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Holiday Recipe Guide – Perfect Natural Skincare Products for the Festive Season
Give a gorgeous, homemade, natural skincare gift this year to delight your friends and family. It will really show your loved ones how much you care and is much more fun than battling through crowded shops! We have curated some of our most fabulous recipes in this...
Free Men’s Natural Deodorant Recipe: Refreshing Kaolin, Shea and Lime Natural Deodorant
Natural deodorants are a good option for anyone who wishes to avoid synthetic ingredients typically found in commercial deodorants. Natural deodorants can be just as effective, but are much more eco-friendly. First of all, it is important to understand the difference...
Free Men’s Beard Oil Recipe: Conditioning Argan and Cedar Beard Oil
Beards have definitely come back into fashion over the last few years and the trend only seems to be growing in popularity. Every November, men around the world join forces to grow moustaches for what has become known as ‘Movember’, to raise awareness of men’s health....
Palm Oil-free Face Lotion Formula: Floral Moisturizing Fluid
Many of our students are interested in using palm oil-free emulsifiers. Palm oil is so prevalent in the cosmetics industry that palm oil-free options are still fairly limited. Our team of formulators have been trialling six palm oil-free emulsifiers with great...
Skincare formulation tips
How to Make Your Own Mineral Makeup
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...
9 Safety Tips You Need to Know to Make Cold Process Soaps
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...
6 benefits of making cold process soaps
Making your own cold process soap is such a fun activity to do at home or in your lab set up. There are many things you need to know about before you get started and its important to follow the core safety advice too. Fortunately, we have an online course, Cold...
Men’s Versus Women’s Skincare – What’s the Difference?
When we think about skincare and treating different skin types, we typically think about dry, sensitive, oily and combination skin. And this is a great place to start, because no matter who you are or where you come from, these factors are all relevant. However, when...
Ingredient information
Natural surfactants in cosmetics: What are they and how do they work?
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...
The Essential Ingredients Used To Make Mineral Makeup
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...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2021
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 Lee-Smith,...
Holiday Gift Guide 2020
With the holidays right around the corner, are you searching for the perfect gift for a natural beauty lover? This festive season we are delighted to recommend seven luxurious natural skincare products from inspirational students and graduates close to our heart. We...