Turn the sugar scrub you already make into a formula that foams and rinses clean
Most homemade scrubs are oil and sugar. They exfoliate, then leave a greasy film and a slippery shower floor. This course teaches the third kind — the one premium brands sell and almost nobody makes well at home.
Master formula included · No chemistry degree required
Golden Honey
Foaming sugar scrub — the formula you will make
For you if you have made a sugar scrub before — and want to make it properly
New to cosmetic formulation
You've heard about natural cosmetics and want to give it a try, but don't know where to start. This course gives you the foundations — from the terminology to your first cream.
Keen hobbyist
You've already tried making soap or simple products, but want to understand the basics properly — what INCI is and how emulsifiers work.
Future entrepreneur
You see cosmetic formulation as a future business. The course gives you the core knowledge, and a certificate from an accredited school adds credibility to your brand.
Caring parent
You want to make safe, natural cosmetics for yourself and your family, knowing exactly what goes into every product.
What you will make
One complete product — and every decision behind it
Balm (anhydrous)
A waterless balm on waxes and butters — no preservative needed
Toner
A water-based toner with solubilised essential oils and actives
Gel
A clear, stable gel — gelling agents and the hydration process
Cream-gel
A light, quickly absorbing texture based on a polymeric emulsifier
O/W emulsion
The classic oil-in-water cream, made with a lab homogeniser
W/O emulsion
A rich water-in-oil cream made with a special technique — the final project
Why most homemade scrubs never feel like a shop product
A foaming scrub has to exfoliate, cleanse and rinse clean all at once. Sugar, oil, surfactants, water, emulsifier, preservative and pH all have to hold together. That is what makes it the hardest of the three scrub families — and what makes it worth learning.
What you will be able to do
Understand
- Read and understand the INCI list of cosmetics
- Understand the classes of cosmetic ingredients
- Understand how surfactants and emulsifiers work
- Know the principles of HLB (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance)
- Choose the right preservatives
- Build basic cosmetic formulations
Do
- Work with lab equipment and heating devices
- Follow safety procedures and production hygiene
- Make oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions
- Work with gelling agents and the hydration process
- Solubilise essential oils
- Create 6 types of cosmetic products
Course programme
12 lessons • Theory + practice • Self-paced study with instructor support
Your instructor
Oksana Walker
Course author, lead expert at the Walker Formulation Academy
“A foaming scrub is the hardest of the three scrub families to formulate — and that is exactly why I chose it for a first course. Get this one right and you will understand water, surfactants, pH and preservation together, not as four separate subjects.”
Over 500 formulators trained
International certifications
Author of every course at the Academy
Why students choose our course
Learn at your own pace
All lessons are pre-recorded. Study whenever it suits you — in the evening, at the weekend or on your lunch break
Official certificate
On completion you receive an electronic certificate from an accredited school
Expert support
Throughout the course you get help from a qualified cosmetic chemist and access to a private chat
Your price is locked
Pre-registration fixes your price and costs nothing today: you pay once the group is formed and the start date is known
A school you can trust
Taught by a certified cosmetic chemist with international IFSCC and SCS UK memberships
fellow formulators community
Access to a private chat to share experience, recipes and inspiration with fellow students
The course is free
All twelve lessons and the master formula. Registration opens shortly.
Free course
Pricing will be announced shortly.
- 12 video lessons
- The Golden Honey master formula
- Method, pH, preservation and stability
- Troubleshooting: grainy, separated, weak foam, syruping
- Three ready-made variations
- Packaging and labelling orientation
Secure payment
What our students say
"A wonderful course! I learned to make creams from scratch and now it is my favourite hobby. The instructor explains everything very clearly."
Anna
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Formulation Foundation
🔥 You are here
Cosmetic chemistry
Next level
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Each subsequent course deepens your knowledge and opens new opportunities. Start with the basics — and progress towards professional mastery.
Make the scrub most recipes cannot give you
Start with a product you already know. Finish with a foaming, rinse-clean formula you understand well enough to repeat, adjust and troubleshoot.
Registration opens shortly — the course is free in full