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Certificate in Natural Face Mask Formulation

Master professional natural face mask formulation with our specialized short course.

Formulate a wide range of natural and organic face masks, including face mask powders, creamy clay masks and hydrogel sheet masks.

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Diversify your skills to formulate a wide range of professional-grade face masks, including clay-based, emulsion-based, and hydrogel face masks for yourself or to sell?

Innovate with exciting ingredients to target a range of skin concerns including clays, fruit powders, botanicals, vitamins, actives, physical and chemical exfoliators, humectants and more?

Create a spa-like experience at home or for your customers with luxurious natural and organic masks?

Introducing our Certificate in Natural Face Mask Formulation

A specialized short course where you will learn how to make your own range of professional quality natural and organic face masks, for yourself or to add to your beauty brand.

In this comprehensive course, you'll:

Ready to begin creating advanced face masks?
Join us on the journey today!

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Clay is wonderfully detoxifying and cleansing for the skin, but it is notoriously difficult to preserve cosmetic products that contain clay, which leaves many formulators stuck.

Discover the secrets to formulating beautiful creamy clay masks that are shelf-stable and pass Preservative Efficacy Testing. Our simple but robust preservative system will enable you to make highly effective and safe emulsion-based clay masks with ease.

Formulate masks that are cleansing, detoxifying, antioxidant, soothing, hydrating, brightening, radiance-enhancing, pore tightening, antibacterial and exfoliating, and be supported by experts, including cosmetic scientists and chemists – no previous knowledge needed.

Just imagine how it would feel with more of this in your life:

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Clarity

Ditch recipes that don’t work, avoid widespread mistakes, and be free from the overwhelm of misleading DIY information. Create shelf-stable face masks, get all your questions answered and more; everything you need to know is in the course.

Creativity

Experiment with exciting ingredients including clays, fruit powders, ground botanicals, vitamins, actives, physical and chemical exfoliators, humectants and more. Call the shots of what ingredients you put on your face to address different skin types and concerns.

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Luxury spa-style treatments on demand

Add a touch of luxury to your weekly skincare routine with high-end face masks that bring radiance to your complexion and offer you a moment of relaxation. You could even add these premium products to your skincare brand.

Learn to formulate a complete face mask range:

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Formulations such as:

  • Clarifying Charcoal Mask.
  • Soothing Face Mask with Marshmallow and Vitamin C.
  • Matcha Green Tea Face Mask.
  • Coconut Milk Matcha Bubble Tea Face Mask.
  • Vitamin C Brightening Face Mask.
  • Pink Clay Skin Smoothie Face Mask.
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Formulations such as:

  • Pink Clay And Pomegranate Clarifying Cleanser and Mask.
  • Orange And Almond 3-In-1 Exfoliator, Cleanser and Mask.
  • Purifying Charcoal Cleanser and Mask.
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Formulations such as:

  • Matcha Hydrogel Under-eye Pads.
  • Moisture Surge Hydrogel Face Mask.

Your journey on the Certificate in Natural Face Mask Formulation

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Powder mask theory

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Learn the types, functions, benefits and manufacturing process

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Natural ingredients

Discover natural clay face mask ingredients

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Clay-based masks

Create a range of soothing, nourishing and brightening clay face masks

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Emulsion theory

Learn about the key elements of emulsion-based clay masks

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Hydrogel masks

Formulate a range of intensely hydrating hydrogel sheet masks

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Carrageenans

Explore the properties, compatibility and mechanisms of carrageenans

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Emulsion masks

Formulate a range of advanced emulsion-based clay masks

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Preservative system

Learn to preserve emulsions containing clay

Meet your instructors and tutors

Learn from and be supported by cosmetic scientists and professional formulators.

Is the Certificate in Natural Face Mask Formulation right for me?

This course is perfect for…

Beginners

Beginners keen to progress their skills

Start with simple powder-based masks and progress to creamy clay and hydrogel masks.

Intermediate

Formulators excited about creating professional grade natural and organic face masks

Expand your skillset and formulate innovative product types.

Entrepreneur

Beauty entrepreneurs and brand owners

Create premium, high-end products for a spa-like experience at home.

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Why formulate your own face masks?

Wide variety of skin benefits. Formulate masks that are cleansing, detoxifying, antioxidant, soothing, hydrating, brightening/radiance-enhancing, pore tightening, antibacterial and exfoliating.

Develop the perfect minimalist skincare routine by formulating multifunctional products for masks, cleansers and exfoliators. 

Be kinder to your skin and the environment. Our waterless, powdered face masks are sustainable and preservative-free.

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Create a spa-like experience at home or for your customers with luxurious natural and organic masks. 

Innovate with exciting ingredients including clays, fruit powders, ground botanicals, vitamins, actives, physical and chemical exfoliators, humectants and more.

Develop advanced formulation skills and create professional standard emulsion-based clay face masks that can pass rigorous laboratory testing.

Want to try before you buy?

Sample a selection of our course material inside our online classroom.

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How does the Certificate in Natural Face Mask Formulation work?

Our proven system for teaching formulation skills, developed over more than a decade of training provision, means when you study with us, you’ll gain the knowledge, skills, and support to succeed at formulating.

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Knowledge

You don’t need a scientific background; our courses cover everything you need to know.

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Skills

We start with more straightforward products and progress to the more complex or challenging ones so you can build your skills and confidence.

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Support

You can rest assured that you are learning from qualified and experienced professionals and are not misled by inaccurate, poor-quality and unsafe information often found online.

More than just a course, our Certificate in Natural Face Mask Formulation includes the support and community you need to truly thrive in your formulating journey

You’ll receive:

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Beautiful textbooks to download with step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photographs.

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Practical demonstration videos that show you exactly how to make face masks.

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11 tried-and-tested formulations ready for you to make.

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Join our supportive, vibrant community of like-minded students and graduates across the world.

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Easy-to-use online classroom, quizzes, and activities.

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Five Preservative Efficacy Test results for the emulsion-based masks.

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End of course certificate.

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Templates and advice for creating your own unique formulations.

Be supported by cosmetic scientists

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Get your questions answered

each week in our dedicated Tutor Q&A

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Expand your understanding

with our monthly Formulators Forum, a LIVE learning and discussion session on Zoom

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Have your end-of-course assignments personally marked

by our cosmetic scientists

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Receive an invitation to join our private student and graduate online community.

Connect with like-minded formulators around the world inside our friendly student community. It’s the perfect place to discuss, support and inspire each other.

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Enjoy learning anywhere, anytime

All our training is completed through our easy-to-use online classroom.
Study from anywhere in the world at your own pace. 

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Why study with the
School of Natural Skincare?

Be part of our accredited, globally acclaimed, award-winning online formulation school that’s seen over 25,000 students from 150 countries enjoy mastering the art, science, and creativity of making natural and organic skincare.

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Learn from and be supported by professional cosmetic scientists.

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Tried and tested formulations. Our formulas have passed Preservative Efficacy Testing.

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Formulate your way – natural, organic, vegan, sustainable – and customized to your skin type, tone and concerns.

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Multi-award winning and accredited school, established in 2010.

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Study with us for your own enjoyment and learning or to create a beauty brand.

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