Responsible Usage
A subtractive approach
It can be easy to shop inattentively, opting for what is immediately attractive. High-quality items of responsible provenance don't always stand out. Equally, it can be easy to create products without due regard for their footprint.
Aiming to offer a range of worth and integrity, we have tried to minimise waste and environmental impacts by prioritising responsible design and use of resources, and applying a subtractive aesthetic.
We have worked hard at length to design an efficient, streamlined, end-to-end production process, and attractive, lightweight packaging that occupies minimal volume when shipped, and utilises the highest possible percentage of post-consumer recycled materials – aluminium for body care, glass for fragrance. Both are recyclable, aluminium infinitely so. Further, we have taken scrupulous care to select inks, adhesives, and paper and carton stock that will not cause environmental harm. No detail of these elements has been left to assumption or convention.
Because bulk purchasing of non-perishables demonstrably reduces excess processing, packaging and landfill, we also offer refills. Namely, 750ML editions for our standard hand and body wash; and 375ML and 750ML options for standard deodorants – the latter equating to a year’s supply for a single user. Once emptied, refill containers can be repurposed as vessels, vases, or after thorough washing, as water bottles.
Although we have no say in the ultimate fate of our packaging, we trust that you’ll share our approach by using contents to the last drop, taking advantage of refills, storing products appropriately, and reusing and recycling containers habitually.
More broadly, we hope that the care taken to create To My Ships’ products earns them your trust as well as your esteem.
We have also created economical, practical refills for our products. Standard 375ML hand and body wash is complemented by a 750ML refill, and standard 75ML deodorants by 375ML and 750ML refills – the latter equating to a year’s supply of product for a single user. (The possibility of Eau de Parfum refills remains on our horizon.) Intelligent design makes for easy decanting, not only for pump and spray bottles, but also for roll-on containers.
Options for reuse are many. Refill containers can hold other liquids, obviously; and fine-stemmed plants. Once thoroughly washed, they may also serve as water bottles.
Although we have no jurisdiction over the ultimate fate of our packaging, we trust that you share our commitment to its reuse, refilling and recycling. And the conviction that responsible usage extends to using products to the last drop, and storing them as directed in a cool, dry place to maximise longevity.
More broadly, amid an excess of the shallow and disposable, we hope that the meticulous care taken to create To My Ships’ range means that it will become a trusted purchase with a lasting place on your bathroom shelf.
