11 Eco-Friendly Toiletries Welcome On Any Trip & In Any Home

Sustainable toiletries formulated with organic and natural ingredients are kinder to our skin as well as the planet.

Beyond ingredients lists, planet-friendly personal care means thoughtful (minimal) packaging, with compostable wrappers and refillable containers instead of mountains of plastic bottles and tubs.

Whether you’re looking for plastic free toiletries for your bathroom or eco-friendly travel toiletries for your next travel adventure, there are brands that can help. So let’s get to it!

UK-based Conscious Skincare uses the power of essential oils to create vegan formulations suitable for different skin types.

They also offer a complete Organic Travel Kit that includes six 50ml bottles of travel toiletries, a bamboo toothbrush, and an organic cotton face cloth.

EcoRoots is one of the best zero waste online stores for stocking up on men’s and womens eco-friendly toiletries of all kinds.

Their nourishing face wash bars and body wash bars cater to all skin types. When traveling, pop them in a reusable tin and you’re good to go.

They also have a travel-friendly Mini Kit for complete skincare, including a mini version of their soap, toner, face oil, moisturizer and enzyme mask.

For zero waste toiletries, solid shampoo and conditioner bars are hard to beat. They save water, do away with plastic, and, because they’re concentrated, last a long time.

Plus, there’s no need to worry about TSA travel restrictions.

Certified B Corp Ethique offers bars for all hair types including curly hair, oily hair, and a bar for dry itchy scalps.

All of them are vegan, cruelty free, and palm oil free.

They also have sampler packs containing mini versions of their different products, perfect for trips away or as a toiletries gift set.

Certified B Corp Plaine Products keeps our hair happy with their range of organic toiletries that come in refillable aluminum bottles.

In addition to travel minis, they also offer a 2-in-1 Hair and Body Wash ideal for minimalist packing.

Ethique offers unisex solid deodorant in both bar and cardboard stick tubes. There are 3 scents you can choose from which are cruelty-free, vegan, and palm oil free.

If you want women’s and men’s sustainable toiletries, UK based Battle Green offers handmade, baking-soda-based deodorants are free from toxic ingredients.

They come in either reusable metal tins or compostable tubes

Butter Me Up Organics’ rave reviews and cult status on Etsy is proof positive of their impact.

You only have to look at their range of their moisturizing products to see for yourself.

Or tried and tested favorites include the best-selling magnesium lotion that’s packed with nourishing ingredients like pure magnesium oil, shea butter, avocado oil, and coconut oil, and the Organic Lotion Bar, which is ideal for on-the-go moisturizing and trips away.

Conscious Skincare is the UK’s answer to low waste toiletries: think organic face and body lotion available in Sweet Orange, Grapefruit, Amyris, Vetiver, or unscented.

And if you’re looking for an eco-friendly toiletries gift set, they have six different options, including a Spa Gift Set containing miniature versions of their body butter, body lotion, and body oil.

Brush With Bamboo stocks US-made bamboo toothbrushes for both adults and kids and for our UK readers too.

etee creates an in-house range of sustainable toiletries including dental care products and kits.

Their FSC-certified bamboo toothbrushes and bamboo electric toothbrushes alike have replaceable heads and 100% plant-based bristles made from castor oil.

Pair one of these with some of their Minty Vanilla Chew Paste and you’ll be the pearly white winner of sustainable dental care.

Hands up, who remembered to floss? Anyone?

If you’re dedicated to flossing out plaque and plastic from your zero waste toiletries, pop some plastic free floss in your eco-friendly toiletries bag.

EcoRoots’ plastic free floss is made from bamboo fiber and activated charcoal. It comes in a cute reusable glass jar and cardboard box. Both the floss and the box are compostable.

Georganics also offers a vegan compostable floss made of corn-based PLA, vegetable waxes, and essential oils.

For on the move convenience, consider Jungle Culture’s more lightweight bamboo safety razors to complete your traveling toiletries kit.

It comes in a durable jute travel bag for packing safely in your luggage too.

And you can pair it with one of their handmade vegan shaving bars, containing organic coconut oil and essential oils, in charcoal and black pepper or aloe vera and mint.

Leaf offers a triple blade reusable razor in their Leaf Kit which also includes a stand, a pack of blades and a blade bank to store razors for future recycling.

Don’t forget the sunscreen!

Like Raw Elements, whose SPF 30 certified natural zinc sunscreen is made with 95% organic ingredients (and 100% non-GMO ingredients). It’s also Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free.

While not a completely zero waste sunscreen brand, reusable metal tins and compostable cardboard sticks provide a plastic free way to SPF up.

Their Baby and Kids hypoallergenic version contains organic calendula, chamomile, coconut, and sunflower to moisturize sensitive soft baby skin.

UK readers can delight in vitamin D thanks to Suntribe’s reef-safe sunscreen made with non-nano zinc oxide.

Available in a reusable tin or a non-plastic tube, this Swedish brand designs its sunscreen in collaboration with surfers to be extra water and sweat-resistant.

If you’re in need of a restock and not sure where to get started, know there are plenty of zero waste make up brands to pucker up for—especially considering they sell convenient kits!

Certified B Corp Elate Cosmetics offers lip and eye makeup kits made of certified organic ingredients.

Each kit contains an eyeliner pencil, a lip pencil, and a black mascara, which comes in a compostable bamboo outer with a recyclable plastic inner tube.

For sustainable period preparation, a menstrual cup is a zero waste bathroom essential.

They’re also perfect for traveling as one cup will last you dozens of conscious cycles.

Saalt’s menstrual cups are made in the USA from medical-grade silicon.

This Certified B Corp donates 2% of its profits to providing period care and menstrual health education to communities in need.

The most sustainable toiletry bag is the one you already own but if you need to buy new, UK-based Willow Earth offers an assortment of vegan and plastic free bags in all shapes and sizes.

Their cotton canvas toiletry bag features a handy pocket for stashing little bits and bobs. For a vegan leather alternative, they also have bags made from washable kraft paper.

Both are lined with cotton and are ethically manufactured in India.

For eco-friendly toiletries in the USA, Portland-based Carry Courage offers an eco-friendly toiletry bag made from sustainable cork fabric lined with waxed canvas.

The 3 vinyl pockets and 4 mesh pockets keep bottles upright to prevent any annoying spillage.

Know someone who needs to phase out their chemical-ridden cosmetics cabinet with more sustainable toiletries?

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