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Considering 107 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the quality of the products and the overall user experience, highlighting the well-structured and easy-to-follow courses. Many appreciate the helpful and supportive staff, including tutors and the online community, which contributes to a positive learning environment and builds confidence in formulating. However, some people were dissatisfied with the course structure, finding it chaotic and poorly organized, particularly in the advanced diploma. A few other people also felt that the grading process for final projects was inconsistent and biased, especially concerning formulations for specific hair types, noting a lack of understanding from graders regarding diverse needs.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Content and step by step guidance was really good.. Online community support and tutors responded well. FM also gave lot of space for new formulators to explore their choices. The Extension that... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am very happy that I stumbled upon the FB website a few years ago. I read many of your interesting blog posts, but I am even happier that I found the courage to join the FB School. I love your way o... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I totally enjoyed my experience in taking the Certificate in Cosmetic Stability Testing. Helped with what stability tests that you can easily do at home in your lab. Lots of great information. Really... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Being a student of formula botanica has changed my carrier and mind. I have been studying on on organic formulator which was my dream as i was starting my brand and now i have a graduated, I will be m... See more


Company details

  1. Educational Institution
  2. Cosmetics Store
  3. School
  4. Skin Care Clinic
  5. Wellness Center

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Formula Botanica is the world's leading online teaching institution for organic formulation and indie beauty entrepreneurship. We are on a mission to teach the world to formulate. We empower our 20,000+ students with the skills to change their lives through organic skincare and haircare. Formulating organic cosmetics with plants, flowers and herbs is an amazing, empowering skill that anyone can learn. Let us teach you how to become a formulator and organic skincare or haircare entrepreneur.

Formula Botanica

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Organic Cosmetic Formulation School
Empower yourself by becoming a professional organic skincare formulator and create beautiful botanical lotions, serums and balms to use yourself or to sell. Become part of the global green beauty movement, embracing naturals, wellness and sustainability. Enrol with Formula Botanica to receive a 5-star online education in organic skincare and haircare formulation and beauty business entrepreneurship.

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We will refund you at any time within the first 30 days of your purchase, as long as you haven't completed more than 25% of your course.

We will refund you at any time within the first 30 days of your purchase, as long as you haven't completed more than 25% of your course.
We are very flexible and want to work with you to make sure that you are happy with our courses.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I started at zero and knew nothing…

I started at zero and knew nothing about skincare formulation. Today I can formulate various skincare products and invent my own according to my needs. The course is easy to follow, well explained, the manuals contain A LOT of information so you just need to take time to study and to put theory into practice. I gained solid foundation thanks to this course. Many thanks.

May 12, 2025
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Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Experience and Education

It is really great to be able to learn new things about preservation system

May 7, 2025
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Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It has been an eye opening for taking…

It has been an eye opening for taking the course with Formula Botanica. The lessons are very thorough with the guideline to formulate safely and responsibly.
Prior to taking class with FB, I had been making cream/lotion without much of preservative or just based on whatever I could find online.
My skill of formulating also has improved tremendously. It's great to be a graduate student of FB. It's a valuable lesson for me to continue my passion to formulate and dabble with different materials.

May 7, 2025
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Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Imazing Info and very helpful course

Imazing Info and very helpful course

May 3, 2025
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Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I absolutely enjoyed learning with Formula Botanica

I absolutely enjoyed learning with Formula Botanica.
I found the course material explained very well and easy to understand.
Tutors and online classroom community are very helpful with all questions.
I would definitely recommend Formula Botanica to anyone who would like to learn to formulate natural cosmetics.

May 2, 2025
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Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything you need to know!

Everything. The course material & workbook exercises were well layed out, informative & thought provoking. The interviews were very informative & educational as well. Fantastic information for a fledgling business.

April 28, 2025
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Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic and valuable course!

This course is a fantastic resource for preparing to launch a beauty business. I feel very confident that it covered all the points and the insights into every aspect of running a product based business. Including marketing! I am amazed to learn how much more complex the decision to launch a business is than I initially expected but I do feel empowered to be able to do it despite that. I feel that this course is excellent at helping me to lay the groundwork and planning for a successful business. (It may be underpriced as it opened my eyes to so many strategies that will no doubt pay for itself over and over).

