We love essential oils and our courses teach you how to formulate them safely. We cover how to choose which essential oils to use, the therapeutic properties of essential oils, their contraindications, and how to blend essential oils. We also cover calculating safe usage levels and, in our more advanced courses, how to calculate allergen levels.
The Certificate in Making Natural Skincare Products includes detailed information about fourteen essential oils. Our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation takes this further and covers twenty-four essential oil profiles, including some more luxurious oils.
We believe that essential oils have huge therapeutic value beyond their beautiful fragrance. Gareth Després, one of our directors, is a qualified aromatherapist and has used essential oils therapeutically for many years. Our courses include detailed guidance on using essential oils for their fragrance and benefits to the skin and beyond.
In our courses, we offer advice about the safe usage levels of essential oils. There are different guidelines you can use plus if you are using more than one essential oil you may need to do some calculations to determine the maximum amount of each one. Our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation goes into this in the most detail, showing you how to do this calculation and where to find the information needed. Our Certificate in Making Natural Skincare Products covers usage rates in enough detail for home use but not if you intend to sell products.