Natural cosmetic safe manufacturing course: Regulations, formulation and practice

This course is organized by the CERSYRA Regional Institute for Agrifood and Forestry Research and Development of Castilla La Mancha (IRIAF) and is co-financed by the European FEDER Fund.

In this course you will learn how to make safe natural cosmetics, from the perspective of European and Spanish cosmetic regulations. You will learn about good production practices, the requirements for marketing cosmetics, and how to ensure the traceability of ingredients.

You will learn how to determine the quality of ingredients, how to identify regulatory information for each ingredient, and how to ensure ingredient traceability. You will discover the most common raw materials, their uses and how to determine the most suitable ingredient according to the desired function.

In addition, in this course you will also learn to ensure safety when handling the ingredients, evaluating the technical and safety data sheets of the ingredients, and applying safety techniques. You will learn about perfumes and allergens, how to calculate allergens in formulations, read an allergen sheet and obtain toxicological information on common ingredients.