Certificate in Organic Skincare Formulation

Organic Skincare Formulation Course

The course is designed to encourage you to develop your own exclusive range of natural or organic skin care products. You will learn step by step how to design, formulate and manufacture your own range of products. Start your own skin care business.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to our community
2. How to proceed with the course?
3. Introduction to Natural Cosmetics
4. Table: Future of Natural Cosmetics
5. 7 Step Skincare Routine Ebook
6. Start your organic skincare product line
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. 1.01 Introduction to the Skin
3. 1.01 Introduction to the Skin
4. Skin science explainer video
5. Anatomy of the skin
6. 1.02 Anatomy of the Skin
7. Functions of the skin
8. 1.03 Function of the Skin
9. Importance of skin science for formulations (New update)
10. Skin penetration - How skincare product works?
11. Table: Understanding skin and its composition (New update)
12. How are ingredients absorbed into the skin?
13. 1.04 All About- How skincare product works?
14. 1.05 Identifying Different Skin Types, Conditions and Problems
15. 1.06 Caring for the skin
16. How can you help skin look its best?
17. How do you keep the skin properly hydrated and looking and feeling it’s best?
18. how do you protect and repair the skin barrier?
19. Assignment :
20. Fun Activity-
21. Assignment :
22. Fun Activity :
1. Learning Outcomes
2. Your lab diary
3. Setting up a home lab guidance
4. Setting up Lab Professionally
5. Setting up your own lab
6. How to setup your workspace for your formulations.
7. 2.01 Good Manufacturing Practices
8. Good manufacturing practice
9. How do you implement Good Manufacturing Practice?
10. 2.02 Guide to Ingredients and Equipment
11. What equipment do you need for formulation?
12. What scales, blenders etc. are best?
13. 2.03 Lab Techniques And Production Process
14. Lab techniques and production process
15. 2.04 Everything About pH Testing
16. How to test and adjust the pH of the formulations.
17. Everything about pH testing
18. How do you test pH? What should the pH be of cosmetic products?
19. How does a pH metre work?
20. How do you adjust the pH?
21. 2.05 Set up an Ingredient and Manufacturing Log
22. Assignment :
23. Shopping List: Equipments
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. Formulating your product
3. Professional Product Development
4. Cosmetic and Classification : Understanding from the basics
5. 3.01 Cosmetic and Classification
6. Types of cosmetic formula
7. Basics of emulsification
8. What is the science behind emulsification? How can you ensure your emulsion is successful and stable and doesn’t separate?
9. How do you make an emulsion? What is the best equipment to use?
10. What natural emulsifiers are best? How do you choose an emulsifier?
11. Basics of solubilizations
12. 3.02 Understand types of cosmetic formulas
13. In-depth classification of cosmetic ingredients
14. Development of product professionally - A Facial Cream Challenge
15. Guide to formulating a Skincare product
16. What are the pros and cons of different viscosity modifiers?
17. 3.03 Designing a Formula of a skincare product
18. Designing a skincare formula as a beginner (New update)
19. 3.03 Designing a Formula of a skincare product
20. Which ingredients go in which phase?
21. How do you turn a recipe into a formula?
22. How do you calculate different batch sizes?
23. What is a gram (as in weight) and how do you work with them?
24. Introduction to Formulating for Different Skin Types
25. Formulating for different skin types
26. Table: How to formulate for different skin types (New update)
27. Table: Formulating for Combination Skin, Acne Prone Skin, Sensitive Skin Types (New update)
28. Conceptualising a product for different skin types:
29. Formulating and conceptualising for Dry Skin :
30. Formulating and conceptualising for Mature and Ageing Skin :
31. Formulating and conceptualising for Acne Prone Skin :
32. Formulating and conceptualising for Normal Skin :
33. Table: Formulating for Normal, Oily, Dry Skin type (New update)
34. How do you properly evaluate a product formula to know if it is good enough?
35. How to Evaluate a Product
36. 3.04 Product development and launching them
37. 3.04 Product development and launching them
38. 3.05 What is the benchmark?
39. 3.05 What is the benchmark?
40. Quick Guide to formulating a skincare product
41. Lab Essentials (Video Lesson)
42. Basic Equipments Detailed Guide
43. How do you perfect a formula? If the first time it isn’t quite right, what do you do next?
44. What does each skin type need from a product? How do you address the issues of each skin type?
45. How can you vary an emulsion formula to make it richer, lighter, absorb more quickly, be more nourishing, be thinner, thicker etc.?
46. Assignment:
47. Fun Activity:
1. Understanding a product development
2. Understanding a formula FAQ
3. What natural preservatives are there, how do they work and how do you use them?
4. Cosmetic Preservation / Preservation Guide
5. How do you extend the shelf-life of a product?
