Timeline
Spring 2024
14 Weeks
Brief
Design for Sustainibility
Tools
Sustainable Minds, Solidworks, Keyshot, 3D Printing, Illustrator, and Photoshop
The Problem
Plastic Packaging for individual toiletries.
How might we…
Reimagine self-care through a circular economy from production to product
Popular Brands
Addressing the issue
Lush
Pioneer on packaging return and packaging free toiletries.
BlueLand
Very popular brand in the refill business, form toiletries to dishwashing soap.
Progressive
Compact home cleaning supplies
Knolling
A current product that claims to be targeting the problem.
Pain Points
Of the chosen benchmark product.
LCA
Life Cycle Assesment
Different Types of Solid Toiletries
Powder
Takes one hour to use the product.
Solid
The most popular option.
Sheets
Has all the pros of solid toiletries plus it provides intuitive hand to skin/hair contact.
Why Choose Sheets?
Solid Soap
Vs
Sheet Soap
They are more resistant than you think 💪
I did an experiment and left them exposed in the bathroom for 4 weeks and they were fine. They only activate when big droplets of water hit them.
What can we Sheetify?
Any toiletry that can be turned into a solid, Real world examples:
So I chose to ideate with sheet soaps…
But a few weeks into the project I found that
There’s A Big Problem in the Industry...
and it's name is
The soap sheet industry is extremely Green washed!!!
Very controversial information… so I spoke to an expert
Interview
Tania Hernandez, Chemical Engineer specialized in sustainability
Can We Make Soap Sheets Better?
PVA Free
Bonded with PVA
Yes we can! By Using Alternative Binders, according to Tania
Alternative Binders
The Solution
Cellulose Ethers
Currently used in some water soluble papers.
Starch
A great example is rice paper
Soap Shavings
Engineer a way to shave solid soap into sheets
Water soluble paper! Bonded by cellulose
Current Real world application
Design Criteria
Progressive
Facilitates transition to solid toiletries
Bye Plastics
Limits the use of plastics
Adaptable
Widely adaptable to many toiletry types
Protects
Prevents sheets from sticking together.
Brain Storming
Stake
Holders
Diana Brooks
Age
Job
Income
Living
Status
Personality
Interests
25
Social Media Manager
45K/ Yearly
With a housemate
Single
Advocate
Cat, Sustainability, Health
Redefining the future of toiletries
How it's Used
Apila's Anatomy
Stackable Undulations
Upcoming Trends
Source: WGSN
Soft Presence
Prioritize wellness and curved and soft silhouettes, making bathrooms feel inviting for self-care rituals.
Versatile Performance
multiple needs with one object the bathroom is a compact space dedicated to restorative care.
Designed to Disappear
Within a space create opportunities for engagement, with products that blend in but stand out. Glass is in.
Systems Diagram
Why Glass?
Reaching Mainstream
Captivating textures of recycled glass are also reaching mainstream audiences
WGSN
No Loss of Quality
Almost 95% of virgin glass can be substituted with recycled glass without loss of quality
WGSN
Infinitely recyclable
Grass is one of the few substances that can be infinitely recycled.
National Geographic
100% ready to be Recycled
No extra labels to remove, just recycle it like you would a glass bottle.
Apila's Impact Assesment
Global Warming 19.15%
Carcinogenic 36.33%
Fossil Fuel Depletion 16.72%
Eutrophication 2.3%
Ecotoxicity 3.75%
Non Carcinogenic 6.47%
Smog 6.39%
Acidification 4.71%
Respiratory Effects 0.03%
Benchmark
Impact per 1 month of use 0.0028
Vs
Apila
Impact per 1 month of use 0.00013
100% Improvement
