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Formula Botanica is a program written by beginners, for beginners.

Lorraine Dallmeier claims that the Formula Botanica course can turn you into an “organic skincare expert formulator and international lecturer”, “an organic skincare authority, entrepreneur and lecturer”, “an organic skincare rockstar”.

All these claims are a JOKE.

Lorraine Dallmeier is not even a qualified cosmetic chemist herself.

Lorraine Dallmeier bought the Formula Botanica business and learned to make cosmetics from Star Khechara, a professional opportunist who also has no qualifications in cosmetic chemistry. Her claim to fame is writing a book about how to mash up fruit, put it on your face and she calls that cosmetics.

The blind teaching the blind.

There is a saying in internet marketing that “the pirate is king in the land of the blind” - which is maybe why so many gullible people seem to think Lorraine Dallmeier is a cosmetic chemist. And maybe that’s why Lorraine Dallmeier also seems to think that she is a cosmetic chemist.

If you take the Formula Botanica course and you try to pass yourself off as an “international lecturer” or “organic skincare authority” in the company of professional cosmetics formulators, you will soon feel embarrassed and *** by your lack of knowledge, and inaccuracies.

If you are lecturing to gullible people who don’t know anything, maybe they might think you really are a “skincare rockstar”.

The other so-called “lecturers” and “tutors” for Formula Botanica are just as unqualified: an aromatherapist, a would-be acupuncturist, and an English-History graduate who researches breast-feeding. All very nice people, I am sure, but not exactly cosmetic formulation scientists.

Lorraine Dallmeier is NOT a cosmetic chemist - or a chemist of any kind - she is a biology graduate who worked for wind farms.

Now she calls herself a “botanic skincare scientist”. With no qualifications.

She has never worked in a cosmetic laboratory, and no company would ever employ her to do so because she does not have: 1. the educational qualifications, 2. experience, 3. skills.

I have studied a few university-level cosmetic chemistry courses, but could not afford to keep studying, and I got fooled by the Formula Botanica course, thinking it was professional-level.

It is my belief that you need at the very least 10 years hands-on formulating experience before you can consider yourself qualified and experienced enough to teach others. You cannot do a six month course, and then start teaching others to become “international experts”. But this is exactly what Lorraine Dallmeier has done.

When you buy the course and pay all your money, you don’t even get full access to the course. You have to wait for them to release each stage to you, like you are some little child who cannot be trusted with the information you have paid for.

The formulations are very basic, mostly just a lot of oils mixed together. Nothing special. If you look at the products that “graduates” have made, you will see they are very basic, the kind of recipes you find in craft or kindle books. I showed some of the formulas to a university lecturer, who thought they were a JOKE.

There is a lot of incorrect and inaccurate information in the learning materials, which is obviously a refelction of lorraine Dallmeier's lack of experience.

The chocolate spa course is a cheap gimmick - there is no evidence whatsoever that applying chocolate to the face has any benefits to the skin.

Formula Botanica is a big waste of money if you think you are going to become a qualified formulator or “international lecturer”.

And please don’t waste your money going to workshops run by Formula Botanica “graduates” or “tutors”, this is another scam/sham, with amateurs pretending to be professionals.

Reason of review: Bad quality.

Monetary Loss: $2000.

Formula Botanica Cons: Misleading qualifications, Low experience level.

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Shanan Ohe

I COULD NOT AGREE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Formula Botanica is a joke.

If you're looking to become an actual cosmetic chemist, take the course from the Institute of Personal Care Science. Now that is a real course where you can actually find a job after successful completion! It's a very challenging course- not for the faint of heart!

It requires many many hours of study- it's amazing! I am taking the course now and welcome the stress it brings me!

Greet V

Totally agree!

Guest

Today is Tuesday 28 September 2021. I have been reading a lot of that and it could very well be good information.

I have listened to her speak and not sure of a few things. Never the less, this is a free class and I will finish it. I have spent monies on ingredients and you are right about timing. How can you take a class without the items you need.

