Switch Fresh wants to change the way you buy deodorant. This brand-new company, which is still in
fundraising mode, has come up with an ingenious design for a reusable and refillable deodorant bottle.
After buying the bottle, all you’ll ever need are replacement cartridges, which come in a various formulas,
scents, and sizes.
NBA star Dwyane Wade has been a pitchman for Unilever's Dove Men+Care, but now his
cousin Antoine Wade is leaning on his support to launch a rival deodorant product with a unique
twist -- refillable containers. Switch Fresh, which uses replaceable deodorant cartridges, is an "eco-
friendly" design that's an alternative to what the brand says are the 800 deodorant packages an
average person will throw away in a lifetime. The product was born from a brainstorming session
with Dwyane, said Antoine, in a statement. For now, Unilever and other titans of deodorant
probably have nothing to fear, as Switch Fresh is just starting out with an Indiegogo fundraising
effort -- albeit backed by some cool product shots.
Answering a basic hygiene need, the AP/deo category moves steadily along by offering
pleasant scents in utilitarian packaging designed to get the job done. But a Chicago-based
start-up is out to change all that with new option that meshes personalization, sustainability
and style. CEO Antoine Wade has designed and patented Switch Fresh, billed as the world’s
first reusable deodorant bottle that reduces plastic waste and “inspires individuality with
unisex scents and personalized designs.”
Natural, niche, and startup personal care brands regularly advance new deodorant formats
and formulations. Among the latest attempts to disrupt the deodorant market is Switch Fresh,
a patented redesign of the conventional container that could significantly reduce post-consumer waste.
Switch Fresh deodorant is the first product from The Future of Fresh, a company founded by
Antoine Wade. “Deodorant is used by nearly everyone on the planet,” says Wade in a press
release announcing the new product. “But, with a product so well known and used, there
hasn't been any real innovation in the industry, so I really wanted to put a cool spin on
something we use every day,” he explains.
Antoine Wade thinks he can smell success — coming in the form of deodorant. And more
novel, a way to swap scents and reduce waste.
Wade launched an Indiegogo Thursday for Switch Fresh, a deodorant product that gets away
from traditional twist-up stick packaging.
It might not be zero waste, but it’s 96 percent plastic reduction and we really like that!
Switch Fresh wants to change the way you buy deodorant. This brand-new company, which is
still in fundraising mode, has come up with an ingenious design for a reusable and refillable
deodorant bottle. After buying the bottle, all you’ll ever need are replacement cartridges,
which come in a various formulas, scents, and sizes.
Switch Fresh, a new deodorant concept by Antoine Wade, NBA player Dwayne's cousin,
combating a huge problem: waste in the beauty and grooming industries.
How a brainstorming session with Dwyane Wade led to this entrepreneur's new product.
Local entrepreneur Antoine Wade aims to disrupt deodorant, with a sustainable take on
underarm hygiene.
How a brainstorming session with Dwyane Wade led to this entrepreneur's new product.
Local entrepreneur Antoine Wade aims to disrupt deodorant, with a sustainable take on
underarm hygiene.
Antoine Wade, founder of Switch Fresh, has produced the world’s first replaceable
deodorant. This patented product reduces plastic waste and is an eco-friendly alternative to
the hundreds of deodorant bottles the average person will dispose of in their lifetime.
Refillable deodorant? Why didn’t someone think of this eco-friendly product sooner? Well,
Antoine Wade, cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, finally has, launching Switch Fresh, a brand
of unisex deodorants that allows you to refill the deodorant container when you’re finished
with the stick. And Wade has launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for the new
venture.
Purchase. Use. Discard. Repeat.
That’s usually how it goes with personal care staples like cologne, toothpaste and that cute
new makeup palette from Sephora you just had to have. But budding Chicago businessman
Antoine Wade soon realized how wasteful and environmentally unfriendly the personal care
industry can be, particularly when it comes to deodorant. So, he did something about it.
Antoine Wade has come up with a product idea whose time is well overdue. He’s created a
refillable deodorant that is not only eco-friendly but fashionable. It’s called Switch Fresh, a
brand of unisex deodorants that allows you to refill the deodorant container when you’re
finished with the stick. And, by the way Antoine is a cousin of famous basketball star Dwyane
Wade