6. QUICK GUIDE: pH Testing
7. How are ingredients absorbed into the skin? Which ingredients are absorbed?
8. How do you know if your product is safe?
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. 4.01 A-Z Natural and Organic Skincare Ingredients Dictionary
3. 4.02 A-Z Carrier Oil Manual
4. How do you choose the right carrier oil when there are so many to choose from?
5. 4.03 A-Z Essential Oil Manual
6. What are the benefits of each essential oil? How much can you use in a product?
7. How can you solubilize essential oils in a water-based product? What natural solubilizers are there and how do you use them?
8. Researching about Ingredients
9. How to research about ingredients?
10. Compatibility of ingredients
11. Substituting an ingredient
12. Storing an ingredient
13. Choosing a supplier
14. Best herbs to formulate for Pigmentation / hyperpigmentation skin
15. Best herbs for skin brightening
16. Best herbs to formulate for Glowing skin
17. Best herbs to formulate for Mature & Anti-Ageing skin
18. Best herbs to formulate for dry skin
19. Best herbs to formulate for Normal Skin
20. Best herbs to formulate for Eczema
21. Best herbs to formulate for Rosacea
22. Best Herbs for Psoriasis
23. Best herbs to formulate for Acne / Acne Prone Skin
24. Best Carrier Oils for Acne / Acne Prone Skin
25. Best Carrier Oils for Pigmentation / hyperpigmentation
26. Best Carrier Oils for Skin Brightening
27. Best Carrier Oils for Glowing skin
28. Best Carrier Oils for Mature & Anti-Ageing
29. Best Carrier Oils for Dry Skin
30. Best Carrier Oils for Normal Skin
31. Best Carrier Oils for Eczema
32. Best Carrier Oils for Rosacea
33. Best Carrier Oils for Psoriasis
34. Best Essential Oils for Acne/Acne Prone skin
35. Best Essential Oils for Pigmentation / Hyperpigmentation
36. Best Essential Oils for Skin Brightening
37. Best Essential Oils for Glowing Skin
38. Best Essential Oils for Mature & Anti-aging
39. Best Essential Oils for Dry Skin
40. Best Essential Oils for Normal Skin
41. Best Essential Oils for Eczema
42. Best Essential Oils for Rosacea
43. Best Essential Oils for Psoriasis
44. Best Actives/Extracts for Acne/Acne Prone Skin (Part-1)
45. Best Actives/Extracts for Acne/Acne Prone Skin (Part-2)
46. Best Actives/Extracts for Pigmentation / hyperpigmentation
47. Best Actives/Extracts for Skin Brightening (Part-1)
48. Best Actives/Extracts for Skin Brightening (Part-2)
49. Best Actives/Extracts for Glowing skin
50. Best Actives/Extracts for Mature & Anti-Ageing (Part-1)
51. Best Actives/Extracts for Mature & Anti-Ageing (Part-2)
52. Best Actives/Extracts for Dry Skin
53. Best Actives/Extracts for Normal Skin
54. Best Actives/Extracts for Eczema
55. Best Actives/Extracts for Rosacea
56. Best Actives/Extracts for Psoriasis
57. List of Emulsifiers (Part-1)
58. List of Emulsifiers (Part-2)
59. Fun Activity:
1. Formulating with Chamomile
2. Formulating with Lavender
3. Formulating with Rosemary
4. How do vegan waxes compare to beeswax?
5. What humectants are most effective?
6. What are rheology modifiers and how do they affect your product?
7. What high-performance ingredients give your product a superior skin feel and result?
8. What high-performance ingredients can you include?
1. SKINCARE LABELS
2. FORMULATION WORKSHEET (FINAL)
3. FORMULA STATS
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. Cosmetic Ingredient Guide / List
3. Ingredient Research Form
4. Supplier's List Across Globe
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. Everything about Facial care Products & How they work.
3. 6.01 and 6.02 Introduction to Facial Care Product Formulation
4. 6.03 All About Toners
5. Table : Guide to formulate different face care products (New update)
6. What ingredients can you use in a facial toner, spritzer or mist? What benefits do they offer?
7. 6.04 Face Serums
8. Table: Formulating different types of serums (New update)
9. 6.05 Everything About Face Creams
10. Which ingredients do you need to include for a safe and stable cream?
11. What’s the difference between a day cream and a night cream? Most importantly: Do you really need both?
12. Facial Gel FAQ
13. Formulate Facial Gel (Basic)
14. Basic Facial Gel Demonstration
15. Formulate Facial Gel (Advance)
16. Bonus : Aloevera Gel
17. Formulate Under Eye Gel
18. Table: Formulating different types of face cleansers (New update)
19. Gel Cleanser FAQ
20. Basic Gel Cleanser Video Demonstration
21. Formulate Gel Cleanser
22. Face Cream Cleanser FAQ
23. An organic cream cleanser demonstration
24. Formulate Face Cream Cleanser
25. Bi-Phase Cleanser FAQ
26. Formulate Bi-Phase Cleanser
27. Bi-phase cleanser demonstration
28. Foaming Cleanser FAQ
29. Formulate Foaming Cleanser
30. Cleansing Balm FAQ
31. Formulate Cleansing Balm
32. Formulate an Organic Cleansing Balm Demonstration
33. Advanced Formula : Deep Cleansing Oil
34. Micellar Water FAQ
35. Formulate Micellar Water
36. Bonus : Cleansing Powder
37. Table: Formulating different types of toners (New update)
38. Face Toner FAQ
39. Formulate Face Toner (Basic)
40. Learn How to Formulate a Basic Toner demonstration
41. Formulate Face Toner (Advance)
