Evolvetogether is a sustainable lifestyle brand that became best known for their face masks during the height of the pandemic, but they also have a whole lineup of innovative waterless personal care products. Their Coconut Powder Face Wash, for instance, looks like ordinary baby powder in your palm but turns into a powerful face wash when you add a splash of water. The powder-to-foam product, formulated with a mix of coconut shells, tapioca starch, hydrogenated castor oil, and magnesium carbonate, is truly zero-waste face cleanser – they come in small, travel-ready pouches that are entirely dissolvable.

Created by the founders of Starface, the popular zit sticker brand that’s been spotted on everyone from Justin Bieber to Florence Pugh, Plus Body Wash – named by Time as one of the best inventions of 2022 – is a no-bottle just-add-water formula with 100% dissolvable packaging. Unlike Evolvetogether’s soap, Plus’s formula comes in the form of dehydrated sheets, which use 38 percent less water in manufacturing than bottles. Additionally, the packages produce 80 percent less CO2 emissions during shipping because the wood pulp is sourced from responsibly managed FSC forests.

Even more revolutionary is the waterless shampoo sheet developed by Kao, a Japanese personal care company. Unlike Plus, Kao’s product, a non-woven fabric infused with cleansing ingredients, does not need to be used with water. Dubbed the 3D Space Shampoo Sheet, the product – along with Kao’s 3D Space Laundry Sheet – was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to be used onboard the International Space Station, but it’s available in outer space and on the ground. Consumers in Asia can now find the product on shelves in drugstores.