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Love Beauty and Planet Debuts Reusable Aluminum Bottle

Unilever hair and skincare brand Love Beauty and Planet is the first major beauty brand to launch a reusable aluminum bottle for shampoo and conditioner for mass market.

Love Beauty and Planet launched 16-oz reusable aluminum bottles and 32.3-oz 100% rPET refill bottles for two formulas of its shampoo and conditioner at Target in April 2021.
Love Beauty and Planet launched 16-oz reusable aluminum bottles and 32.3-oz 100% rPET refill bottles for two formulas of its shampoo and conditioner at Target in April 2021.

Unilever’s hair and skincare brand Love Beauty and Planet was created with one goal in mind, says the company: “to make the planet a little cleaner, greener, and more beautiful through small acts of love—the little things we can all do to that add up to make a big difference.” One “small act of love” consumers can now do to reduce their impact on the planet is to avail themselves of Love Beauty and Planet’s new 16-oz reusable aluminum bottles for two formulas of its shampoo and conditioner: Coconut Water & Mimosa Flower and Murumuru Butter & Rose.

The reusable bottles were launched in April at Target, along with 32.3-oz refills. The refill bottles are made from 100% recycled PET and use 40% less plastic per ounce compared with Love Beauty and Planet’s traditional 13.5-oz bottles. According to Sonika Malhotra, co-founder and Global Brand Director, Love Beauty and Planet, Unilever, after each reuse of the aluminum bottle and pump, 21.89 g of plastic is saved, resulting in a plastic reduction of 56.7% (compared to the standard, 13.5-oz bottle) over the course of a year.

Love Beauty and Planet’s refillable aluminum bottle and PET refill bottle for Murumuru Butter & Rose.Love Beauty and Planet’s refillable aluminum bottle and PET refill bottle for Murumuru Butter & Rose.Malhotra shares that the refill system represents another step in Love Beauty and Planet’s journey toward meeting its 2030 sustainability commitments. “We recently announced our commitment to making all our packaging 100% recyclable, refillable, or compostable by 2030, so as we move toward that goal, we plan to assess and adjust the packaging for all our products,” she says. “There’s lots to do in this space. We need to have all hands on deck to work on solutions that are good for our shopper and the planet, so we are eager to innovate in this space.”

Since its launch, Love Beauty and Planet has focused on making sustainability accessible to its consumers—“or else it stays on the fringes,” says Malhotra. Among the brand’s eco-friendly offerings are bottles made from 100% PCR plastic or ocean-bound plastic, innovative product formats like shampoo bars, concentrated formulas that use 50% less plastic or water, and “air-powered” dry shampoos. The brand also offers body wash, shampoo, conditioner, and laundry detergent products in reusable aluminum packaging on the Loop online shopping platform.

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