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Welcome to Formula Botanica

Formula Botanica: Organic Cosmetic Formulation School

We are the leading online teaching institution for organic formulation and indie beauty entrepreneurship and we are on a mission to teach the world to formulate. We empower our students with the skills to change their lives through organic skincare and haircare. Formulating organic cosmetics with plants, flowers and herbs is an amazing, empowering skill that anyone can learn. Let us teach you how to become a formulator.

We teach award-winning online courses

Community

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Students

19,000+

Countries

191

Courses

5-Star Reviews

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Blogs

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Learn to Formulate At Home

With our Award Winning Online Learning Courses

Empower yourself by becoming a professional organic skincare formulator and create beautiful botanical lotions, serums and balms to use yourself or to sell. Become part of the global green beauty movement, embracing naturals, wellness and sustainability. Enrol with Formula Botanica to receive an online education in organic skincare and haircare formulation.

We Teach the Complete Package

So you can confidently start your own organic skincare brand anywhere in the world.

International Organic Skincare Entrepreneur Program

Advanced Diploma in Organic Cosmetic Science

Certificate in Organic Anti-Ageing Skincare

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Find out what it’s like to study at Formula Botanica and get help choosing the right course to become a formulator. Download a copy of our prospectus and read our full course syllabus, together with an overview of our virtual campus and student support.

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Find out what it’s like to study at Formula Botanica and get help choosing the right course to become a formulator. Download a copy of our admissions brochure and read our full course syllabus, together with an overview of our virtual campus and student support.

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Our graduates go the distance

Graduate Highlights

Our thousands of graduates lead the global green beauty movement. Their customers love their beautiful botanical serums, balms, toners, cleansers and lotions. You too can create an indie beauty business that impacts on the world around you, creates a life you love and teaches people about the benefits of natural ingredients.

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United Kingdom
Graduated 2017

Netherlands
Graduated 2016

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Graduated 2016

United States
Graduated 2015

United States
Launched 2020

Hong Kong
Graduated 2016

Learning Technologies Awards

2016

accredited: Open and Distance Learning

Since 2014

Founded in 2012

With over 10,000 students around the world

CEW Digital Achiever Award

2018

5-Star Reviews from Around the World

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The Global Organic Beauty Industry will be worth $54bn by 2027.

Will you be part of it?

Our Latest Content

Easy 10-minute lip balm formulation

Make this easy 10-minute lip balm formulation at home to treat yourself or gift. Everyone needs a natural lip balm in their cosmetics’ stash.

Zero to a Million: Celebrating the Podcast Success of Green Beauty Conversations

We celebrate a milestone 1 million downloads of the Formula Botanica Green Beauty Conversations podcast with host school CEO Lorraine Dallmeier.

Podcast 190: Industrial vs artisan beauty

Will the onset of biotech in the cosmetics industry prove the ultimate differentiator between mainstream, industrial brands and indie beauty?

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The mainstream beauty industry would have you believe that you need to be a chemist to formulate your own skincare, but nothing could be further from the truth. Sign up now for our free mini e-course and learn how to become an organic skincare formulator.