About Sustainable Shine

Our founder, Tyla, a Primary School Teacher living in Auckland, New Zealand, had been using manual Bamboo Toothbrushes for many years. This was until the beginning of 2020 when she decided to make the switch to an Electric Toothbrush because her manual Toothbrush just wasn’t cutting it in terms of getting a great clean. With the hard decision between having good oral health or being environmentally friendly, she thought there must be another option. She set on a search to find one, but with no luck was forced to choose one or the other. This left her feeling disappointed and guilty about her new oral hygiene routine. ____ Fast forward to 2021, Tyla decided she wanted to start up her own small business and joined an online business course. She began her search for product ideas knowing she wanted to do something in the health and beauty industry that was environmentally friendly. One afternoon, Brooke, her partners sister, mentioned always wanting an Electric Toothbrush, but never actually buying one herself because she didn’t like the idea of having to throw the brush heads in the rubbish. Tyla remembered back to when she had this same thought and instantly fell in love with the idea. ____ From here Tyla began her research, determined to make this work. After finding a manufacturer who had the same beliefs and ideas around a more sustainable future that did not jeopardise oral health, Sustainable Shine was born. Read their story