literally! the more you learn the more you realize you don’t know. i remember when i first started i thought i knew so much. today, i’m like, uhhhh there is still so much i don’t know! 🤯
You are so right. Its a very long journey and years later i still learn everyday. After spending over 100,000k in the industry i would have done things so differently
Thank you Marie for intruducing me to the wonderful world of skincare formulating. I've been following you here in youtube, Pinterest and your blog for 6 years now and I am so proud to see your "metamorphosis" as a formulator and a teacher. Your passion and creativity have truly paid off and it's inspiring to see how far you've come.
Yes I've been making my own skin care products since march of last year. Thanks to all the knowledge that i gained watching and reading your blog now i am able to create my own formulation in percentage. My friends and other skin care junkies loved my formulation. I appreciate your work Marie, helping us small business owners achieve our dreams. I admit I struggle sometimes esp. When formulating cleansers and lotion however slowly but surely I'm getting there. I'm not only doing this to make money, my main goal is to help those people who has skin problems and looking for an effective and budget friendly skin care products. Again thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤️
Hi Marry, I've been following your formulation skills for a year now, and I tell you that I've been learning a lot. Please can you do a video on multiple actives that brighten the skin
Thank you for sharing all these info Marie. I've been following and watching your videos since 2020 (from my other account). Your videos are my go to when I want to learn something about formulating personal skin care items! 😊 I started as a handmade soap maker in Calgary and now moved to Majestic Victoria, BC. I wish had met you in person when I was still in Calgary. I had known your book because I worked for 5.5 years at the Calgary Public Library and I always see your book 'Make it Up' in the holds shelf. So, one time I went through the pages and it's like discovering a gem! LOL Now, I work here at the Victoria Public Library and still see how popular your book as always. 😃All the best to you! Isadora💜
❤️ Your story about Make it Up has put such a big smile on my face; thank you so much for sharing! Enjoy that lovely greenery out in Victoria :) And if you're not on my mailing list, do sign up-I'm planning a meetup in Vancouver in June. I know it's not super close, but on the off chance you were planning a trip across around that time anyways, maybe we could meet there? 🤞🏻 www.humblebeeandme.com/sign-humblebee-emails/
Sage advice! A lot of successful small business cosmetic companies that become large describe a creator who began making products for themselves. Striving to make a lot of product for others shouldn’t be someone’s first goal unless they’ve already got the knowledge. I’m just beginning my skincare and makeup research and I’m doing it only for myself right now. The next branching out would be something like making gifts for my loved ones and seeing how that goes. If that goes well then, perhaps I could open a small market, but honestly that’s not even in my plans. I just want to have quality cosmetics and the control and knowledge to know exactly what I’m putting on my skin. So glad I found this channel and thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experiences!
Thank you Marie for always sharing your knowledge and inspiring videos, I have been following you closely for some time and tried out some of your formulations, and tips and always had great results xxx.
Really, thank you for this video, i love to make my own personal items, not for sell, but to be in control of what i put in my skin care, and with more reasons now than ever, after listening in the media about how many poisons the personal care has in them, and I understand that you paid for classes to learn but I also feel a little disappointed when people want to sell their recopies, I have learn a lot from different soap makers and i dont sell my recipes, i dont make videos but i have taught people how to make soaps without charging even giving the ingredients for free. thank you for sharing your recipes.
Yeahhh, I'm still there figuring out the Healing cooling Arnica, St. John's wort, Calendula Aloe vera gel body lotion I like to launch!!! But the most encouraging is the licencing process. I took some shortcuts with formulating because the consistency was never right, I started to use a formula base from the store, but now I have a hard time figuring out the potency of the product for the licencing process.
Hi Mari. Trust you are well. I'm Joann, from South Africa. I've been studying your content for 7 years now. I would like to make your Hydrating Rosewater Facial Toner, and Summer Facial and Body Mist. In place of the Glycerine, Sodium Lactate, and Olivem 300.... is there maybe better, more modern replacements for these? Kind Regards.
HELLO!, I'm thankful for your teaching skill. If there was formulating 101, equipment 101, and so on class... I would niy feel confident there. WITH YOU I FEEL SO CONFIDENT after each lesson (video). Using the toast and sandwiches refrence ILEARN in that manner. Breaking in down before the 101 entry level classes if you will. I adore you and appreciate the time you offer by giving back to us all you've learned along the way. We are creative and need a little more and you provided this for me:) oh and the family love my first formulation. I'm going to remind myself habits in this video :)
Hello, Im from the caribbean and I follow you and make your recipes .Im looking to buy Luxglide N350 ,can you tell me where I can find it .Thanks and keep up the good work .