Tomorrow will be the last class and I still have not received it all. I have also asked a question about timing, do I need to wait two days like Larraine has done or can I mix all in the same day.

And the question stared a few days ago and I have been bounced around. I figure in the time it takes to send me to a new address they could have answered yes or no.

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Anonymous

Wow. I am glad I read these comments.

I had some draw backs about this school because not enough information is given on it's page and what I saw them do in the free class was what I already do now in my DIY'S.

I won't be wasting my time and money. I'll stick to what I already know until I find a credible school of chemistry and science.

Guest

Did you actually do the full program for 2000$

Dam I was so excited about it!

Can you recommend a better course/books to do what they claim?

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Suhani Llc

I personally know both Star Khechara and Lorraine Dallmeier, and I have to agree with what the author above has said.

Let me say that they are both hard-working women, but cosmetic formulators they definitely are not !!!

Firstly, I am surprised that Formula Botanica is legally able to make the claims they do about becoming an “international lecturer”, and I’m surprised that Lorraine Dallmeier can legally claim to be a “botanic skincare scientist”.

Neither Star Khechara nor Lorraine Dallmeier would ever be accepted to teach cosmetic science in a government-recognised college or university, because they do not possess the required educational qualifications in this field … far from it.

Both Star Khechara and Lorraine Dallmeier have virtually “bluffed” their way into this industry. What the author here said about Star Khechara is true.

Star is self-taught and her knowledge leaves a lot to be desired. If she was a qualified scientist of any kind, she would not be on the “female entrepreneur coaching” bandwagon. She would be making a good living from science. Yes, she is an opportunist and was lucky to find someone gullible enough to buy her business.

On the Formula Botanica website they mention that they have updated the course materials since Star Khechara started it, obviously because they realised that there were some major flaws. Many of the testimonials are fake (which is why they have no names associated with them), and I think that the competition about a free course for the 1000th student was just a big publicity stunt. I have to wonder why anyone would want to be part of something that has over 1000 people doing it - it is hardly very exclusive or special, and it certainly limits the opportunities. ( I guess it’s called GREED).

And, unfortunately for the people doing the course, when the low skill levels of Formula Botanica students become well-known, no one will want to be associated with the products the students make. Formula Botanica is taking advantage of the fact that the people who they are training do not know anything much about science, and because she knows a little bit more than they do, they think Lorraine Dallmeier is some kind of expert. Formula Botanica seems to appeal to the “mummy bloggers” who are all anti-chemical, pro-organic without understanding anything about chemistry. It is obvious that she is targeting this market.

Some of the people who have done the course are now teaching others, which is just ridiculous (and scary), because you have Star Khechara (not a chemist or scientist) teaching Lorraine Dallmeier (a biologist who specialised in wind energy) (plus not to mention again all the other equally unqualified women who Lorraine Dallmeier has working for her) teaching the general public, who are now in turn teaching the general public … how to be international skincare lecturers and formulators.

You simply cannot learn how to be an international lecturer in cosmetic formulating after doing a 6-12 month online course, while learning from unqualified teachers. Your knowledge will not stand up to questioning from experienced professionals.

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This is all very interesting and you all seem like you know what you are talking about. But since you do not recommend Formula Botanica, what do you recommend for people who want and need to learn what they are teaching or say they are teaching people?

It's one thing to post a bad review about a product or service, but can you offer an alternative? I would like to take a course to learn how to formulate skincare products in a safe way and this course seems to offer a lot of tools for someone just starting out with a home-based business.

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I have to agree with the above reviews of this school. I have taken their courses and I am utterly disappointed and at a loss of few 1000 $.

If you really would like to learn how to make safe cosmetics - even for a small business then I recommend you check out industry recognized online schools such as Institute of personal care science or SCS. Formula Botanica charges just as much as these schools but offers a fraction of the education. It's actually quite baffling they can legally clam to be a formulating school.

They piggyback off of fear mongering and pseudoscience. What I do commend them for is how good they are at marketing themselves.

Meika L
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Institute of Personal Care Science

Guest
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INSTITUTE OF PERSONAL CARE SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1,000%

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