Cream Bases for Herbal Skin Care - Accredited Online Course - 29-AUGUST-2026

• PART 2 of Herbal Skin Craft: Foundations of Herbal Skin Care Making 3-part accredited online training for naturopaths, herbalists and formulators

Pre-approved by NHAA for 3 hours of CPD in the Formal Learning category.

Date & Time

SATURDAY 29-AUGUST-2026 10.00am-12.00pm AEST (replay is available for 6 months if signing up for this course only or for 12 months if taking part within the Herbal Skin Craft offering)

Do you struggle to make stable herbal creams using commercially available cream bases?

Would you like to know how to make your own cream base and how to fine tune its composition to make fit-for-purpose herbal creams that suit your clients' skin needs?

Would you like to know what type and how much of herbal extracts you can add to your cream bases?

Do you have doubts about the making process?

Course synopsis

Naturopaths and herbalists commonly add herbal extracts into neutral cream bases to create personalized herbal creams. A successful cream base accommodates additional herbal extracts while maintaining its thermodynamic and microbiological stability. This is often not the case with commercially available cream bases, which often curdle or turn too runny upon addition of herbal extracts.

This course will guide you through the process of manufacturing stable cream bases that allow for addition of herbal extracts ex tempore. Emphasis is placed on a fit-for-purpose formulation of cream bases that yield final herbal creams tailored to specific skin needs.

I will also cover how to apply the formulation principles to herbal creams where herbal extracts are incorporated from the get go, rather than into a cream base.

The class is complemented by a practical spreadsheet calculator.

You will:

• Develop detailed understanding of basic cosmetic chemistry principles to formulate stable emulsions.
• Gain the capacity to choose from various emulsifying waxes and preservatives.
• Understand how to activate cream bases, i.e. which cream bases are suitable for addition of different types of herbal extracts and how much extracts can be added.
• Master the manufacturing process of cream bases.

For more information about the format of the course and it resources, please refer to the main page of Herbal Skin Craft, of which this course is a part of.