thinking outside the plastic bottle
Hi, we are Matteo, Angela, and Jeanine the owners of homebody refill.
The concept for homebody refill was born in the Spring of 2019. Joan Ayers started homebody refill and wrote the following about her journey to the zero-waste movement:
It started as a bug in my ear, a thorn in my side, and, most definitely, a stone in my shoe.
In other words, a concept that demanded my attention!
I was becoming obsessed with the idea that my buying habits were ruining the planet and I should be doing something about it.
Single-use plastic was literally ramming its usefulness up sea turtles’ nostrils, and clogging oceans with its convenience. And I was a contributor. I didn’t intentionally cause the blight, but my buying habits kept it fed.
And so, I pondered what a world without single-use plastic would look like.
It wasn’t enough to be thinking outside the box; instead, I started thinking outside the plastic bottle, and that is where I found my answers.
homebody refill is not just a place where you can refill your hair, body, kitchen and laundry products; homebody refill is a place where education happens, changes take place and solutions begin.
our product choice commitment:
• no single-use plastic
• organic and sustainably sourced ingredients
• environmentally sound manufacturing practices
• cause no harm to animals, humans or mother earth
Over the summer of 2022 Joan let us know that she was closing homebody refill. We had met her at the farmers market where we were selling our own products under our brand, Humble Bee Herbal. We also believe in the zero-waste movement and had been making sustainable bath and body products for a couple of years. As soon as we heard that homebody refill may no longer be we asked Joan if she would be interested in selling the business so that we could continue with the mission of the store.
Everything seemed to fall into place and now as the new owners of homebody refill we are committed to continuing on this journey that Joan began years ago. We are so grateful for her vision and incredibly hard work in creating such a lovely business. We are also grateful to our community for supporting us through this transition.
Thank you for joining us on this journey to care for the earth.