Free online organic skincare formulation course
Learn the essentials of skincare formulation with our FREE course:
Fundamentals of Skincare Formulation
free to enroll
With so much misleading and incorrect information online, it’s no surprise you’re confused. You’re keen to make your own natural and organic products – and be in control of the ingredients you use on your skin – but where do you start?
We’re here to help you get started the right way, guided by professional cosmetic scientists. Create beautiful skincare products at home following industry best practices.
Introducing the School of Natural Skincare’s FREE beginner’s course:
Fundamentals of Skincare Formulation
Covering everything you need to kick-start your skincare formulation journey our FREE online organic skincare formulation course is perfect if you are new to natural skincare or want the confidence that you are doing things the correct way.
What you’ll learn:
Formulation Foundations
Discover the fundamentals of cosmetic chemistry and skincare formulation to begin your journey with confidence.
You’ll learn:
- When and how to use preservatives and antioxidants for safe, stable products
- How to write consistent, professional formulas
- Essential equipment for making cosmetics
- How to measure ingredients accurately
- How to sanitize your workspace
- The importance of pH in skincare
- Where to source high-quality ingredients globally
Bodycare
Create a beautiful, shea-butter-rich body moisturizer by following our professional formula.
You’ll love this luxurious Grapefruit and Orange Whipped Shea Body Butter that only requires a few ingredients and can be whipped up in no time!
You’ll receive:
- A professional formula.
- Step-by-step instructions to follow.
- Quick video demonstration.
Facial Skincare
Rejuvenate the skin and improve elasticity and suppleness with our two gorgeous facial oil formulas.
Start with a simple and nourishing formula, then we’ll introduce you to Coenzyme Q10—a powerhouse anti-aging ingredient that is surprisingly easy to work with.
You’ll receive:
- Two professional facial oil formulas.
- Step-by-step instructions to follow.
- Detailed demonstration video.
Creams and Lotions
Learn how to create shelf-stable creams and create a moisturizer following our tried-and-tested formula.
Learn the key ingredients in an emulsion and how to ensure your product is safe and stable. Then make a beautiful, quickly absorbed facial moisturizer.
You’ll receive:
- A professional facial moisturizer formula.
- Detailed demonstration video.
- Preservative Efficacy Test report that proves the formula is preserved effectively.
Natural and Organic Ingredients
Get to grips with all the ingredients you need to create gorgeous natural and organic formulations.
Discover:
- Vegetable/carrier oils
- Butters
- Emulsifiers/preservatives
- Water/hydrosols/humectants
- Thickeners/stabilizers/waxes
- Botanical extracts/active ingredients
- Essential oils
Our FREE online skincare formulation course will help you:
Build your confidence in the practical side of formulating, helping you make beautiful skincare products by following our professional cosmetic formulations.
Have peace of mind that you’re doing things the right way, with practical guidance around preservatives, antioxidants, health, and safety, what equipment you’ll need, where to source ingredients and how to write a formula.
Have a clear pathway to continue your learning, ensuring your investment in time doesn’t go to waste and enabling you to explore further, making the products you – and your friends and family – will love!
What does our FREE course include?
Four professional skincare formulas that are perfect for beginners.
Five video classes presented by Gail and Gareth, founders of the School of Natural Skincare.
Two step-by-step product demonstration videos detailing how to make two of the featured products.
Global supplier list - where to buy the ingredients you need.
All the essential information you need to make products the professional way.
An ingredients glossary – the key ingredients to use in your formulations.
Is the Fundamentals of Skincare Formulation course right for me?
Perfect for you
If you’d like to make your own natural skincare products and be confident you’re doing things properly, or if you’d love to become a formulator and want to understand the fundamentals, our free course is ideal.
Upgrade for $97
Use proven formulas to create a stunning range of products with our FREE organic skincare formulation course, or upgrade to learn formulating from scratch with our How To Formulate Natural and Organic Skincare Like a Pro short course.
Take the next step
And, if you want to progress your learning further or dream of starting your own beauty brand we have various options to help you including our flagship Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation.
By the end of the free course, you will have made your first set of natural or organic skincare products safely and correctly.
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How To Formulate Natural and Organic Skincare Like a Pro
Enjoy both classes for just $97
To be a formulator, you must learn the practical ‘making’ skills and the process of formulating a product from scratch.
Our FREE organic skincare formulation course Fundamentals of Skincare Formulation allows you to head to your kitchen and experiment with making a formulation, even if you’re a complete beginner.
How To Formulate Natural and Organic Skincare Like a Pro teaches you our 8-step repeatable process so you can go on to develop and formulate your own natural and organic cosmetics from scratch the professional way, including using a product development brief to create products that work. No more making costly mistakes that aren’t good for your skin.
And, you’ll get to formulate your own facial oil by following the process – customized to your skin type and concerns.
In this short course you will:
- Follow a proven process to formulate skincare products from scratch that customers need, want, and love – and keep coming back to buy more.
- Learn the steps to creating cosmetic products that work.
- Customize products for different skin types.
- Discover how to choose which ingredients to use.
- Design a unique and gorgeous facial oil customized for your skin type, concerns, and values.
