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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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How to make a hydrating facial serum with rose
Updated: 26.08.25 Have you ever wanted to make your own skincare but weren’t sure about how or where to start? Then you’ve come to the right place. At Formula Botanica, we’ve taught tens of thousands of students how to formulate natural and organic skincare from the comfort of their home through our award-winning online courses – no prior experience or […]
Top 10 best haircare herbs for your natural formulations
Updated: 19.08.25 Have you ever added herbs to your haircare formulations? If not, you’re seriously missing out. Botanicals have been used for thousands of years to promote healthy and shiny hair, and they are still used in haircare formulations to this day in the form of oils, powders, glycerites, macerates, hydrosols, and more. In fact, herbs are trendier than ever, […]
Podcast 279: How your skincare is made – Inside the world of contract manufacturing
When we talk about launching a beauty brand, we often focus on the front-facing story – the founder’s mission, the branding, the formulation journey. But behind every successful product lies a quiet powerhouse: the contract manufacturer. In this episode of Green Beauty Conversations, Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier lifts the lid on what really happens behind the scenes at a […]
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