Body wash refills are the best solution for a clean body and clean conscience. The fact of the lather is that we throw away 1.4 billion plastic bottles of body wash. Every. Single. Year.
It’s time to clean up our act by swapping our traditional single use body washes for options that can be refilled again and again.
And that’s exactly what we’ve curated in this list. But these products aren’t just refillable they’re made by brands that also prioritize safe ingredients that we can identify, ethical sourcing, and sustainable packaging.
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The Best Refillable Body Washes
There’s Plaine Products, who sends zero waste body wash refills straight to your door with a prepaid return label so you can send back the empties. We’re fans of its invigorating scent and how a little goes a long way. Plaine Products has been comprehensively rated by us on their sustainability credentials – find the full rating here.
The Body Wash Starter Kit from Greatfill not only smells great, but we love using the super cool stainless steel forever bottle that comes with a lifetime replacement warranty.
Meow Meow Tweet offers 16 oz body wash refills in 3 different scents, made from certified organic ingredients and sold in refillable aluminum bottles which can be returned via their take back program.
Index: Body Wash Refill Brands
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Plaine Products
Circular
All or some products are circular in nature - such that no part of the product needs to end up in landfill at the end of its life
Cruelty-free
Products are not test on animals at any stage in their production.
Locally Made
Products are made local to the brand's headquarters.
Non-toxic
All products are made with ingredients or materials that are currently considered non-toxic
Palm Oil Free
Products contain no palm oil or palm oil derivatives.
Plastic-free
All products are entirely plastic-free
Refillable
Product packaging can be refilled with more product, either at a physical store or via a return program.
Small business
This brand is a small business run by less than 15 people
Take Back Program
Brand offers a take back program for their products and responsibly manages returned items.
Thoughtful packaging
Product packaging has been designed and created with the end of life outcome in mind and can be easily recycled or composted.
Vegan
This brand does not use any animal products or by-products in their products
Woman Owned
This brand is owned by a woman or a group of women.
Zero Waste
Products are made with a low or zero waste approach where ideally no or limited waste is created throughout the production process or at the end of life.
1% for the planet
B Corp
Leaping Bunny
PETA
1% for the planet
Certified Environmental Giving — Businesses give 1% of their annual sales directly to vetted environmental partners.Plaine Products offers both a dedicated Body Wash and a 2-in-1 Hair + Body Wash. Plaine’s products are vegan, cruelty-free, non-GMO, and biodegradable. They’re also color-safe, and free from sulfates, silicone, and palm oil.
Like the brand’s other products, the first aluminum body wash bottle comes with a pump, but subsequent ones will not. Instead, they come with a prepaid return label for sending back the empty bottle. In a pinch, the infinitely recyclable aluminum bottles can be tossed in a recycling bin, too.
We personally use this refill model for all our shower essentials and love how easy it is—and of course how effective and clean the products are.
The sister-owned company was among the first to take the refill model online. They’re all made in the USA with largely PETA and Leaping Bunny-certified, non-toxic ingredients that meet EWG’s Skin Deep criteria. Plaine Products is also a Certified B Corp, and a member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, and 1% for the Planet.
Plaine Products has been rated by Sustainable Jungle. Find the full rating here.
My Personal Review of Plaine Products’ Body Wash:
“Plaine Products’ Rosemary, Mint, + Vanilla body wash is hands down one of my favorites. I love how quickly it foams up, making it super convenient to use. Plus, it’s not watered down with a bunch of filler ingredients like other body washes. The scent is gorgeous, too—a perfect mix of sweet and refreshing.”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
Greatfill
Greatfill has not been rated.
Price Range: $12–$57
Greatfill is on a mission to clean up the planet via a closed-loop refill and reuse system that takes single-use plastic out of the equation. Their Body Wash Starter Kit comes with a large refillable body wash bottle made of stainless steel and a reusable pouch full of their vegan and cruelty-free formula.
Each standard pouch will refill your forever bottle once, while the large refill pouches fill them a whopping four times. Once you collect five empty pouches (across any of their refillable products), you can send them back to Greatfill for reuse in the prepaid envelope provided.
The biodegradable formula in their body wash refill is naturally scented with essential oils and is available in two delectable scents: Citrus + Fir and Sage + Lavender.
Greatfill’s Leaping Bunny-certified cleaning and personal care products are made in small batches in California and the stainless steel bottles (which have a life-time warranty) and refill pouches are ethically made in China.
Orders are shipped in recyclable boxes printed with soy-based inks. Greatfill gives back to environmental non-profits via their 1% for the Planet membership.
My Personal Review of Greatfill’s Body Wash:
“While Greatfill offers several scents, I’ve only tried the Sage + Lavender so far, and I’ll be hard-pressed to try another since this one makes my shower smell like my own sustainable garden all year long! I’m a sucker for sage anything, after all, but of course, it doesn’t hurt that this formula suds up really well and never bothers my partner’s sensitive skin as many body washes in the past have done.”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
Meow Meow Tweet
Meow Meow Tweet has not been rated.
