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From Skin Science to Sustainable Cosmetic Formulation
Discover how science meets beauty!
This program gives students a deep and practical insight into the creation of cosmetic products, from the first concept to the final formulation. You’ll learn to navigate the technical, regulatory, and environmental challenges shaping today’s cosmetics industry.
Constantly updated to reflect the latest trends and sustainable innovations, this training prepares you to design the cosmetics of tomorrow.
Program Overview
The goal ? To take students behind the scenes of cosmetic design, guiding them through the stages, framework, and constraints of this fascinating world. The program dives into current challenges, like changing regulations and the quest for eco-friendly solutions.
Students will receive a certificate granting them the equivalent of 3 ECTS.
Prerequisities:
- Show an interest for the cosmetic sector.
- Profile with scientific or marketing training wishing to acquire knowledge on the biology of the skin, scalp and hair and the technical fundamentals of cosmetic product development.
- English proficiency is a crucial requirement. Proficiency levels include CECRL B2, IELTS 5.5/6, TOEIC 600, TOEFL IBT 65 or letter/certificate from your home university validating a B2 level in English.
General Objective
This program offers a comprehensive journey into sustainable cosmetic product development — from skin and scalp biology to responsible formulation practices.
It covers biological understanding, regulatory frameworks, and the use of artificial intelligence to support the transition to bio-based raw materials.
Through lectures, workshops, and collaborative projects, participants will gain hands-on experience in sustainable cosmetic innovation and the use of AI for formulation strategy.
When?
From January 18 to January 22, 2027 (1 week program).
Application deadline: 18 December 2026.
Where?
Supbiotech, campus Paris
66 Rue Guy Moquet, 94800 Villejuif
How much?
Program fees: €685
Erasmus BIP funded: €385
The fee covers all courses, housing and lunch on weekdays.
What do you get?
Learning outcomes:
Understand the skin and capillary biology, as well as their disorders.
Propose key ingredients adapted to two specific skin needs in a relevant and justified manner.
Correctly identify cosmetic products in the provided case studies based on the definition of the European
Regulation
Formulate solid product soap from raw materials understanding to experimental design
Transmit generic knowledge on the global environmental impact of chemical industry, and specifically on cosmetics raw material production
Design sustainable, safe, and efficient cosmetic formulations.
Explore how AI can support sustainable formulation strategies (raw material sourcing, substitution, and analysis).
Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility
The sustainable developments applied to cosmetic science is also to stop to formulate with petrosourced raw materials and switch to biobased ones. But this poses specific challenges, related to chemical / physicochemical properties, price, etc. LLM are powerful tools to assist this evolution but need to be used wisely and carefully, otherwise what was intended to reduce time to market of R&D will turn into something resource consuming.
The global lesson is constructed to foster team spirit and cooperation rather than competition and self-centred work. Building team spirit, with mutual respect and assistance to other is necessary in a CSR development of a company.
How to apply?
Complete the application form online:
Contact the International Admission Office, we’ll guide you through every step of the process:
[email protected]
+33 1 84 07 19 59