Formulating for Menopausal Skin
Create your very own range of specialist skincare products for menopausal skin!
Learn what happens to skin during menopause and use a selection of soothing, hydrating, moisturizing and cooling natural and organic ingredients to formulate products to support skin during this time.
Estrogen plays a large role in the maintenance of the skin and hair; therefore declining estrogen levels during menopause can have a profound effect on the skin.
Reduced estrogen levels lead to thinner skin, an increase in number and depth of wrinkles, increased skin dryness, and decreased skin firmness and elasticity. Cell turnover slows down and collagen decreases. Skin can become more sensitive and pigmentation increases. The visible signs may be more or less prominent depending on the skin tone.
This class will focus on cosmetic products and ingredients which can help to alleviate symptoms, including helpful humectants and hydrating ingredients, moisturizing ingredients, soothing and cooling ingredients.
You’ll formulate with active ingredients that:
- stimulate collagen and elastin production,
- stimulate ceramide and free fatty acid synthesis,
- increase cell turnover,
- reduce pigmentation,
- build the skin’s moisture barrier, and
- provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Here’s what we’ll cover:
The theory and science
You will learn:
- What is menopause and the typical symptoms.
- The function of estrogen in the skin.
- What happens to the skin during menopause.
- Helpful skincare products for perimenopause and menopause.
- Useful skincare ingredients for menopause.
- About menopause skincare brands and examples of products on the market formulated for menopausal skin.
Ready-to-use formulations and guidelines for formulating your own products
You will receive three formulations from our lab, ready for you to make at home.
Soothing Facial Mist – to hydrate, refresh and soothe the skin. It will help cool the skin during a hot flash.
Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid Facial Serum – featuring four different humectants to hydrate, plump and smooth the skin which will help to minimize the appearance of fine lines. The serum also features a variety of collagen-boosting ingredients to enhance skin firmness and elasticity.
Nourishing Oat and Maca Body Cream – The body cream relieves dry skin on the body by moisturizing, hydrating and soothing it. The body cream will restore lustre and moisture to ashy or lacklustre skin.
With each formulation, we share an example on the market, product development questions, formula, instructions and product specifications.
Here's what's included:
- Study from anywhere in the world at your own pace.
- Expert support from our Cosmetic Scientists within the monthly Tutor Q&A.
- Support from your student and graduate peers from around the world inside our Private Student and Graduate Community (hosted on Facebook).
- Join the live Formulator Forums and connect face to face with your student and graduate peers (hosted monthly on Zoom).
- A practical demonstration video showing you how to make the Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid Facial Serum, which you can follow along with step by step.
- A beautiful textbook to download with step-by-step instructions and beautiful photographs.
- Tried and tested formulations to use, plus guidelines for creating your own unique formulations.
Join the Natural Cosmetic Formulation Club to take this class and others like it!
Monthly member price
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