April 21, 2025
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Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I feel so lucky and privileged 😍

I feel so lucky and privileged to have taken my diploma with a company who believe in my same beliefs. Love to listen to Lorraine with her science knowledge and passion for nature and natural products. So inspiring! I was looking forward to study every single module 😍Generally all the tutors and fellows formularies are so supportive and I’m so had to be part of the big Formula Botanica family.
I have been making soap and simple formulations for more than a decade but this course is much more. It’s empowering me to go a few steps up! Love you guys and looking forward to finishing the other diplomas I’m booked for 🙏

April 16, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

good learning

April 14, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great school, incredible course and wonderful community

Thank you Formula Botanica for this incredible learning experience.
Starting as a total beginner I can call myself now an experienced formulator. The diploma of organic skincare formulation is an incredible course and so much more than that. You learn how to research ingredients and can get really deep into the matter if you wish to.
I am now able to formulate, stability test and put together a whole range of different formulations and adapt them to very specific skin needs.
Thank you to Lorraine Dallmeier for putting the vision and the school and the community there. The community is the best I know. Thank you to all tutors, all the student mentors, and the student support team as well as the wonderful community! You make all the difference.
Really looking forward to my next course which is the Business Diploma 💕

Suni

April 3, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Formula Botanica Certificate in Organic Anti- Aging Skincare is a great course

The Formula Botanica Certificate in Organic Anti Aging Skincare course is a great course. The lessons were full of information on how to plan your formula, research to choose the right ingredients and how to formulate your ingredients.

There was plenty of informational and research material, links to websites for additional and more in depth research as well as forms to help with research and taking notes in developing your formula.

There is a lot of support from the staff and the response to questions were answered in a timely manner. There is a community other students that you can connect with for additional support.

What I really liked was that the information in this course was well research and accurate, debunking a lot of the misinformation that is out there on the internet. I learned so much from this course and I am glad that I took it.

April 6, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A hub of excellence and encouragement!

My studies at Formula Botanica has been nothing short of revealing, inspiring, exciting and passion-driven. Lorraine and the entire extremely-supportive Formula Botanica team have built a community and a global family of confident cosmetic formulators with a heart for high-performing formulating natural and organic skincare products! Formula Botanica is family where honesty, excellence and encouragement thrive.
Thank you Formula Botanica Team!

March 26, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Comprehensive, enlightening

Comprehensive, easy to follow, step by step introduction into formulating all types of skincare, using different techniques. Learned so much in the course and through the online classroom community, mentors and tutor forum.

March 28, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was a roller costar of emotions…

This was a roller costar of emotions for me. It took me a little longer because I was dealing with my dads health issues and unfortunately he passed, which was hard for me, but I had the opportunity for Formula Botanica to extend my studies until I finally passed. Thank you

March 28, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had so much experience with the…

I had so much experience with the e-learning, with the tutors, and the teachings are so quite understandable.
Lorraine and the team made it very simple even though i knew nothing about formulation.
Thanks to them all for making my dream come to pass.Formula Botanica is the best of all.I will even rate them a 10/10.

March 24, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent self-paced supportive program

Excellent program that helps you every step of the way. Clearly written lessons, Facebook online support group, and access to send questions to helpful and experienced tutors. The entire process allows you to move at your own pace. There is a wealth of information as you explore the world of botanical ingredients and formulations.

March 17, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everyone is so kind and make learning…

Everyone is so kind and make learning fun!

March 13, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great course

Great course. I can’t wait to explore the world of Anti-aging 💡

March 10, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The courses are well designed and organized. …

For me, the courses are well designed and organised.
I really like the video interview and Webnair because they increase my knowledge.
I can't say much more because I haven't finished all the courses yet.

March 3, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An Incredible Learning Experience

Formula Botanica has been an absolute game-changer in my formulation journey! The course was in-depth, well-structured, and incredibly practical, giving me the confidence to create stable, effective, and science-backed formulations.

One of the standout aspects was the detailed tutor feedback, which pushed me to think critically and refine my skills. The eLearning platform was easy to navigate, and the support from both the Formula Botanica team and the student community made the experience even more rewarding.

From understanding ingredient synergy to troubleshooting real-world formulation challenges, this course has equipped me with everything I need to take my skills to the next level. I would highly recommend it to anyone serious about professional skincare formulation!

March 3, 2025
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Reply from Formula Botanica

Thank you very much for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed studying with us and we hope to welcome you back to our school soon! We are here with you all the way as you follow your dreams. 😍 Best Wishes, Lisa & the Formula Botanica Team

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