I work in percentages already. What I’d like to learn are RATIOS for serums. For example when making a serum, what is the water to oil ratio…is that covered in the class?
Hi, I just wanted to make you aware of this. I am taking your paid workshop coarse and I noticed for the honey body bar the formulation for the sunflowers oil including essential oils and vitamin e is wrong. Unless I’m mistaken. The formulation says 8.84grams of sunflower oil which would go over the 16grams for the formulation. Yet in the google spread sheet you’ve so nicely shared it is correct stating 3.84 grams which perfectly matches the 16 grams batch size. Just wanted to let you know so others taking your course aren’t confused & their formulation doesn’t come out wrong because I was very confused and had to check your google spreadsheet to make sure I wasn’t going insane lol thanks a lot for all the information you give us it’s amazing how much I’ve learned from you!
I am always trying small batchs first, but i really want to know for lotion or cream that need emulsion, what do you use when your batch is like 50g and stick blender is too big ?? Please ❤❤ love your videos so much . Thanks
These days I use my Bamix immersion blender, which is small enough to fit in a 250mL beaker so I can make a 50g (1.76oz) batch. Before, though, I just made 100g (3.5oz) batches of lotions. Thankfully lotions are cheaper to make than body butters since they contain so much water :)
Everyone has to look at the available data and decide for themselves. If Marie uses it in recipes, she’s apparently decided any risks are worth it. But if you prefer to use something else, I know her website offers info on possible substitutions.
Hi Marie! I am looking at a scale you mentioned on your website and I'm curious and want to confirm if the Jennings JSR-200 Digital Pocket Scale you often use actually does measure up to 200 pounds. I am wondering if the person who filled out the info on the Amazon page made a mistake since its a pocket scale
Oh goodness, that's definitely a mistake. It measures up to 200 GRAMS, which is very very different from 200lbs! It's just under half a pound. 200lbs would definitely crush that wee thing to smithereens.
Her was my first soap recipe before I learned about Soap Calculations. 2 cups of olive oil 6 cups of coconut oil 3 cups of avocado oil 2 cups of water 1 cup of lye. Stop laughing I had no idea as to what I was doing. Thank goodness I never attempted to make it.
Hey Marie my mom loves listening to your videos, she loves making her own stuff and is learning from you how to do it but she has a set back she's blind and wants to know if you could help with a formulation for a hydrating face toner she adores soon to be discontinued and my mother is on a fixed income this would save her alot of money. This is her daughter who does the messaging and or typing for her. Please help she ❤you so much and believes in you and all your formulations. The formulation will be for her use only. I've also taken pictures of the front and back of the bottle that has the ingredients. Thanks again please help.
My guess is there’s no way Marie could do this kind of formula guesswork for people as she’d never have any time to herself on top of running her biz. Check out how many people are asking for her free help on the regular. So, if this were my situation, I would start with the HB&M free course and learn all I could about the ingredients in the formula that will be discontinued, then using these tiny batch guidelines as discussed in this video, experimenting over time would lead to a formulation that works as well or better than the favorite one and might be loved as even more. Then your mom can be the maker of her own favorite products and even expand from there. Pretty cool!
I wanted to give up when I realized I couldn't get into selling and didn't know anything, 2 years later I have a fridge and 3 cabinets full of cosmetic chemistry 😁
What about seeing what’s available in your region for affordable prices and use the principles she’s sharing to make your own products on your own terms in a way that works for your budget? That will work for you longterm vs. hoping people give away stuff for free. ☺️
@@crisfer22 which makes people believe it is that easy as cooking. While it is not. In case of cooking you can only get untasty food. In case of formulation you can damage your health.
