Part 2: Natural & Organic Cosmetic Formulation • Workshop Recording 21st July 2026
Learn How to Formulate Natural & Organic Cosmetics That Are Designed for Certification Success
LIVE 2 hour training
AVAILABLE FOR JUST €124.99
Want to Formulate with Certification Confidence? Done.
Confused by overlapping organic certification standards? Struggling to formulate an organic or natural cosmetic product that conforms to COSMOS, NATRUE and ISO 16128 requirements?
Formulating a natural or organic cosmetic is one thing. Formulating a product that actually satisfies COSMOS, NATRUE or ISO 16128 requirements is another.
This practical training workshop bridges the gap between formulation and certification, helping you make better ingredient choices, avoid costly reformulations and design products that stand up to certification scrutiny.
Unlike Most Certification Courses...
Most certification courses explain the standards.
This workshop shows you how those standards affect real formulation decisions.
Learn why the same formula can pass one standard but fail another, while avoiding costly reformulation cycles and certification delays.
By the end of the session, you'll understand not only what COSMOS, NATRUE and ISO 16128 require, but also how to formulate successfully within those frameworks.
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What Will You Learn in this Session?
Standards Clarity: Understand exactly what COSMOS, NATRUE, and ISO 16128 each require, and how they differ from one another.
Formulation Strategy: Learn to design products with certification built in from the start, instead of retrofitting a formula after it’s rejected.
Ingredient Substitution: Identify real alternatives for surfactants, emulsifiers, thickeners, and preservatives that actually hold up under review.
Claims Confidence: Correctly interpret “natural,” “natural origin,” and “derived” so the claims on your label actually hold up.
Audit Readiness: Reduce trial-and-error in development and avoid the documentation errors that trigger a failed review.
A Repeatable Framework: Walk away with an approach you can apply to every future formula, not just a one-time fix.
You'll Get These Questions Answered on Organic and Natural Formulation
- Can I use ISO 16128 alone to claim my product is “natural”?
- How do I formulate an Organic or Natural product?
- What's the real difference between COSMOS, NATRUE and ISO 16128?
- How do I know that an ingredient is COSMOS- or NATRUE-compliant?
- Why can the same formula pass one standard and fail another?
- How do I identify effective alternatives for surfactants, emulsifiers, preservatives and thickeners?
- How do formulation choices affect certification outcomes?
- What should formulators understand before making natural or organic claims?
About the Presenters
Dr Karen LV MANN PhD will guide you through this complex maze with her clear, precise and professional approach.
Having worked across global beauty brands including L'Oréal, Burberry, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Intercos and Dolce & Gabbana, Karen brings a unique blend of formulation, regulatory and quality expertise to natural and organic cosmetic certification.
Karen also holds a PhD in Inorganic Coordination Chemistry from the University of Bristol (UK) and speaks three languages, including Italian and French.
Who's this course for?
- Regulatory Affairs Professionals who need to interpret COSMOS, NATRUE, and ISO 16128 correctly and ensure audit-readiness.
- Formulators & R&D Teams who want to design products with certification compliance in mind from the start. Reduce costly reformulation cycles later in development.
- Quality Assurance (QA) Managers who are responsible for ensuring traceability, documentation accuracy, and label compliance.
- Brand Owners, Entrepreneurs & Indie Beauty Founders who want to label products “natural” or “organic” with confidence and credibility.
This course is designed for cosmetic professionals with some industry experience and an intermediate level of knowledge.
Transform Your Certification Knowledge
Course Outline
1) Decoding the Certification Standards: COSMOS vs. NATRUE vs. ISO 16128
2) Formulator Assumptions vs the Standards
3) Designing Certification-Ready Formulas
4) Ingredient Selection and Viable Alternatives
5) Real Formulation Examples & Certification Outcomes
Still have questions after the workshop? Karen remains available via email to help clarify specific formulation and certification challenges.
Included With Your Purchase
FULL 2hr workshop recording including Q&A
FULL transcript
Direct access to Karen for follow-up questions
Certification of completion
Lifetime access to the recording
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