I have learned much of what I know about formulating DIY skincare and cosmetics through years of doing, trial-and-error, obsessive experimentation, and extensive research. My university degree is in graphic design (a Bachelor of Design Honours from York University & Sheridan College, graduated summa cum laude). If you peruse the older posts on this blog you can definitely see how much I’ve learned over the years!
I also hold two diplomas from Formula Botanica: their Diploma in Organic Skincare Formulation (completed late 2018) and their Diploma in Organic Haircare Formulation (completed mid-2020). Even though I’d been formulating for years before taking these courses I still learned a lot from both of them, and I would enthusiastically recommend the Diploma in Organic Skincare Formulation to anybody looking to jump start their formulation skills—especially if you’re hoping to start a business selling skincare!
Here are some of my favourite resources for learning more:
- Supplier websites
- The Beauty Brains blog
- Realize Beauty
- The Acid Queen
- Chemist’s Corner
- Personal Care Truth
- It’s All In My Hands
- Skin Chakra (this website is the bomb-diggity, packed with tons of incredible educational content!)
- Colin’s Beauty Pages
- LisaLise Blog
- Formula Botanica’s blog
- SDS (Safety Data Sheets)
- Studying ingredient labels of shop-bought products and trying to replicate the product
- Handling and working with ingredients to understand what they bring to products
- Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals by Robert Tisserand & Rodney Young
- Modern Cosmetics: Ingredients of Natural Origin from Modern Cosmethics
- Scrub Me Down
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