What kind of equipment do I need to buy for your courses?

When you enrol with Formula Botanica, we don't recommend that you make any significant investments in equipment to start with. We provide a suggestion of a basic equipment list bellow, from which, many of the tools should already be in your kitchen. 

We find that many of our students change their ideas and plans about the sort of skincare business they want to create, as they go through our courses. You don't for instance want to invest in a homogeniser to create emulsions if you then end up launching a range of body oils.

Once you start to create products that you will test and sell, you will need to invest in equipment that is reserved specifically for cosmetic manufacturing only. Again, this does not necessarily need to be expensive equipment but you will need to set aside some funds in order to invest in the tools for your artisan lab.

Please remember to keep it small. There is no need to spend a lot of money on expensive gadgets and machinery. It is very likely that you already have everything you need. The list below is only a
recommendation, you can choose others if you wish.
It is only a
recommendation, you can choose others if you wis

Equipment & tools: 

• Glass beakers
• Glass or stainless steel bowl '
• Glass rods
• Glass pipettes or disposable plastic pipettes
• Scales (0.01 g precision)
• Stainless steel spoons or spatulas
• Silicone spatulas
• Thermometer
• Water bath / bain-marie setup
• Norpro mini whisk
• Simple whisk or electric handheld whisk
• Stick (immersion) blender
• Silicone mould
• pH strips

Packaging suggestions: 

• Glass bottles with dropper
• Spray bottles
• Pump bottles
• Serum bottles 
• Foamer bottles
• Small roll-on bottles
• Wide-neck jars
• Squeeze tubes
• Lip gloss tubes
• Lip balm tubes or mini jar
• Labels

We also provide a Supplier Guide as part of our courses, or you are welcome to check the Formula Botanica Amazon stores to find some of the equipment we recommend:

• Formula Botanica Amazon UK Store
• Formula Botanica Amazon US Store 
  
  Disclaimer: Formula Botanica is an Amazon Associate and as such we earn a small percentage on qualifying purchases through our links. This does not affect our recommendations.

Find the recommended ingredients for the Diploma in Organic Skincare Formulation.