Free live online training
Why your DIY natural haircare products aren't working
— and how to fix that.
If you've tried making your own haircare products but aren't getting the results you want, discover what's going wrong and how to fix it.
If you're completely new to haircare formulation, learn how to get started with the right knowledge and skills from day one.
12th November · 6am Los Angeles / 9 am New York / 2pm London
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What you’ll discover on this training:
The Haircare Formulator Framework - The 6 step process professional haircare formulators use to create stand-out products that sit on the shelves of shops and online stores worldwide.
Why DIY recipes almost always fail — and the one thing they’re missing that makes or breaks every shampoo
The three things every haircare product must do (and why most popular natural alternatives don’t do any of them)
What professional formulators think about that you’ve probably never been told — and why it changes everything
Why your hair type matters more than any recipe — and how to start formulating for your hair, not someone else’s
The difference between following a recipe and understanding a formulation — and why that shift is the only thing that leads to products that actually work
Our Six-Step Haircare Formulator Framework is the Key!
Learn the structured, step-by-step process professional formulators use to develop natural haircare products — from understanding what hair needs and choosing the right ingredients to creating your own formulas with greater confidence.
Does this sound familiar?
You’ve tried following recipes, watched hours of tutorials, maybe even bought ingredients and started experimenting. And yet something still isn’t right.
"I want to start making my own products but I genuinely don't know where to begin — there's so much information and I can't work out what's reliable."
"I'm worried I'll invest in ingredients and equipment and just waste it all because I don't really know what I'm doing."
"I follow the recipe exactly and it still comes out wrong — too greasy, too watery, or it just separates."
"I don't know how much of each ingredient to use. The ranges are so wide, I'm basically guessing."
"I don't understand why each ingredient is being added. Nobody explains the science behind it."
You’re not doing anything wrong. Following recipes isn't the same as understanding formulation.
The key is learning what hair needs, how ingredients work, and how to combine them to create products that deliver the results you want.
Whether you're a complete beginner or you've been experimenting for years, this training will help you understand the science and start making sense of it all.
Finally understand haircare formulation
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12th November · 6am Los Angeles / 9 am New York / 2pm London
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This training is for you if...
You haven't made anything yet but you want to get started with the right knowledge and skills — even if you don't have a science background.
You've tried making your own natural haircare products and been disappointed with the results.
You're fed up with recipes that don't explain the why, and tutorials that leave you more confused than before.
You want to create products that suit your hair's unique needs — whether it's afro-textured, curly, kinky, fine, gray, sensitive, or something else entirely.
You want to make haircare products you know are safe and effective — whether for yourself, your family, or perhaps even a haircare brand of your own one day.
From students who were exactly where you are
Mehmet Shevki — Diploma Graduate
"I was completely new to this. I didn't know where to start. But the step by step process — having someone explain not just what to do but why — that was what made it click. The first time I made something that actually worked, I couldn't believe it had come from me."
Heena Bhat — Diploma Graduate
“Professionally, I was zero. I couldn’t even understand why my emulsions kept separating — and I was spending a fortune on ingredients. In less than two years, everything changed. I know how to convert a recipe into a formula that’s safe, stable, and gives results. It’s a transformation.”
Danielle O’Hara — Diploma Graduate
“I made my first conditioner and I literally didn’t have to straighten my hair anymore — it just dried. I couldn’t believe it. I was phoning everyone to tell them. I’d been trying for years and it was only once I understood the proteins, the why behind everything, that it finally clicked.”
Rhodline Hamelo — Diploma Graduate
“I don’t remember the last time a formula separated since I started with the school. My confidence has grown to a nine out of ten — and I’m leaving one for improvement. Those were the days when I was on YouTube.”
Finally understand haircare formulation
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12th November · 6am Los Angeles / 9 am New York / 2pm London
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Your hosts: Gail and Gareth, founders of the School of Natural Skincare
Since 2010, we've taught over 25,000 students from more than 150 countries — complete beginners and experienced formulators alike — to formulate professional-quality natural and organic haircare products.
We’re members of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists and authors of the internationally bestselling An A-Z of Natural Cosmetic Formulation. Our in-house team of cosmetic scientists create and test every formulation we teach — because we believe you deserve to learn from things that are proven to work.
Finally understand haircare formulation
Join Us Live Online
12th November · 6am Los Angeles / 9 am New York / 2pm London
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From the School of Natural Skincare — teaching professional natural skincare formulation since 2010, with the support of qualified cosmetic scientists.