In terms of ingredients for the Certificate in Making Natural Skincare Products, we recommend that you start off simple! With just a handful of ingredients, you can make many types of product. We suggest you begin with inexpensive carrier oils that are still very beneficial for the skin. This means as you are practicing and learning you won’t waste expensive ingredients.
We've created and attached a booklet with all of the ingredients used in the course, you'll see our recommendations at the end of each section.
There isn’t a set list of materials that you need. We suggest you start off with:
- 5 carrier oils of your choice
- One or two waxes of your choice
- One or two butters of your choice
- One emulsifier
- Two stabilizers/thickeners
- Vitamin E
- One preservative
- 2-5 essential oils of your choice
- One or two clays of your choice
- Jojoba beads/bamboo beads
- Aloe vera juice
- Distilled water
- Glycerine
- One hydrosol
When you enroll in the course, we suggest that you read through some of the recipes and decide what you’d like to make. You can also look through the ingredient charts to see which oils sound appealing to you. Then you can order your ingredients accordingly. Don’t get overwhelmed - keep it simple! You can always add more ingredients to your collection later.
We have a blog article that you may find useful on the equipment you need to get started:
https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/equipment-you-need-making-natural-skincare-products-home/
As part of the course, we provide a list of hundreds of suppliers all around the world many of which deliver internationally too. We also have a private student Facebook group so you would be able to ask there for recommendations from other students on suppliers more local to you.