by Lisa | Jan 7, 2022 | Student success stories
Sometimes when you’re just not happy with the way things are, you have to take a leap of faith and work towards making a difference. But what if you have a career and a growing family? Can you really add another drop to the mixture? With the help of our Certificate...
by Lisa | Nov 26, 2021 | Student success stories
Behind every good idea is a person with a dream. Making that dream a reality is the difference between an idea thriving and seeing it disappear. One member of the Natural Cosmetic Formulation Club has found that her dreams of becoming a brand founder are being...
by Lisa | Nov 16, 2021 | Student success stories
How one student’s membership to the Natural Cosmetic Formulation Club has given her the confidence to launch her own brand Having always strived to use products that were good for her skin and hair, Stacey Brown, from the USA, became aware that products with 100%...
by Lisa | Nov 10, 2021 | Student success stories
During the early stages of the Covid pandemic, a feeling grew among the masses. The desire to ‘go back to nature’ became prevalent. Many people wanted the products they used on their skin and hair to include natural ingredients, and be effective and safe. For Althea...
by Lisa | Nov 9, 2021 | Business
With the holiday season fast approaching, what better way to celebrate the School of Natural Skincare’s past students than with a holiday gift guide incorporating their favorite natural skincare products, made by them! Caro’s Creams – United Kingdom Caroline...
by Lisa | Jul 14, 2021 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
Surfactants are an important category of ingredient in cosmetics because they function as detergents which help to remove dirt. They are therefore the basis of many types of cleansing products such as face and body washes, hand wash, bubble bath and shampoo. What is a...
by Lisa | Jul 13, 2021 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
For beauty enthusiasts keen on making their own products, many have a real desire to make their own mineral makeup. It is a lot of fun and can be done easily from home. However, making your own mineral makeup is different to other cosmetic products like skincare or...
by Lisa | Jul 12, 2021 | Skincare Formulation
A big part of making our own natural cosmetics is mineral makeup, but finding reliable and accurate information about it is hard to come by. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered at the School of Natural Skincare! It is such an exciting topic to delve into and an amazing...
by Lisa | Jul 9, 2021 | Skincare Formulation
Making cold process soap is a great thing to do at home or in your cosmetics lab. There are so many benefits to making your own soaps and you can read more about that in our article, 6 benefits of making cold process soaps. However, before you get your oils, water and...
by Lisa | Jul 8, 2021 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
Soaps are created by a reaction called saponification, which is a chemical reaction between lye and oil, or better yet between lye and the fatty acids within the oil. The base ingredients that make up natural soap are oils, lye and water. Depending on the oils in the...
