Nine To Try: Eco-Friendly Beauty Swaps for Your Bathroom, From Shaving to Deodorant

Photo: Courtesy Of Sans Ceuticals

Reusable razors, zero-waste shampoo and dissolvable zit strips: these thoughtful Australian products make ditching plastics in your self-care routine a breeze.

Words by Alice Jeffery · Updated on 12 Sep 2025 · Published on 09 Sep 2025

If you’ve already got your eco-friendly cleaning down pat, it’s time to overhaul your beauty routine. From eliminating single-use plastics to taking more notice of the ingredients on the label, there are a few ways that you can make your personal grooming kinder to the planet. These products are here to help.

Papermoon clean deodorant

$22

This locally made balm is free from aluminium, baking soda and synthetic fragrance, for a formula that’s gentle on skin. It comes in four scents: aloe and agave; wattle; coconut and vanilla; and unscented. Each is housed in a biodegradable, recyclable paper tube that’s completely plastic-free. The brand also makes natural body butters and oils that come in the same planet-conscious packaging.

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Foile Angel Eye Jellies

$39

If you’ve ever needed to fake the appearance of a good night’s sleep, chances are you’ve reached for a pair of under-eye masks to help plump and nourish the skin. Sydney brand Foile has found a solution to disposable patches with its silicone Angel Eye Jellies. Simply dab a generous amount of your favourite eye serum onto your face and pop the jellies in place to lock in hydration, awaken and depuff. When you’re done, rinse and dry the patches before storing them in the aluminium case until they’re needed for your next moment of self-care.

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Alpha H Reusable bamboo cotton pads

$24.95

The brand’s bamboo and organic cotton pads come as a set of seven washable rounds, eliminating the need for wipes or disposable cotton pads. Soft and durable, they work for removing make-up or applying treatments such as the brand’s fan-favourite Liquid Gold exfoliant. After use, handwash with warm water and soap, or pop them in the included mesh bag and into the laundry.

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Lui shave set

$97.50

Melbourne brand Lui launched late 2023 as an antidote to the very plasticky, very pink, very gendered razors we’ve grown up with. The brainchild of Rebecca Harding and Ingrid Kesa, Lui offers an ergonomically designed reusable razor with refillable blades. The shaving cream is a pH-balanced antioxidant formulation made with shea butter, aloe vera and avocado oil.

Buy at Lui

Conserving Beauty Dissolvable Zit strips

$28

Described as Australia’s first waterless beauty brand , Conserving Beauty’s products are as innovative as they are effective. This launch – another dissolvable addition to its line-up – comes as a solution to single-use pimple patches and stickers. The plastic-free strips (which you need to wet with a damp cloth once applied to the problem area; they can also be cut to fit) are coated in a formula that sees actives including salicylic acid, hyaluronic acid and niacinamide get to work on pesky pimples. Once you’re done, the packaging and the strip can be popped in your compost. The brand also launched a dissovable sheet mask a few years back ICYMI.

Buy at Conserving Beauty

Peg Paste Intense mint toothpaste

$27

Made on the Mornington Peninsula, Peg Paste has created a prebiotic-enriched, fluoride-free minty oral care product as an alternative to conventional toothpastes on the market. The brand has opted to replace fluoride with hydroxyapatite, a non-toxic, naturally occurring mineral found in teeth and bones, to help cleans teeth and gums, while also claiming to strengthen enamel, remineralise teeth and combat sensitivity. The pump packaging is recyclable, too.

Buy Peg Paste

San Ceuticals Perpetual hair kit

$120

The Kiwi label makes a strong case for elevated, eco-friendly swaps. Its new waterless haircare line comes in sculptural canisters made from 100 per cent recycled materials. The refillable range includes a cleanser and two conditioners – one light, one rich – with formulas calibrated to balance the scalp microbiome and hair pH. Each activates in the shower and the zero-water, zero-plastic system cuts waste without compromising good (and healthy) hair days.

Buy at San Ceuticals

Make My Shave metal dermaplaner

$39.95

Launching a sustainable shaving subscription was a no-brainer for Lindsay Kinniburgh, co-founder of Make My Shave. Frustrated with the lack of high-quality shaving options for women, and unhappy with the environmental impact of disposable razors, she created a kit that’s all about reducing, reusing, recycling and regenerating. And now the brand has added a metal dermaplaner to the mix. The ergonomic weighted metal handle offers precision when removing peach fuzz. This launch also offers refillable blades and biodegradable packaging.

Buy at Make My Shave

Maison Balzac Everything bottle and body wash

$79 - $39

Fans of the brand’s candles and oils now have another scent to admire: refillable sachets of scented soap. This blend of tangerine, cedarwood and myrrh brings a warm fragrance with anti-inflammatory benefits. The pouches cut out the need for plastic bottles, and the formula works just as well in the shower as it does at the sink. Naturally, there’s a matching whimsical dispenser in the label’s signature pom pom design, too.

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Additional reporting by Simone Richardson.

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Alice Jeffery is a freelance writer and Broadsheet’s former shopping editor.