In this week's episode Karen is talking to Lorraine Dallmeier from Formula Botanica, the world's leading formulation school, who, to date, have taught twenty thousand students from 190 countries. This fascinating interview takes an indepth look at the natural skincare industry including topics such as trends in the organic skincare market, the emergence of biotech and whether or not AI could play a role in the future of the fragrance industry.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Lorraine talks about her journey from training as a biologist to a environmental scientist in the oil and gas industry to the renewable energy industry to finally taking the leap to work for herself, where Formula Botanica was born.  Lorraine discusses using natural products for creating skincare products and the most important factors that must be taken into account.  Karen and Lorraine talk about the differences between creating skincare products and perfumes.  Lorraine addresses some of the misconceptions that consumers have about using natural ingredients in skincare products BEST MOMENTS “With organic skincare products, the most important considerations are safety and stability.” “When you focus on the benefits rather than the negatives you position yourself as a thought leader.” “Go and create something that you think will change the world.” EPISODE LINKS www.formulabotanica.com  www.formulabotanica.com/podcast  www.formulabotanica.com/podcast-fragrance-natural-skincare  VALUABLE RESOURCES Getting Started Guide Artisan Perfumery Mastermind   ABOUT THE HOST Fragrance expert, author, teacher and speaker; Karen Gilbert runs courses in the UK and online which demystify the secretive world of perfumery in a fun and interactive way.  Karen has inspired thousands of students to explore their olfactory sense and create their own personalised fragrances. With extensive product development experience in both the commercial perfumery and the organic skincare industry, Karen is able to offer a unique insight into creating natural and mixed media fragrances for fine fragrance, room scents and skincare/bodycare products using commercial perfumery techniques. Karen is also a certified meditation teacher and has a passion for helping people to create daily rituals that integrate scent with other modalities to shift state and increase your sense of wellbeing. CONTACT DETAILS WebsiteInstagramFacebookYouTubeEmail