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Welcome to Formula Botanica
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.
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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.
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So you can confidently start your own organic skincare brand anywhere in the world.
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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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The Global Organic Beauty Industry will be worth $54bn by 2027.
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Do you need a licence to sell skincare products?
Updated: 17.06.25 One of the most common questions we receive from prospective students at Formula Botanica is: “Do you need a licence to sell skincare?” This is a very valid question, especially for those who want to know if they can start a beauty business from home. You’ll be happy to know that most of our students and graduates are artisan […]
How to avoid soaping in natural emulsions – Expert tips from Formula Botanica
One of the most frequent questions we get from our community at Formula Botanica is: How do I avoid soaping in emulsions? If you’re not familiar with “soaping”, it’s a common phenomenon in emulsions where you get a whitening, streaking or even foamy effect when you apply a cream or lotion to the skin – a bit like soap! While […]
Podcast 270: Why ‘sustainable beauty’ isn’t sustainable anymore – The truth about sustainable beauty
These days, everything in beauty is “more sustainable.” More sustainable packaging. More sustainable formulas. More sustainable choices. But if everything is claiming to be sustainable… is anything really sustainable at all? In this second episode of her exclusive 4-part series, Formula Botanica CEO, Chartered Environmentalist and Biologist Lorraine Dallmeier takes a hard look at the beauty industry’s most overused word. […]
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