Toward ‘Green’

A look at brands using refillable packaging for makeup, hair care, skincare — and more.

Refillable Packaging — A New Push Toward ‘Green’

Selling Refills: Fenty Invisimatte Instant Setting & Blotting Powder

Fenty’s universal finishing powder is now in a refillable magnet-free compact. The eco-friendly design allows consumers to purchase the magnet-free compact once, and then buy Invisimatte Instant Setting & Blotting Powder refills.

Selling Refills: Seacliff Beauty Refillable Mascara

Nominated for the IT Awards, the brand’s Refillable Mascara features metallized decoration foiled detail on the unit carton to represent this newly launched brand’s vision. Each refill uses 50%+ less plastic packaging than a regular mascara.

Selling Refills: Rodan + Fields Total RF Serum

Rodan + Fields has introduced its first refillable packaging with the launch of its anti-aging Total RF Serum. The product is made with 90% recyclable materials and is projected to save 26,600 pounds of packaging each year, according to the company.

Selling Refills: Olay Regenerist Whip

The refillable Olay Regenerist Whip package contains one full jar of moisturizer — plus one refill pod, which is recyclable and made from 100% recycled paper. The pod can be placed in the jar when it is empty (see rendering above). This product is sold It is sold without an outer carton to reduce the amount of paperboard needed for packaging.

Selling Refills: L’Oréal Professionnel’s Source Essentielle

L’Oréal Professionnel’s Source Essentielle is a ‘new generation’ of professional hair care, exclusively sold in salons. It is comprised of vegan, silicone-free, paraben-free and sulfate-free formulas with 80-100% naturally-derived ingredients. Salon clients are invited to refill their shampoo in-salon to reduce their plastic consumption and save money on the refilled shampoo.

Selling Refills: Organic Skin Co.

The New Zealand-based Organic Skin Co. hopes consumers will ditch makeup bags for its customizable compact — a Palette with Pods, available with 4 or 8 refillable pods. The packaging is “sustainable, flexible, and designed to minimize waste,” the brand says. The company offers vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics and skincare, made with ethically sourced ingredients.

Selling Refills: Paul & Joe Beaute

Paul & Joe Beaute’s products and packaging are often sold separately, for example — its lipstick bullets and refillable cases. Emma Lurye, marketing coordinator for Paul & Joe. in the U.S. Lurye says, “The seasonal designs on our packages are taken directly from the fashion house…Selling the products as refills also supports eco-friendly beauty – one case can stay with you for years as you rotate out product.” The products and packages are also sized for easy transport.

Selling Refills: Bond No. 9 Lipstick

For its first launch in Color Cosmetics, Bond No. 9, made an eco-statement. Each New York Lips shade comes in an elegant refillable gold case inspired by Bond's iconic hourglass bottle.

Selling Refills: YSL’s Or Rouge

Albéa manufactured the refillable and eco-designed packaging of Yves Saint Laurent Or Rouge. As part of a sustainable approach, Or Rouge was designed as a luxurious refillable and recyclable case, with a removable refill housed inside. The packaging features a textured cap with a brushed gold finish, and the YSL logo embossed at the top. The package received a PCD Paris Award 2019 in the Skin Care Premium—Refillable category.

Selling Refills: Kat Von D Beauty

Kat Von D Beauty launched a refillable compact for its Lock-It Powder Foundation. The brand is 100% vegan and cruelty-free. It describes this package as, a “sexy refillable compact accented by a pop of red metallic on the inside.”

Selling Refills: Myro Deodorant

Myro Deodorant says it is reinventing the category with plant-based deodorant, reusable and refillable packaging. The company anticipates reducing plastic waste by 50% from the standard deodorant sticks.

By Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 09.05.19

More products are being introduced in refillable packaging as a way to meet sustainability constricts and claims.

Here are some of the latest refillable packs, shown in the slideshow above: