SoapBottle provides an eco-friendly alternative to conventional, single-use plastic containers for liquid soaps. The bottle is made entirely from the natural materials used in manufacturing soap - to eliminate waste in its product life cycle. SoapBottle becomes slippery on exposure to water and it has a reusable metal clip provide to secure its liquid contents With repeated use, the personal care product will gradually dissolve over time, leaving only remnants that can be recycled into liquid soap or detergents. The product design presents an ingenious two-in-one solution that benefits the environment while catering to those who enjoy using liquid soap.

"Throughout my work as a packaging designer for cosmetic products, I was frustrated that there was hardly any sustainable packaging for liquid personal care products. Therefore, I wanted to work on this problem in my Master project”. She continues, "I was inspired by the food industry, which already has a few examples where the product itself becomes packaging. In the case of the ice cream wafer, for instance, the 'wrapper' can even be consumed completely. So, I wondered: what if we could transfer this concept to hygiene products?" "With SoapBottle, I wanted to create unique design and feel-good experiences - without compromising sustainability. We focus on new, future-oriented solutions by filling our personal care products into a whole new design of packaging - made from soap," says Breitenhuber. “This not only avoids waste but also encourages users -...to reflect on packaging," she adds.

Our dependence on non-biodegradable, plastic-based packaging and its role in polluting our oceans, cities, and ecosystems is among the many challenges we must confront in the battle to safeguard our planet and its once flourishing biosphere. In an industry as far-reaching and volume-driven as personal care products, environment-friendly innovations such as SoapBottle are likely to prove vital in shifting towards eco-friendly manufacturing and packaging processes in the long run. After conceptualising the idea for her Masters project, Breitenhuber subsequently proceeded to push its development further. Regarding its current situation, she remarks, "SoapBottle has run a successful Kickstarter campaign and is now onto its next, exciting phase: product realisation”.