Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation
Business Plus Edition

You will learn to formulate a complete skincare range for the face and body, including cleansers, toners, creams and lotions, oils and oil-based serums, balms and butters, bath and shower products, exfoliators, gels and surfactant products. For more information, please read the full Diploma in Natural Skincare course curriculum.

The Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation focuses on teaching you the formulation skills needed to create safe, effective, and professional-quality skincare products customized to your target market. It helps you get clear about the customers you wish to serve and how to create a unique brand and beautiful products they love. It’s a key component of the Business Plus Edition, providing the foundation for developing your product line.

The Business Plus Edition goes beyond formulation—it’s for beauty entrepreneurs committed to launching their brand and creating a market-ready skincare business.

In addition to formulation, it covers essential business skills such as:

• Labeling cosmetic products correctly – Creating beautiful labels that contain all the essential legal information, including INCI list, allergens, shelf-life symbols and more.
• Pricing for profit – Setting prices strategically to maximize revenue.
• Manufacturing for small-batch beauty brands – how to scale up production to produce larger batches yourself without needing a contract manufacturer.

If you dream of having a gorgeous, natural or organic skincare product line packaged, labelled, and ready to sell, the Business Plus Edition is the perfect option for you.

Technical/Administrative help

Our customer service team is available to assist you with technical or administrative matters to ensure a smooth learning experience.

Formulation support & feedback on assignments

We have experienced, professional cosmetic scientists available to answer your formulation-related questions each week in our Tutor Q&A. 

At the end of the Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation, you will submit assignments, including product formulations, which will be reviewed by one of our professional formulators. You’ll receive detailed feedback, including any necessary corrections, to help you feel confident in the quality of your formulations.

Peer support

As a student, you’ll be invited to join our Student and Graduate Community, where you can connect with fellow students and graduates from around the world. This is a great space to ask questions, discuss formulations, and gain peer feedback on aspects of your business, such as branding.

Promotion of your beauty brand

If you launch a beauty brand after completing the course, we offer an opportunity to promote your business to our vast international audience! You’ll be invited to participate in an interview and have a feature written about your brand, which we’ll share with hundreds of thousands of followers via email and social media.

What’s not included

While we provide guidance on developing your products, branding, production strategies, pricing, and sales channels, specific business support or business coaching is not included. This means we do not offer assistance with:

• Business registration or legal setup
• Finding contract manufacturers, graphic designers, or other service providers
• Securing retailers or sales partnerships
• Business agreements or legal contracts
• Personalized feedback on branding and business decisions (though you can ask for peer feedback in our community)

Our Business Plus Edition is designed to give you the knowledge and tools to build a successful skincare brand, but it’s up to you to take the next steps in setting up and growing your business.

If you choose a payment plan to spread the cost of your Business Plus Edition, you will not receive all of the content in one go. Instead, each time we receive your monthly payment, the next installment of your Business Plus Edition will be released according to the following schedule.

Month 1: March
Diploma Modules 1-3
Digital Copy of our internationally best-selling book, A-Z of Natural Cosmetic Formulation

Month 2: April
Diploma Modules 4-5
Labeling Cosmetic Products with Confidence

Month 3: May
Diploma Module 6-8
How to Price Your Cosmetic Products for Profit

Month 4: June
Diploma Modules 9-11
Formulating Face and Body Washes with Natural Surfactants
Formulating with AHAs and BHAs

Month 5: July
Diploma Modules 12-13

Month 6: August
Diploma Module 14
Assignments
3 Early Bird Bonuses (if you enrolled before the early bird deadline ends)

October 2026
Manufacturing for Small-Batch Beauty Brands

You’ll have access to the Business Plus Edition in the online classroom for 2 years — plenty of time to complete your studies and revisit the materials as you go. Your downloadable course textbooks are yours to keep for life. If you’d like to continue after this time, you can choose to extend your access with an optional paid renewal.

At the end of the Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation, there are several formulation assignments for you to complete and submit to us to be marked personally by our cosmetic chemists. They will provide personalized feedback and guidance if any corrections are needed. Your end-of-course completion certificate will be issued upon successful completion, and you will be the proud holder of our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation!

No, you don’t need a huge budget to start your beauty brand, but you will need some funds for essentials like ingredients, packaging, and brand design.

In the Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation Business Plus Edition, we guide you step by step and help you explore all your options so you can launch within your budget. There are many ways to create a brand; not all require a big upfront investment. You can start small, test your products, and grow at your own pace.

We’ll show you how to make smart, cost-effective decisions so you can get started without overspending. Many of our students have launched profitable brands on a shoestring budget—proving that you don’t need a fortune to build a successful business!