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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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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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The formulator’s ultimate guide to glycerites (what they are & how to use them)
Using glycerites in skincare is more than about adding jewel-like colours. Our guide explains how to unlock the power of glycerites’ phyto-active benefits in your formulations.
How to make a natural cleansing balm
Updated: 09.12.25 Cleansing balms are one of my favourite formulations to make. They’re quick, affordable, and endlessly versatile – and they’re also perfect for cold, winter days. What I love most about balms is that, beyond their luxurious skin feel, they’re a fantastic way to experiment with anhydrous (oil-based) systems. You get to see, in real time, how each ingredient […]
Podcast 296: Why the beauty industry is now selling you anti-zombie skincare
You might not have noticed it yet, but there’s a new word quietly taking over the beauty industry – and it’s not what it seems. That word is longevity, and it’s showing up everywhere from skincare marketing, supplements, blue zone diets and so-called anti-zombie-cell serums (yes, you’ve read that right!). And while it sounds scientific, serious, and self-caring, longevity might […]
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