{"id":124762,"date":"2018-12-12T04:04:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T04:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com\/?p=124762"},"modified":"2024-11-11T03:51:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T03:51:37","slug":"cosmetic-certifications-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com\/cosmetic-certifications-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Your Courses Certify Me to Make and Sell Skincare Products? What You Need to Know about Qualifications and Certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As our prospective students consider enrollment, one of their most-asked questions is<\/span> \u201cWill your courses certify me to make and sell skincare products?\u201d<\/b> This is an excellent question, and one we feel is important to clarify! So important, in fact, we wanted to write an entire article about it, so that if you were curious too, you\u2019d have the right answer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you know that you want to formulate, make, and sell your own line of cosmetic or skin care products, it makes sense to find out how to do this and what is required! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, one of the common misconceptions that new formulators have about qualifications and certifications is that it\u2019s about certifying the <\/span>formulator<\/span><\/i>, rather than each individual product itself. We can understand why this might be confusing. In many fields, both inside and outside of the beauty and skincare industry, this is true; someone studies, attends courses, and passes their exams, and they are then licensed as a cosmetologist or beauty professional. But that isn\u2019t how it works with product formulation. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The field of cosmetics is different to most other professions. While an aromatherapist can only practice aromatherapy with the correct qualifications or certifications, and a doctor needs certain qualifications in medicine to practice legally as a doctor, there are no requirements of this kind for people to formulate cosmetics. You can certainly acquire a degree in Cosmetic Chemistry, but this isn\u2019t a prerequisite for formulating and selling cosmetics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on your local laws and regulations, a formulator must have each of his\/her products tested and certified individually. There is currently no certification, accreditation, or qualification that allows a formulator to make and sell whatever he\/she wishes! Not even a chemist with a degree in Cosmetic Chemistry can do this. They still need to have their products individually tested.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why is this important? Well, for passionate skincare entrepreneurs, like yourself, it\u2019s good news that you don\u2019t need to head off to university to formulate your own cosmetic products. But it\u2019s important to have all of your facts straight before you start rushing ahead to launch a product. You may have some experience formulating certain products, or modifying recipes to develop your first products, and want to sell them straight away. But unless they individually pass the relevant tests to show they are safe, you shouldn\u2019t be selling them. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product Testing<\/i>: Mandatory, or Just a Good<\/i> Idea? <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the person creating skincare products and making them available for sale, <\/span>you <\/span><\/i>are the person responsible for ensuring they are safe. How do you do this? Well, first, you need to formulate safe and stable products, and second, you should send them off for <\/span>testing<\/span><\/a> which gives you confirmation that they really do meet safety standards.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every country has their own regulations and specific requirements for selling cosmetics and skin care products. Whatever the legal requirements are, the formulator remains the person responsible for making sure that what they are placing on the market is safe! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FDA states, <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A manufacturer or distributor of a cosmetic is legally responsible for ensuring that a marketed product is safe when consumers use it according to the directions in the labeling, or in the customary or expected way. FDA can take action against the manufacturer of a cosmetic on the market, if we have reliable information to show that the cosmetic does not meet the legal requirement for safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If your products aren\u2019t formulated with safety in mind, the best-case scenario is that they\u2019ll spoil quickly, or don\u2019t work the way you might\u2019ve intended. Worse-case scenario? Your unsafe products could put your professional reputation on the line, and actually harm someone. (And we know you don\u2019t want that!)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it\u2019s best to do it right! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How<\/i> can School of<\/i> Natural Skincare Help? <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A degree in Cosmetic Science isn\u2019t required to formulate and sell products, but it is still <\/span>your <\/span><\/i>responsibility to formulate safe products and where relevant, have them pass the safety tests. This is where we can help! Without heading off to university, we can teach you what you need to know to create safe, stable, and effective products which have a much better chance of complying with cosmetic regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Because you are responsible for placing the very safest products on the market, you\u2019ll want to know everything you need to know to formulate products which have the highest likelihood of passing those safety tests! You need to learn how to formulate like a professional\u2014and that\u2019s what we teach you to do in our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation. Because the thing is, unless you\u2019ve learned professional formulation skills from experts, you run the risk of making errors and selling products that aren\u2019t safe, wasting time (and money!) on products that won\u2019t pass testing. You don\u2019t need to do it via trial and error, you need the skills you might not even know you don\u2019t know. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While taking our course doesn’t automatically guarantee you’ll pass the testing the first time, it will give you the information and know-how to ensure you are so much more equipped to do that successfully, not to mention the confidence you’ll have from actually knowing how to create products from scratch like a professional\u2014including knowing what you can and can’t do with ingredients, techniques, storage, labeling, and documentation. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And safety isn\u2019t the only consideration\u2014even though it\u2019s a very important one, as you can tell! As the product creator, it\u2019s your responsibility to make products which are effective, too\u2014ones that will have the desired outcome for the customer, whether it\u2019s soothing dry, sensitive skin or nourishing irritation. Safe products, plus healthy skin, equals happy and devoted customers! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the things our students tell us time and again is that our courses have given them confidence. It\u2019s one of the top points of feedback we hear, and we\u2019re so pleased. Whatever your starting level of experience or knowledge, you can always learn more, do better, and fill in the gaps with professional-quality formulating knowledge. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We believe that if you\u2019re serious about formulating safely and making products you are proud to put your name on, then it\u2019s worth doing it well and investing in your own skills. It\u2019s true that if you have no knowledge of cosmetic chemistry, you certainly can hire someone to do it for you. But that costs money as well and you lose out on direct involvement in the creative process. If you decide to formulate without the help of a professional, and without the proper training, you are putting yourself as well as your customers at risk. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investing in the proper training through a comprehensive course such as our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation will teach you how to formulate like a professional. Ultimately it\u2019s your responsibility to make sure your products are safe, whether you\u2019re legally bound by regulations or not. And beyond that, we\u2019ll help you stamp <\/span>your <\/span><\/i>values and <\/span>your <\/span><\/i>creativity onto your brand. We will help you learn how to create products that are unique and innovative, products that allow your passion and personality to shine through.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, while our courses don\u2019t certify you to make and sell any product you like (no course or qualification enables you to do this!) they <\/span>will<\/span><\/i> help you gain the skills and knowledge you require to launch your brand. Our Diploma in Natural Skincare Formulation<\/a> and Diploma in Natural Haircare Formulation<\/a> will help you:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n