Plus
We’ll share with you our signature process and worksheet from our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation, which you can return to again and again.
Books, Google, and YouTube only get you so far. Learning first-hand will take your knowledge and experience to a whole new level!
How To Formulate Natural and Organic Skincare Like a Pro is perfect for you if:
You want to start creating your own skincare formulas rather than follow other people's recipes.
You'd like to create a unique skincare product range for yourself or to sell.
You’d like to improve the products you are making.
You are a beginner or have some experience already.
Student testimonials
I am feeling so confident right now and am excited to formulate more products!
- Hadja Mah Traoré,
- France
Thank you School of Natural Skincare. I’m so grateful for this opportunity! I started the course with very little knowledge in how to formulate natural skincare products and I have learned a lot in such a short space of time. It is going to be so interesting to see where it takes me.
- Hadja Mah Traoré,
- France
Being able to create a professionally formulated product was such a thrill.
- Michelle Moolman,
- South Africa
It was so great to follow the process you teach and see it all come together as we progress through the course. Bringing a product like this to life has been a dream for a long time. This was a wonderful process and I was excited to learn from you. Good work and thank you so much!
- Michelle Moolman,
- South Africa
I am excited to develop my products further and see what I can create.
- Tynessa Gay-Felix,
- Trinidad & Tobago
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed this course and the process we learned to make our facial oil. I learned a lot in such a short time and I thank your school for giving us this opportunity to develop my products and formulate our business ideas. I have now joined the Certificate in Making Natural Skincare Products.
- Tynessa Gay-Felix,
- Trinidad & Tobago
I learned so much about the benefits of different oils for specific skin types and issues.
- Teresa Reser,
- USA
This course was outstanding and exactly what I needed. It has really helped me in creating my own products. I’ve completed two courses so far and plan to enroll in both the Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation and the Diploma in Natural Haircare Formulation!
- Teresa Reser,
- USA
The clear teaching and step-by-step process boosted my confidence.
- Donna Haslam,
- Australia
This course helped me focus on addressing skin problems and finding the right ingredients, rather than starting with ingredients first. I am excited that I can create something professional myself and this has made me eager to keep learning. I’ve now enrolled in the Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation!
- Donna Haslam,
- Australia
I loved how this course taught me to structure a formula based on client needs and benefits.
- Lurena Hay-Miller,
- Canada
Before, I used a more intuitive approach, but learning this method will help me create stronger formulas. Breaking down the process into clear categories made it easy to follow and understand. Your training is incredibly thorough!
- Lurena Hay-Miller,
- Canada
What does the How To Formulate Natural and Organic Skincare Like a Pro course include?
You’ll receive:
Our repeatable 8-step process to formulating natural and organic cosmetics from scratch like a pro.
A demonstration video showing you how to make a facial oil step by step.
4 example facial oil formulas to practice with, each for a different skin type.
Our signature Product Development Brief worksheet – our secret weapon to formulating success.
4 x guides to formulating for different skin types.
Ingredient selection worksheet – our step-by-step process for choosing your ingredients.
Essential oil chart featuring 24 essential oils – their aroma, therapeutic properties, key uses, contraindications/cautions and dermal limit.
Carrier oil chart featuring 20 carrier oils – their properties, key fatty acids, absorption rate, skin type suitability and substitutions.
By the end of the course, you will…
Understand how to follow a product development process to formulate like a professional
And have formulated your signature facial oil!
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Top FAQs
When you join our free course, Fundamentals of Skincare Formulation, you’ll receive access to it inside our online classroom for 90 days.
If you upgrade to include How To Formulate Natural and Organic Skincare Like a Pro, then you’ll have access to both courses for six months.
These online courses offered by the School of Natural Skincare teach you how to formulate and make a selection of natural and organic skincare products the professional way.
Yes, the School of Natural Skincare offers free courses in making natural skin care products. Our popular free course, Fundamentals of Skincare Formulation, is the best place to start.
The free skincare formulation course covers the basics of formulating and making natural and organic products. Learn about preservatives, antioxidants, health and safety, what equipment you’ll need, where to source ingredients and how to write a formula. Plus, practice making products by following our beginner-friendly formulas.
The School of Natural Skincare offers a free online natural skin care course. By taking a course from a trusted educational provider, you’ll learn how to make natural skincare products correctly. In our free course, Fundamentals of Skincare Formulation, you’ll learn to make facial oils, body butter, hydrating facial spritz, shower scrub bars and facial moisturizer.
Is there a natural cosmetics course online for free?
The School of Natural Skincare offers an online natural cosmetics course with the practical know-how to head into your kitchen or home lab and make your first cosmetic products based on our tried-and-tested formulas.
If you also want to learn how our product development process works and successfully formulate your own product from scratch, you can upgrade to our short course – How To Formulate Natural and Organic Skincare Like a Pro, for just $37.
What is the School of Natural Skincare?
The School of Natural Skincare is an online, on-demand cosmetic formulation school that offers a variety of courses and programs to teach people how to formulate and make natural and organic skincare and haircare products, natural makeup, color cosmetics and soap.
