A refillable soap dispenser set for the ensuite
Built for the kitchen sink, but plenty of customers moved it into the bathroom on their own — for body wash, face wash and hand soap on a small vanity.
Shop the Gleam & Go Mini — bottles arrive empty, ready for your own soap.
- Designed in Brisbane, Australian owned
- 6-month warranty
- Refill with any brand
- Two-bottle set, compact base
The ensuite has the same clutter problem as the kitchen sink
A small vanity fills up fast: a bottle of body wash, another of hand soap, maybe a third for the kids, none of them matching, most of them balanced on the edge of the basin where they leave a ring. Metal caddies rust in a steamed-up bathroom. Glass and ceramic pumps are one knock from the tiles away from a mess you don't want barefoot.
None of that is really a bathroom problem — it's the same crowded-bench problem Cool Frank was built to solve, just with a shower door instead of a splashback.
Why Cool Frank exists
Sian and Bec started Cool Frank in Brisbane in late 2019 after failing to find a sink organiser that was both practical and good-looking — most were one or the other. They designed the Gleam & Go Mini for a busy kitchen sink. They didn't design it for the bathroom. Customers did that part themselves, moving the same compact set onto a vanity or shower shelf, and it turned out to solve the same problem there.
How it works on a vanity
Small footprint, one less thing balanced on the edge
The two bottles share a single compact base, so instead of two or three loose bottles crowding a small vanity, there's one footprint. Customers put it beside the basin for hand soap and face wash, or on a shower shelf for body wash and shampoo, refilling each bottle with whatever they already buy — see the refillable soap dispenser that fits any brand for how that works in more detail.
Not glass, not ceramic
The bottles are blow-moulded HDPE on an injection-moulded ABS base — plastic, not glass or ceramic, which matters more in a bathroom than a kitchen. One customer put it plainly: it's "compact and not glass or ceramic (for safety reasons)," which is exactly why it works next to a shower.
What customers say
"I use it in my ensuite for body wash and face wash. Perfect for the shower as it is compact and not glass or ceramic (for safety reasons)."
— Margaret C., Gleam & Go
"Perfect size for my small vanity"
— Rachel B.
"Perfect for my kids bathroom, pump works well!"
— Rebecca S.
The Gleam & Go Mini itself hasn't been entered for design awards — that credential sits with the Drip Deck and Cool Frank's bundles, which carry an International Good Design Award, 2022. What the ensuite reviews above prove is simpler: the same compact, refillable set that works at a kitchen sink works just as well on a vanity.
The dispensers
The Gleam & Go Mini is a two-bottle pump set on a shared base, sized for a small vanity, shower shelf or second sink. For the kitchen bench, the Drip Deck holds the same style of bottles alongside a caddy for the brush and sponge. And when a brush head or sponge in the kitchen wears out, the Clean Team Reload keeps replacements arriving on schedule.
Specifications
| Format | Two pump bottles on a shared base |
|---|---|
| Bottle material | Blow-moulded HDPE, not glass or ceramic |
| Base material | Injection-moulded ABS |
| Suits | Bathroom vanity, ensuite, shower shelf or second sink |
| Refill | Arrives empty — fill with body wash, face wash, hand soap or shampoo |
Warranty, delivery and the bottles
- 6-month warranty against defects, on top of your rights under Australian Consumer Law. Sponges, cloths and brush heads wear out, so they aren't covered.
- Tracked delivery on every order. You'll see an estimate at checkout.
- The bottles arrive empty. Fill them with whatever you already use.
- Clean Team Reload: Spotless every 3 months or Tidy every 4. Skip or cancel anytime.
Get the Gleam & Go Mini — bottles arrive empty, ready for your own soap.
Straight answers
Can I use a kitchen soap dispenser in the bathroom?
Yes. It wasn't designed for the bathroom specifically, but the compact size and plastic bottles are exactly why customers have moved it onto vanities and shower shelves — nothing about it is kitchen-specific.
Is it safe to use in the shower?
The bottles are plastic, not glass or ceramic, so a knock on the tiles doesn't become a hazard underfoot — a genuine reason customers gave for choosing it near a shower.
Will the "soap" and "detergent" wording look odd on a bathroom bottle?
Fair complaint, and one customer raised it directly. If the printed wording doesn't suit body wash or shampoo, turn the bottle around so the plain side faces out — it sits on the base either way.
Will it fit a small vanity?
The two bottles share one base rather than sitting as separate bottles, so it takes up one footprint. Customers with small vanities have specifically called out the size as the reason it works for them.
Is it made specifically for bathrooms?
No, and we won't pretend otherwise — it's a kitchen product that happens to suit a bathroom too. If you want something built and marketed for the sink from the start, that's the same set under the same name.
Keep exploring
- A soap dispenser that doesn't lock you into one brand — more on why the bottles ship empty and how refilling works.
- A housewarming gift they'll use every day — the same design thinking, given as a gift instead of bought for yourself.
Products on this page: Gleam & Go Mini, Drip Deck, Clean Team Reload.
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