Student success stories
A passion for creating high-performance serums free from harmful chemicals
Serums are undoubtedly the stars of the world of skincare. These are the high value, high-performance products with the hero ingredients that have the greatest impact on your skin. Some serums are designed to target specific areas of the body, like face, eyes, lips or...
Finding your passion and following your heart – no matter the challenges
At different times in our lives, we can all feel that strong desire to make a change. To make a fresh start, turn the page, reinvent ourselves. But when you’re thinking about taking a new path in your life, the first step can be the hardest, mainly because taking your...
Making the Decision to Live a Non-toxic Life
Karen Martin is a graduate of our Certificate in Making Natural Skincare Products and Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation and her story is sure to strike a chord with many of you who are thinking of making the choice to learn how to create natural skincare for...
Forget Anti-aging, Graduate Farida O’Seery Pioneers Anti-agism Skincare
Farida O’Seery, founder of theBeauvoir 50+ anti-agism natural skincare based in Belgium, learned how to create her own organic and natural skincare products at the School of Natural Skincare. She is a woman on an anti-agism mission who believes passionately that women...
Taking the opportunity to make a positive difference
One thing many of us have learned from this pandemic that has swept the world is never to take our health for granted. For Juliana Ferrarini, that realisation came a few years ago, on Christmas Eve in 2014 when she learned that she suffered from chronic kidney...
More than just a shampoo making class: how our course helped Cortney to launch her all-natural haircare and skincare business
How a course in making natural shampoos and conditioners helped Cortney to launch her own brand. Cortney, founder of Wilder and graduate of our Diploma in Natural Haircare Formulation, and Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation has created an inspiring beauty brand...
Organic skincare products: How formulating organic skincare products is a revolutionary act for Good Flower Farm
Rachel Carpenter, a graduate of the School of Natural Skincare and founder of Good Flower Farm, has created a wonderful organic and biodynamic farm in Tennessee. Along with her partner Jon, she grows organic flowers and herbs that are incorporated into her skincare...
Why organic certification matters: A case study of organic skincare brand Casa Mencarelli
Lucia Mencarelli, founder of Casa Mencarelli and graduate of many of our courses, has created a wonderful, certified organic skincare brand that is completely committed to the environment. Organic certification As Casa Mencarelli is certified organic by the Soil...
Creating natural, soothing skincare products with ethically sourced ingredients: White Cloud Skincare
Juliette, founder of White Cloud Skincare and graduate of our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation, uses 100% vegan and ethically sourced ingredients to create wonderful products that soothe her family’s challenging skincare condition. Juliette, a pioneer of...
How to create the best toxin-free skincare products for yourself and your customers
Tanya Joslin graduated from our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation and has gone on to found her own brand Indagare Natural Beauty. We’ve featured Tanya before as she told us about her personal journey to creating her own beauty brand, and we’re back to showcase...