Skipper is currently available online only, in Australia and New Zealand via this very website you have found yourself on!

We also sell to the United States and United Kingdom via Amazon, however we are currently just selling Tirtyl (our brand before we became Skipper!) until we transition to Skipper on Amazon in early-mid 2024.

Select your country below to shop. 

• Australia
• United States 
• United Kingdom

Kudos to you Skipper! The best way to start reducing your household waste is to take our Build Your Own Bundle quiz here. The quiz will ask you some super easy questions.

This has been a huge journey for us. At present, our products are responsibly manufactured in Australia, China and France, using ingredients sourced all over the world. Here's the breakdown:

• Hand Wash Tablets: Australia & China
• Body Wash Tablets: Australia
• Universal cleaner Tablets: Australia
• Face Wash: Australia
• Compostable Wrappers: Australia & China
• Dishwasher Tablets: France
• Laundry sheets: China
• Toilet Blocks: China

When we started Skipper in 2020 (we were known as Tirtyl back then!), we wanted to manufacture all of our products in Australia. The capability didn't exist however and manufacturers didn't want to purchase equipment for a small business (we were too risky).

It has taken us over 2 years to establish our manufacturing base in New South Wales. We are now really excited to be producing Face Wash, Body Wash and universal cleaner, locally. We are migrating more of our manufacturing on-shore to Australia throughout 2024 and are fully committed to supporting the local manufacturing economy. Watch this space!

A question we are often asked is “Why remove the water from the product only to add it back in later?”. Well, surface cleaners, liquid hand washes, liquid laundry detergents and other home and body products often contain up to 95% water, which makes them bulky and heavy, contributing to greater emissions during transit. This also means you're paying for the extra transport and excess packaging. Skipper’s lightweight refills minimise both the volume and weight of these products as much as 98%, to significantly reduce carbon emissions during transit, as well as reduce single-use plastic and packaging waste. On top of that, you can store a year’s worth of products in a small cupboard.

The material safety data sheets (MSDS or SDS for short) for each of our products can be found through the links below.

• Hand wash
• Body wash
• Face wash 
• Laundry sheets
• Universal cleaner
• Dishwasher tablets
• Toilet blocks

Skipper products are considered safe for people, planet, and pets. When used as directed, they are classified as non-hazardous. However, in concentrated form (tablets & sheets), they should be stored safely away from Children and Pets, and not ingested.

There has been some research regarding the of citrus oils on dogs & cats.

Orange essential oil has been used extensively in all species of animals and has GRAS (generally regarded as safe) status(1). Citrus oils are found in several top-selling pet shampoos. Some studies have found that the scent of orange essential oil helps to repel fleas and other pests. However, it should always be diluted and applied topically with caution.

On the other hand, orange oil contains d-limonene which at extremely high concentrations of 0.05% per kilogram of body weight (typically cat weight is about 5kg) has caused reactions in cats wheningested(2). When used as directed, our Universal Cleaner has 0.01% d-limonene and is obviously not designed to be ingested.

1. Melissa Shelton, DVM. The Animal Desk Reference, Second Edition. Essential Oils for Animals. 2018.
2. Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young. Second Edition, Essential Oil Safety. 2014.

Palm oil is a complex environmental issue and we've made a point to provide as much detail on this as possible. In short, responsibly sourced palm oil is often a more sustainable option compared to other vegetable oils or petrochemicals.

We once proudly promoted our products as palm-oil-free, however following lengthy discussions with our raw materials suppliers and chemists, we realised it was impractical and potentially more unsustainable to avoid them. Let us explain.

We love that consumers try to avoid palm oil to decrease the rate of rainforest deforestation. But, we also believe there is a space for RSPO-certified palm oil.

Palm oil has the highest yield (litres per acre) so switching to other oils (like Olive Oil or Coconut) may cause more deforestation as those other plants will require more room to produce the same amount of oil as palm. For example, olive oil requires 5-10x the land and coconut oil requires 3-5x. Alternatively, we can source oil from hydrocarbons under the earth's surface, though that has obvious environmental risks too.

Oil yield is especially important given palm oil is found in roughly 50% of all packaged products on supermarket shelves including shampoos, baking oil, chocolate, cosmetics, chips, cookies, margarine and soaps. If palm oil is boycotted, global oil demand is not going to go down, and companies will need an alternative oil source, and this will result in more forest loss to plant these crops.

