There are many small-yet-mighty steps we can take to work towards a better future for our planet. As the saying goes, there is no planet B and ensuring our Earth is cared for is integral to our health, future and environmental state. One change you can make in your daily life is looking to limit the amount of single-use plastic and disposable packaging from the products you shop, and this list of refillable beauty brands have started the work for you.
While not all products in every brand's range are refillable, the 16 listed in our guide below all stock at least a handful of refillable items whether it be a lipstick, moisturiser, bronzer, cleanser and more. With a slew of local brands taking the lead on refillable – including Emma Lewisham and Eye of Horus – the idea is certainly on the rise and becoming more common throughout the beauty and skincare industries. When a product in your routine runs out next, why not shop for one of the below refillable beauty brands alternative version? Take a browse and see what's on the market – perhaps you already own a refillable beauty product and didn't even know.
1. Eye of Horus
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Byron Bay beauty brand, Eye of Horus is one of the leading Australian brands in the refillable beauty space. The brand has had refillable power compacts, eye shadow palettes and blushes for years. It also introduced a refill for its cult Sacred Oil. Now, Eye of Horus has introduced refillable lipsticks into its range.
2. Emma Lewisham
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Did you know Emma Lewisham was the first beauty brand to be carbon positive? Meaning the brand has gone further than being neutral and actually reduces more carbon in the atmosphere than it produces. A big part of that process was the brand's refillable packaging strategy. Most of the products in the range and entirely refillable, and the empty refill sleeves can be sent for reuse and recycling via terracycle.
3. Foile
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The Foile difference? These are bottles you actually will want to refill. So many refillable brands think more about function than form. But not Foile. This brand produces high-quality formulas and vessels that are too aesthetic not to display.
4. MediK8
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It's rare to find cosmeceutical grade skincare with refill options, but Medik8 has done it. There are three products in the range with refill options: two acid toners and a moisturiser.
5. Hermes Beauty
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Many would be surprised to know that almost every single product in the Hermes Beauty range is refillable. The lipsticks, blushes, powders, eyeshadows, showers gels. Even the House's perfume can be refilled. Since the casing of Hermes beauty products are objects of desire in their own right, it only seems right that you would be able to treasure and refill them.
6. Raaie
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New Zealand skincare brand Raaie has a small but considered product range - and many of the products are multi-award winners. At this stage the brand offers refills of its cocoon ceramide cream with plans to expand. Once you see the bottles, you'll understand why you'll want to hold onto them.
7. CHANEL Beauty (No 1 de CHANEL Range)
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Have you met one of CHANEL's newest creations? No.1 de CHANEL harnesses the power of the camellia flower to create a modern skincare range. The low-fragrance and refillable range is effective and beautifully packaged. In particular try the powder to foam cleanser, its a great one for travelling.
8. OUAI
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Did you know that Jen Atkins' cult haircare brand is refillable? Most of the shampoo and conditioner sets come with refill options, and there's also refills for the body cleanser.
9. Kiehl’s
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I still remember the day my very cool aunt took me to the Kiehl's counter at a New York department store. As a teen, it was the first time I'd ever really felt the science and heritage behind a skincare brand. A brand with a conscience, Kiehl's has an entire refill section on it's website which include products the the hero squalane facial moisturiser and amino acid shampoo.
10. The Secret
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The Secret skincare has refill options for nearly every single one of its products. This is an excellent brand to try if you want to move your entire routine over to refills. You can also buy the refills in bundles.
11. The Body Shop
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The Body Shop's in-store refill scheme means you can take you reusable aluminium bottle in and have it refilled with some of the most popular Body Shop formulations, like the shea butter range or the cult ginger shampoo. You can find your closest refill station via the website.
12. Aesop (Select Australian stores)
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Aesop is developing a program that allows customers to come in store and fill up their reusable glass bottles with their favourite formulations. The program is still in its trial phase for refills so its not available at every store.
13. Zero Co.
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The entire ethos of Zero Co. is centred on refills. The brand has just redesigned it's forever bottle which are made from recycled ocean plastic. I personally love the deodorant and the body moisturiser.
14. Leif
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Leif offers some of the chicest refill packets you've ever seen across most of the products in its range. It also has a program that allows you to send back your empty refill satchels so they can be repurposed.
15. Grown Alchemist
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Iconic Australian skincare brand Grown Alchemist for some of its best-selling products - include the damask rose shampoo and conditioner. I was also pleasantly surprised by the pricing of the body wash refills, to the point that I switched over to Grown Alchemist from my current body wash after putting this article together.
16. L’Occitane
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The day that L'Occitane announced it was introducing refills, all those of us in the Almond Shower Oil cult rejoiced. At this stage you can buy refills for about 10 of the brand's most popular products. Or you can go in-store and have your bottles refilled directly at the tap.
17. Glow Recipe
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Glow Recipe has introduced refill options for the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream and also its Watermelon Pink Moisturizer. Here's hoping the Watermelon Glow Ultra Fine Mist is next!
18. Fluff Cosmetics
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You've probably seen the refillable Fluff Cosmetics compacts in the beauty bags of your coolest friends. This Melbourne created its iconic swivel compact in response to the over saturation of the beauty industry. There are only two products in the range, a lip and cheek oil and a bronzing powder. But how much more do you really need?
19. Odesse
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The chicest solid perfume out there. Odesse is not just a sensory journey, it's a product case you feel happy to carry around with you. Once you're done with the current scent, pop out the aluminium tin and replace with a new one.
20. reMI
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reMI is a pioneer in the solid beauty space. The brand creates solid moisturisers that do not need to be packaged in plastic. Instead these moisturisers come in beautiful ceramic cases that can be refilled again and again.
21. Sisley
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Sisley's Phyto-Rouge Shine lipsticks and also the Phyto-Lip Balms are refillable products. The cases of Sisley's lip products are detailed and unique, so it's a lovely touch that these cases are reusable and can be refilled with new shades over time.
22. Fenty Beauty
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Fenty Beauty was one of the first major mass market brands to offer refills. The tinted moisturiser, blotting powder, lipstick are the three core products you can buy refills for but knowing Rihanna, there will be more to come.
23. Hourglass
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Luxury beauty brand Hourglass offers refill options for most of its lipsticks. It also has what the brand has coined a "curator palette". It's a refillable compact that can hold three powder tins, allowing you to choose and refill your own curation of shades.
