The Solmate Journal

Restoring forests and offsetting carbon

Restoring forests and offsetting carbon

When we started Solmates we were determined to consider the full cost to the planet of us doing business. And a big part of that is offsetting our carbon emissions. 

Less Plastic! More Fantastic!

Less Plastic! More Fantastic!

Less Plastic! More Fantastic! Who wouldn't want that? We have partnered with leading environmental organisation, Plastic Bank, to reduce the amount of plastic waste before it even hits our oceans. 

New Australian Design Exhibition sign at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum

The Powerhouse Museum’s New Australian Design Exhibition

The Solmate refillable sunscreen applicator is now featured in the New Australian Design exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, Sydney.

Solmates wins Good Design Award

Solmates wins Good Design Award

We still can’t quite believe it - the Solmate refillable sunscreen applicator has won a Good Design Award - even before it has been officially released!

Ocean with blue sky to highlight the importance of ocean and the planet for Solmates

How It All Began

Solmates began with a little idea born out of frustration and guilt. So we got to thinking - why wasn’t there a ‘keep cup’ for sunscreen? We had a reusable coffee cup and a reusable water bottle, ...