We believe RSPO Certified palm is a genuinely sustainable choice versus many alternatives, however, our raw material suppliers are still instructed to source coconut-derived alternatives when practical as it is generally a preferred choice from customers.

All our products are grey water and septic-safe, with readily biodegradable ingredients.

It is always best practice to check against your manufacturer's guides as new systems and technologies may vary slightly. As with all septic systems, it is a balancing act and all septic manufacturers will recommend spacing your cleaning and washing days to not overload your system.

All Skipper products are 100% vegan and cruelty-free.

Pumps that dispense foam work by mixing air with the soap creating foam. The neck size of the foam pump is much larger than a regular pump to allow room for the air chamber. The easiest way to know if you have a foam pump is to test it with a diluted solution of water and regular soap or detergent. If it foams, it’s a foam pump!

Unfortunately, the national recycling system doesn’t support small and comingled items like soap pumps or spray triggers. The only way to recycle these in Australia is with Terracycle!

You can drop them off in-store at participating Terracycle pick-up locations such as certain David Jones or Sephora stores, or sign-up to Terracycle and collect a box of non-typical recyclables to send to Terracycle for free. Sign up to recycle pumps or triggers and print your free shipping label.

We endeavour to pack and ship all your goodies within 1 business day of order confirmation. From there, we hand the reigns to Australia Post who typically take 3 to 5 business days but may take longer for regional shipments.

All orders will include a tracking number which will be sent to you upon confirming dispatch.

We do not offer express shipping as this network typically uses planes that emit a bit too much CO2 for us to sleep well at night.

Our full ingredients list can be found here.

Ingredients are also listed on individual product pages in the ingredients tab.

We recommend using your skipper products within 12 months, and for tablets that have been dissolved, we recommend using them within 3 months.

Skipper is an environmental enterprise. This means contrary to traditional companies, we prioritise our impact over our profits.

In our past life, when we were known as Tirtyl, our community helped prevent the consumption of over 3 million plastic bottles by adopting tablet alternatives.

In doing so, we made donations to Plastic Bank to collect over 102,000kg of ocean-bound plastic waste - the equivalent of over 5.5 million plastic bottles in our first two years.

Now, as Skipper, we are shifting focus from plastic collection to prevention to make lasting change by tackling the root cause of the issue.

We could collect billions of bottles, but we know there’s more plastic being dumped than what can be collected, and it’s increasing.

This prevention includes funding closed-loop waste infrastructure in developing communities and advocating for policy change within influential government & corporate bodies.

Check out our ‘Force for Good’ video on our impact program here.

We use the life cycle assessment (LCA), cradle-to-grave methodology to calculate the CO2 demand from all elements of our products. Read more about our methodology here.

This includes:

• Raw Material Extraction.
• Manufacturing & Processing.
• Transportation.
• Usage & Retail.
• Waste Disposal.

After taking into account the deduction through our renewable power usage, we offset any remaining CO2 emissions through Greenfleet Australia.

• Box Packaging: FSC Certified Pulp and water-based inks
• Bottles: Glass or partially recycled HDPE plastic 
• Foaming Pump: Multiple plastics and a metal spring. Recyclable with Terracycle
• Storage Tin: Tinplate, partially recycled
• Tablet Wrapper: Kraft paper, PLA lining, and compostable metalized adhesives.

Wrappers for the body wash, face wash, and universal cleaner are home compostable. Wrappers for the hand wash tablets are industrially compostable.

Different countries have different systems.

In Australia and the United States, you can place your wrappers in the general waste (landfill) bin. Contrary to plastic which will not degrade for 80-150 years, these compostable wrappers will degrade in 3-24 months depending on the temperature. Whilst the wrapper is technically recyclable, it’s considered too small to be economically recycled at this point in time.

In France, it’s recommended to place the wrappers in your recycling bin.

A FOGO bin enables you to commercially compost, many councils are now offering home collection services. However, what you are allowed to put in them will vary from council to council.

Don’t “wish cycle”! You may be keen to fill up your green bin or FOGO bin to contribute to the composting of organic waste. But even small amounts of contaminating material such as plastic or metal can lead to the whole load being rejected by the composting facility and ending up in landfill. Follow your local council's guide on what can and can’t go in the bin. When in doubt, put it in the rubbish bin or recycling.

Cardboard packaging is still advised to be recycled in the traditional yellow recycling bin.

Yes, in moderation. All our packaging (and inks) are compostable but not very nutritional. Don’t overload the worm farm with too much material, and be sure to tear wrappers and packaging into smaller pieces.