42. Bonus : Facial Gelled Toner
43. Bonus : Radiant Face Spray
44. What is the difference between a facial oil and a facial serum? How do you formulate them?
45. Face Serum FAQ
46. Formulate Face Oil
47. Formulate A Facial Oil Demonstration
48. Bonus : Facial Glow Oil
49. Formulate Face Serum
50. Formulate A Facial Serum Demonstration
51. Learn to Formulate a Facial Serum Demonstration
52. Bonus : Advanced Active Serum
53. Bonus : 5% Niacinamide Facial Serum
54. Table: Formulating different types of face creams (New update)
55. Anhydrous Facial Cream FAQ
56. Formulate Anhydrous Facial Cream
57. Learn How to Make an Anhydrous Face cream Demonstration
58. Demonstration Video : Anhydrous Face Cream
59. Facial Cream FAQ
60. Facial Cream (Basic)
61. Learn to Formulate a Basic Facial Cream Demonstration
62. Bonus : Berry Night Face Masque (Cream Base)
63. Bonus : Intense Repair Face Milk
64. Facial Cream (Advance)
65. What kind of balm can you make? How do you make them vegan?
66. Table: Formulating different types of Lip Care Products (New update)
67. Lip Balm FAQ
68. Formulate Lip Balm
69. How to Make an Organic Lip Balm Demonstration
70. How do you troubleshoot a balm or butter if it goes wrong (eg it goes grainy). How do you fix it?
71. Lip Scrub FAQ
72. BONUS RECIPE- Formulate Lip Scrub
73. What is a cleansing oil, how do they work? What ingredients do you need to include?
74. How is a cleansing lotion different from a regular lotion?
75. Self Activity :
1. Bodycare Formulation
2. Table : Formulating for different body care products (New update)
3. Table : Formulating different types of body cleansers (New update)
4. Body Gel Cleanser FAQ
5. Bonus : Tangerine Body Wash
6. Formulate Body Gel Cleanser
7. Body Cream Cleanser FAQ
8. Formulate Body Cream Cleanser
9. What butters work best in body butter? How are butters different, how do you choose what to use?
10. Table : Formulating different types of body butters (New update)
11. Body Butter FAQ
12. Formulate Body Butter
13. Learn to formulate Body Butter Demonstration
14. What’s the difference between a cream and lotion?
15. Table : Formulating different types of body creams and moisturisers (New update)
16. Bonus : Silk Enriched Body Cream
17. Formulate Body Lotion
18. An organic Body lotion demonstration
19. Bonus : Body Yogurt Formula
20. Formulate Body Oil
21. Formulate A Body Oil Demonstration
22. BONUS RECIPE- Formulate Shower Bar
23. Shower Bar FAQ
24. What is the difference between body oil, dry body oil and massage oil? What ingredients do they each contain?
25. How do you make a bath or shower oil that disperses in the water?
26. What can you do if your cream or lotion does separate?
1. Spa Product Formulation
2. Formulating different spa care products
3. Table: Formulating different types of face scrubs (New update)
4. Face Polish / Face Scrub FAQ
5. Formulate Face Polish / Face Scrub
6. Learn How to Formulate a Face Polish / Scrub Demonstration
7. Formulate Body Polish / Body Scrub
8. Body Polish / Body Scrub
9. Table: Formulating different types of face masks (New update)
10. Bonus : Vitamin C Face Mask
11. Learn to formulate Vitamin C Face Mask Demonstration
12. Formulate Face Masque / Mask
13. Formulate Body Mask / Masque
14. Bonus : Detoxifying Body Mask
15. Formulate Massage Oil
16. Formulate A Massage Oil Demonstration
17. Bonus Formula : Relaxing bath Salt
18. Formulate a relaxing Bath Salt Demonstration
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. History of Aromatherapy
3. 9.01 - All About Aromatherapy
4. Essential Oils Overview
5. Skincare Formulations & Aromatherapy (New update)
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. How do you create a unique brand that is true to your values?
3. Branding
4. 10.01 Branding
5. Guiding you in writing a business plan for your beauty business.
6. Choosing a name for your beauty brand
7. How much does it cost to start your Beauty Business?
8. how to start your own skincare/haircare products line?
9. Marketing
10. 10.02 Marketing
11. How to stand out from competitors
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. Preservation and Stability
3. 11.01 - Perform Stability Testing
4. What are microbes and how can they affect your product?
5. Microbiological stability tests
6. 11.02 - Microbiological Challenge
7. Choose Packaging for your products
8. 11.03 Choose Packaging and Conduct Packaging Test
9. What packaging is best? How do you choose the right packaging to use?
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. What are the cosmetic regulations and who do they apply to?
3. 12.01 Product Labelling Guide
4. Product Labelling guide
5. How do you label your products?
6. How to sell your products legally?
7. 12.02 Sell your products legally
8. 12.03 Cosmetic Compliance by 8 different Countries
9. Organic Certifications
10. 12.03 Organic Certification
1. FORMULATORS DIARY ( FOR BEGINNERS)
2. What is a microbiome?
3. Understanding the human microbiome
4. Skin microbiome and cosmetics
5. Trends in microbiome skincare
6. Defining pre, pro and post biotics in skincare
7. Compatibility of pre, pro and post biotics in formulations
1. COURTESY