Price Range: $6–$34
Meow Meow Tweet’s Hand + Body Wash +16 oz refills come in 3 juicy scents: Grapefruit Mint, Lavender Sweet Orange, and Eucalyptus Lemon. It’s made with mostly certified organic ingredients and comes in refillable aluminum bottles – which you can pair with a glass dispenser if you don’t already have one.
This small-batch, AAPI- and LGBTQIA-owned brand creates vegan, palm-oil-free, and Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free products. All packaging is low-waste, using compostable tubes, aluminum, and recyclable glass—and their in-house take-back program helps close the loop on harder-to-recycle packaging.
Meow Meow Tweet is Climate Neutral Certified and a Certified B Corp, donating a portion of sales to support BIPOC and queer-led organizations.
Public Goods
Public Goods has not been rated.
Price Range: $10–$50
Featuring a blend of cleansing, nourishing, and refreshing essential oils, the refillable body wash from Public Goods is fragrant and light—on your skin and our planet.
Made in the USA and Canada, it contains zero gluten, cruelty, parabens, SLS, synthetic fragrance, sulfates, or animal-derived ingredients, though palm-derived glycol stearate is used.
A 12 oz bottle, made from 100% recycled, post-consumer plastic, can be purchased for the first order (or use your own), after which you can top up with a refill pouch. Though the plastic pouches can currently only be recycled via specialty programs like Terracycle.
Public Goods is one of the public’s good ethical alternatives to Amazon. In addition to body wash and other refillable beauty, wellness, skin, and hair care products, they’re a go-to for eco-conscious and affordable grocery, household, and pet items.
Dr. Bronner’s
Dr. Bronner’s has not been rated.
Price Range: $15–$70
Dr. Bronner’s biodegradable, organic, and Fair Trade 18-in-1 Pure-Castile Liquid Soap ticks is great for both body washing and numerous other uses (think laundry, pet washing, and more).
The tiny ingredients list includes (recognizable!) ones like organic jojoba, olive, palm kernel, and essential oils—all non-GMO. Over 70% of ingredients are Fair Trade-certified, and over 90% are USDA/Oregon Tilth certified organic.
The “normal” size is a relatively large 32 oz recycled plastic bottle. Larger refills (up to 1 gallon) are available, but they also just introduced a new line of cardboard refill cartons so those will be our new go-to when we need to top up our soap—which has had a staple place in our house for years.
Better yet, check your local bulk shop, which may have Dr. Bronner’s on tap. Alternatively, you can opt for their soap bars. Just grate and melt them into boiling water to create your own plastic-free body wash.
The rest Dr. Bronner’s range—oral care, hair care, hand sanitizer, vegan toothpaste, and more—is just as special as their soap, being 100% vegan, cruelty free, and natural. Their palm oil is sustainably sourced from small farms in Ghana.
The Good Fill
The Good Fill has not been rated.
Price Range: $13–$32
The Good Fill’s biodegradable body wash is the definition of low waste. Choose between an Unscented, Green Tea, or Peppermint scent—the Peppermint also doubles as shampoo. All are made with organic and natural ingredients and are palm oil-free.
Your first order will come in a pre-filled amber glass container or a refill (pick the latter if you have an existing container to use). The refills come in a pouch that’s BPA-free and made with 93% less plastic than a conventional bottle. The refill pouch can be emptied and shipped back to be refilled or recycled via the prepaid envelope.
The Good Fill also offer refill options for typical personal care and cleaning products, and ship in recyclable or compostable packaging. Products are also available in-person at their Nashville brick-and-mortar location. Products are vegan, cruelty-free, and 99% palm oil free (the other 1% being sustainable palm).
My Personal Review of The Good Fill’s Green Tea Body Wash & Refills:
“The Good Fill’s Green Tea Body Wash has quickly become a favorite in my shower routine. The refreshing and unique scent of green tea is invigorating, making each wash feel like a mini spa experience. The formula lathers beautifully and leaves my skin feeling soft and hydrated without any dryness or tightness afterward. Plus, the refillable amber glass bottle is so gorgeous and looks fabulous in my bathroom.”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
Oneka
Oneka has not been rated.
Price Range: $17–$195
Go big with Oneka’s pH-balanced, plant-based body wash, available in various sizes from 500 ml to 10 liters. The biodegradable, vegan, and gluten-free formula also doubles as a hand wash.
The refill duo comes with a 500ml bottle, which has a dispensing cap, and a 4 liter refill bottle, (which doesn’t come with a pump, but these can be purchased separately).
Choose between three botanical scents: Angelica & Lavender, Cedar & Sage, and Goldenseal & Citrus, made with organic plants grown on the brand’s family-owned organic permaculture farm.
Based in Quebec, Canada, Certified B Corp Oneka was born from “a deep love and respect for our natural habitat and fellow living beings”. Everything grown on Oneka’s farm is Ecocert-certified organic, and they follow permaculture principles to help look after nature and their community.
To offset their plastic use, Oneka has partnered with Plastic Bank. For each 500ml bottle sold, they fund the removal of 3 plastic bottles worth of ocean-bound plastic.
