Classroom Courses

It is a practical workshop aimed at the development of quality phytotherapeutic products. In this course we will learn to use plants with therapeutic properties from a scientific and well-founded approach. The objective of this workshop is to provide the basic tools for self-sufficient health management. We will address the recognition of plants with therapeutic properties and the responsible use of their derivatives, whether they are Essential Oils, Extracts or Micronized plants. We will be based on the research and knowledge of a family dedicated to herbal medicine for more than 150 years. Five generations devoted to responsible research and development of formulations with scientifically proven therapeutic properties.

The person who decides on this workshop will have access to more than 1000 useful references in the preparation of phytotherapeutic preparations, among which are: 80 vegetable oils, 200 essential oils, 150 vegetable extracts and hydrosols, 350 herbs, spices, resins , wood and roots, 60 natural drugstore references (thickeners, salts, alcohols, emulsifiers, surfactants, preservatives and clays), 25 flours and starches. You will also be able to smell, touch and differentiate a wide selection of them during the development of the workshop. You will learn how to choose the best raw materials based not only on their active ingredients, but also on their origin and type of processing.

The idea of ​​this workshop is to give a practical approach to phytotherapy, so that the participant will prepare a product in each class, which they can take home and check its effectiveness. In addition, you will learn in a practical way the different techniques for obtaining active ingredients. The tools that will be provided during the course are very useful not only for professionals in the area but also for people interested in their own health and that of their family.

Many of our students and alumni are professionally engaged in different areas of health, whether as doctors, nurses or therapists.

• Practical classes
• Applied Theory
• Material handling
• Development of Recipe Book and Formulation.
• Elaboration of Products in each class.
• Historical and anthropological resources to understand the origin of these practices.

1): Introduction to herbal medicine and distillation:

• What is phytotherapy: Aromatherapy and medicinal plants.
• Basic extraction techniques of active ingredients for phytotherapy.
• Fundamental principles of distillation.

PRACTICE: Distillation and elaboration of a hair strengthening tonic.

2): Alcoholic, Hydroalcoholic, Glycolic and Glyceric Extracts:

• Processing and techniques in the preparation of raw materials for extracts.
• Types of extracts and obtaining active ingredients.
• Fundamental principles of alcoholic and hydroalcoholic extraction.

       PRACTICE: Alcoholic tincture and preparation of the Venetian scrub for muscle pain and inflammation.

3): Oil Macerated:

• Processing and basic techniques for the preparation of raw material for oil-based extraction.
• Basic lipid profiles of vegetable oils for a correct extraction of active ingredients.
• Fundamental principles of oil extraction and conservation.

       PRACTICE: Macerated oil and preparation of a healing and tissue regenerating serum for burns and postoperative care.

4): Ointments, Ointments, Balms and Creams: differences and areas of application.

• Structural characteristics and textures of the various phytotherapeutic preparations.
• Natural preservatives: safe use, conservation capacity and spectrum, miscibility and formula interaction.
• Natural emulsifiers: characteristics, durability, textures, adaptability in formulations for phytotherapeutic products.

PRACTICE: Ointment base and preparation of a cream for dermatitis and eczema.

This is a practical workshop for people interested in making their own cosmetics and personal hygiene products. Capable of valuing traditional manufacturing methods, respectful of the environment and nature, the main supplier of the raw materials that we will use to make them. During the development of the workshop we will learn to elaborate cosmetics with a scientific basis, without forgetting the good practices of this trade. It will not be an improvised course in natural cosmetics, we will base ourselves on the good use of refined techniques for more than five generations of cosmetic formulators.

The person who decides to take this workshop will have access to more than 1000 BIO references, including: 80 vegetable oils, 200 essential oils, 150 vegetable extracts and hydrolates, 350 herbs, spices, resins, wood and roots, 60 natural drugstore references (thickeners, salts, alcohols, emulsifiers, surfactants, preservatives and clays), 25 flours and starches. You will also be able to smell, touch and differentiate a wide selection of them. He will learn how to choose the best raw materials based not only on their appearance but also based on their origin and type of processing.

The objective of this workshop is for the participant to be able to interact with the raw materials and their derivatives, managing to make a memory of ingredients, one of the most important tools of a good formulator. Also in each class you will create a different cosmetic. And with these bases he will be able to formulate effective cosmetics with large loads of active ingredients.

Many of our former students have been able to develop professionally in the world of cosmetics, creating successful formulas and running their own companies in this sector.

• Practical classes
• Applied Theory
• Material handling
• Development of Recipe Book and Formulation.
• Elaboration of Products in each class.
• Historical and anthropological resources to understand the origin of these practices.

1): Introduction to natural cosmetics:

• What is and is not natural cosmetics, truths and myths.
• Definition and difference between ECO, BIO and Conventional. A Seals do not define quality.
• Raw materials in natural cosmetics: qualities, appearance and the importance of geographical origin.
• Systems and techniques for obtaining derivatives of raw materials for natural cosmetics.
• Differences between Vegetable Oils, Butters, Essential Oils, Alcoholic, hydroalcoholic, glycolic, oil macerated and hydrolated extracts.

PRACTICE: Sensory recognition of raw materials and derivatives.

2): Resins, Woods, Spices, Clays, Flours and Extracts:

• Characteristics and cosmetic contributions of resins, wood and spices.
• Clays and flours: characteristics, utilities and cosmetic contributions.
• Extracts and their active ingredients.
• Tinctures and their preservative capacity, myths and truths about alcohol.

       PRACTICE: Preparation of a toothpaste. (four years of conservation)

3): Cosmetic herbs, Essential Oils, Hydrolates, Surfactants and Thickeners:

• Herbs and their active cosmetic ingredients.
• Essential oils for cosmetic use: fundamental properties and characteristics.
• Hydrolates: uses, characteristics and cosmetic properties.
• Natural surfactants for cosmetics: use, safety, characteristics and properties.
• Natural thickeners: properties, adaptability, uses and main characteristics.

       PRACTICE: Preparation of a shampoo. (three years of conservation)

4): Vegetable Oils, Preservatives and Emulsifiers.

• Vegetable Oils: fatty acids, lipid profiles, cosmetic contributions, characteristics and use in cosmetics.
• Natural preservatives: safe use, conservation capacity and spectrum, miscibility and formula interaction.
• Natural emulsifiers: characteristics, durability, textures, formula adaptability.

PRACTICE: Elaboration of a body milk. (four years of conservation)