🌿✨ Advanced Natural Cosmetics Making Course (Dubrovnik & Zagreb)
This advanced natural cosmetics course is designed for everyone who already loves DIY skincare and wants to move into professional‑style formulation. Over 10 teaching hours you’ll dive into raw material categories, product stability and preservation, and create a full range of advanced products under the guidance of Matej Plavček, mag.prim.educ. and phytoaromatherapist.
📍 Dates & locations
DUBROVNIK: 25–26 April 2026, 9:00–14:00 (Student Centre Dubrovnik)
ZAGREB: 9–10 May 2026, 9:00–14:00 (HUB7 – Trg Petra Svačića 5)
The course lasts 10 teaching hours spread over two intensive mornings.
📚 What you will learn – theory
Foundations of professional formulation – how to design stable, safe and effective cosmetic products.
Key raw material categories:
base ingredients (oils, butters, waxes, waters/hydrosols)
functional ingredients (emulsifiers, surfactants, gelling agents, etc.)
cosmeceuticals – actives with measurable skin effects
aromaceutics – essential oils used in cosmetic and therapeutic doses
additives (vitamins, minerals, humectants and more)
Protecting products from spoilage – workspace hygiene, antioxidants, preservatives, pH measurement and choosing appropriate packaging.
🧴 Products you will make yourself
Each participant personally makes and takes home a complete set of advanced products:
Complex emulsions (different emulsifiers):
day face cream
night face cream
light W/O or O/W fluid for face care
Gels:
eye contour gel
gel‑to‑milk cleanser/type product
Anhydrous products:
superfood face mask
anti‑age face serum (oil‑based)
Cleansing products:
complex shower gel
solid shower bar
foaming facial cleanser
Hair care:
solid shampoo bar
complex hair conditioner
Peels:
chemical anti‑age AHA peel
Deodorant stick
📖 Materials, certificate & ongoing support
you receive a printed handbook with theory and full formulas
after completing the course, you get a certificate of attendance
you gain ongoing contact with Basium, including updates on natural cosmetics and expert support for your future formulations
🙌 Instructor & who can join
instructor: Matej Plavček, mag.prim.educ. and phytoaromatherapist (Basium)
you do not need to have completed the basic course to attend the advanced one; strong interest and some basic familiarity are enough
limited group size to keep the work hands‑on and personalised
💌 Registration & price
register and reserve your place via e‑mail: matejplavcek@gmail.com
price: 270.00 €
payment method: single bank transfer upon receiving the pro forma invoice