by Kelly Harcus | Dec 4, 2018 | Skincare Formulation, Student success stories
Kelly Spinks had always been in love with making her own skin care products. In fact, as a child, she’d use everything in the kitchen to concoct her own recipes—from bananas and avocado to oats and yogurt! “As I got older my recipes became a bit more sophisticated!”...
by Kelly Harcus | Nov 23, 2018 | Beauty Business Tips, Student success stories
Are you looking for gifts for a natural beauty lover? This holiday season we are delighted to recommend to you products by 12 gorgeous, natural brands that put quality, purity, transparency and passion at the heart of everything they do. We are also incredibly proud...
by Kelly Harcus | Nov 10, 2018 | Haircare Formulation
Curly, coily, kinky, wavy, or wiry, the spectrum of African hair is as beautiful as it is distinctive. Within each of the three broad hair categories—Asian, Caucasian, and African—there’s a wide array of subtypes, variations, and specific challenges, but of the three...
by Kelly Harcus | Nov 4, 2018 | Haircare Formulation
When it comes to anything you apply to your hair, scalp, or skin, having the proper pH is incredibly important. But, it’s often overlooked, especially in DIY recipes. While most of the recipes you might encounter online aren’t going to be too bad for your hair and...
by Kelly Harcus | Oct 30, 2018 | Haircare Formulation
If you’ve spent any amount of time cruising around the natural beauty quadrant of the internet, you’ve undoubtedly heard of the term “No-Poo.” No-Poo can mean many different things to different people—and the definition has started to evolve and change in the last few...
by Kelly Harcus | Oct 26, 2018 | Haircare Formulation
Regardless of what certain advertisements for hair products want you to believe, your hair does not have the same regenerating mechanisms as your skin. Imagine cuts, bruises, scratches on the skin—they will heal over time. But if you break your hair, it will never...
by Kelly Harcus | Oct 20, 2018 | Haircare Formulation
We’ve spoken many times about the importance of knowing how to spot an unsafe skin care recipe before following the ones you find online or in books. Now let’s turn our attention to haircare, and look at some of the DIY shampoo bar and conditioner bar recipes we found...
by Kelly Harcus | Oct 15, 2018 | Haircare Formulation
Solid shampoo bars may be having a bit of a surge in popularity lately, but they’re not a new thing! In fact, solid shampoo bars have been around for a while. But since they’ve become somewhat trendy in the natural haircare movement, we thought we’d go over what they...
by Kelly Harcus | Oct 1, 2018 | Business, Student success stories
Meg Baillie of Soultime Skincare has been a student of ours for several years. As a registered nurse and certified aromatherapist, she founded Soultime Skincare with the philosophy of “nourishment for the soul as well as the skin.” Her small-batch products are crafted...
by Kelly Harcus | Sep 10, 2018 | Business, Skincare Formulation
There are a lot of myths and misinformation out there when it comes to starting a natural skin care business, and we’ve heard them all! From money woes to time constraints, or even worries about how much it takes to set up your lab or market your products, we’re here...