About this course

$697.00
342 lessons
13.5 hours of video content

Highlights of the online courses-

Create high performing natural cosmetic product to launch your course successfully.

Study anywhere in the world at your own pace
Quick reference products charts
Personalise your own products and start your own business
Get student support system from Learn Canyon Training
Easy to use an online classroom to track your study progress
End of Course Certificate

Why Learn Canyon?

Start Your Own Beauty Business

Learn Canyon in organic skincare and haircare products teaches you how to formulate a wide range of skincare and haircare products. It will guide you through all different stages of formulations, knowledge about ingredients and how to work with them. The courses are designed to improve the skill in formulations and steps to take further for starting a skincare and haircare business.

Organic Skincare Formulation Course

Course curriculum

Getting Started

Module 1 - Introduction to Skin Science

Module 2 - Set up your own lab

Module 3 - Professional Product Development

DESIGNING A FORMULA TIPS AND TRICKS

Module 4 - Discover Organic Cosmetic Ingredients

Case studies on ingredients

SURPRISE!

Module 5- Formulation Essentials

Module 6 - Facial Care Product Formulation

Module 7 - Bodycare Formulation

Module 8 - Spa Product Formulation

Module 9 - Aromatherapy

Module 10- Branding and Marketing

Module 11 - Cosmetic Product Testing

Module 12 - Cosmetic Compliance

A BIG BONUS FOR ALL FORMULATORS

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About this course

Highlights of the online courses-

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