More Than Just Anti-Aging: 9 Benefits That Serums Can Offer
It’s no secret that serums can be versatile, amazing, powerhouse products that help with skin concerns commonly associated with aging skin, but that’s not all that they can do! Our complex and often contentious relationship with aging means we sometimes don’t treat...
Beyond Oil-based Serums: 6 Types of Serum Formulation to Try
Recently, we shared a little bit about why serums are good for your skin, the differences between face oils and face serums, primarily by describing the main differences between face oils and oil-based serums. But did you know that oil-based serums aren’t the only...
Face Oils, Face Serums, and High-Performance Serums: What’s the Difference?
Face oils and serums are two of the hottest trends in facial care products right now, and for good reason. Both types of products can be amazing for the skin, and create dramatic changes due to their nourishing and emollient ingredients. If you’ve done any...
How to Become A Natural Skincare Formulator: Your Declaration of Independence
We’re declaring independence. Independence from using products with harsh, synthetic, or undesirable ingredients. Independence from using products that cause irritation and reactions in our skin. Independence from store-bought products that don’t conform to our...
What Being a Natural Skincare Formulator is All About
You’ve been reading articles—some here, some elsewhere maybe. Searching for the right information as much as you may be searching for a certain kind of validation. Is this what I’m meant to be doing? Am I really drawn to be a natural skincare formulator? Should I try...
Stripping it Back: How Simplicity in Skincare Formulation can Lead to Success
Many people turn to natural and organic skincare because whatever they’re using just isn’t working for them. Maybe it’s not helping their oily skin, not moisturizing their dry skin, not helping with signs of aging, or maybe there’s a more pressing skin condition that...
More Than Just a Nice Scent: How to Combine the Art and Science of Formulating with Essential Oils
Essential oils are typically some of the first ingredients that people encounter when they are just starting out in natural skincare formulation—or using natural products in general! They are typically accessible, affordable, easy to use, and provide wonderful...
5 types of botanical extracts that will take your skincare products to the next level
Botanical extracts are concentrated plant materials providing therapeutic properties, which have been extracted through a variety of methods, including:Steam distillationSolvent extractionCO2 extractionCold pressingOil infusionAlcohol infusionand Glycerol...
How to Incorporate Herbs and Oils into your Skincare
If you love all things natural and organic, chances are that you’re already drawn to herbal-based and plant-based products—and not just in your skincare!You might own and regularly use first-aid creams made with calendula, hypericum, comfrey, arnica, lavender,...
How to turn a cosmetic formula into a recipe
Professional cosmetic formulas are written in percentages. So how do you convert a formula written in percentages into a weight based recipe you can make? This article will explain: Converting a formula into a 100g test batch size How to calculate different batch...
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