The thinking you’ve got going on here is too literal-minded. Metaphors help people grasp concepts; I found Marie’s sandwich metaphor brilliant. It’s true that using a formula that makes 30 bottles of a lotion you’ve not yet perfected is a waste. Make a new single bottle a day until it’s perfected. One sandwich a day to start with. That is the way.
literally! the more you learn the more you realize you don’t know. i remember when i first started i thought i knew so much.
today, i’m like, uhhhh there is still so much i don’t know! 🤯
Yes! And it feels like every “a ha!” moment leads to at least 20 new questions 😅🙈
Tara Lee, I have tried your formulas and love the results also xxx
You are so right. Its a very long journey and years later i still learn everyday. After spending over 100,000k in the industry i would have done things so differently
Thank you Marie for intruducing me to the wonderful world of skincare formulating. I've been following you here in youtube, Pinterest and your blog for 6 years now and I am so proud to see your "metamorphosis" as a formulator and a teacher. Your passion and creativity have truly paid off and it's inspiring to see how far you've come.
I know you are cutting back on these long format videos, but it's so good to see you!!
Thank you so much! It's good to be back and also have time to work on other projects ❤️
Yes I've been making my own skin care products since march of last year. Thanks to all the knowledge that i gained watching and reading your blog now i am able to create my own formulation in percentage. My friends and other skin care junkies loved my formulation. I appreciate your work Marie, helping us small business owners achieve our dreams. I admit I struggle sometimes esp. When formulating cleansers and lotion however slowly but surely I'm getting there. I'm not only doing this to make money, my main goal is to help those people who has skin problems and looking for an effective and budget friendly skin care products. Again thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤️
Hi Marry, I've been following your formulation skills for a year now, and I tell you that I've been learning a lot. Please can you do a video on multiple actives that brighten the skin
She did one already
Can you link me to it, if you don't mind. Thank you@@bettycooper369
Thank you marie
Thank u so much fun valuable information.
Thank you for sharing all these info Marie. I've been following and watching your videos since 2020 (from my other account). Your videos are my go to when I want to learn something about formulating personal skin care items! 😊 I started as a handmade soap maker in Calgary and now moved to Majestic Victoria, BC. I wish had met you in person when I was still in Calgary.
I had known your book because I worked for 5.5 years at the Calgary Public Library and I always see your book 'Make it Up' in the holds shelf. So, one time I went through the pages and it's like discovering a gem! LOL Now, I work here at the Victoria Public Library and still see how popular your book as always. 😃All the best to you!
Isadora💜
❤️ Your story about Make it Up has put such a big smile on my face; thank you so much for sharing! Enjoy that lovely greenery out in Victoria :) And if you're not on my mailing list, do sign up-I'm planning a meetup in Vancouver in June. I know it's not super close, but on the off chance you were planning a trip across around that time anyways, maybe we could meet there? 🤞🏻
www.humblebeeandme.com/sign-humblebee-emails/
Another brilliant video 🥰
Thank you for your super hard work Marie🥰🙏🏼💚
Literally going to make my first body butter today, so the timing of this video is soooo perfect! =)
Sage advice! A lot of successful small business cosmetic companies that become large describe a creator who began making products for themselves. Striving to make a lot of product for others shouldn’t be someone’s first goal unless they’ve already got the knowledge. I’m just beginning my skincare and makeup research and I’m doing it only for myself right now. The next branching out would be something like making gifts for my loved ones and seeing how that goes. If that goes well then, perhaps I could open a small market, but honestly that’s not even in my plans. I just want to have quality cosmetics and the control and knowledge to know exactly what I’m putting on my skin. So glad I found this channel and thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experiences!
I've used that same scale for years and I love it.
I made the mistake no 2 😢and now realised a lot thank you sister for sharing it was really helpful ❤
that coffe mug tho! love itttt
If you're not drinking tea out of a pint-sized mug, why bother? 😂
You had me at "Bonkers intimidating" 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I appreciate it and now I realize I really do need to learn more!!
Glad it was helpful! ❤️ Thanks for watching :)
Thank you a ton Marie..... i have been learning a ton!
❤️
Thank you Marie for always sharing your knowledge and inspiring videos, I have been following you closely for some time and tried out some of your formulations, and tips and always had great results xxx.
Really, thank you for this video, i love to make my own personal items, not for sell, but to be in control of what i put in my skin care, and with more reasons now than ever, after listening in the media about how many poisons the personal care has in them, and I understand that you paid for classes to learn but I also feel a little disappointed when people want to sell their recopies, I have learn a lot from different soap makers and i dont sell my recipes, i dont make videos but i have taught people how to make soaps without charging even giving the ingredients for free. thank you for sharing your recipes.
Thank you so much, great as always 🩷🩷🩷🩷
❤️ Thanks for watching!
Yeahhh, I'm still there figuring out the Healing cooling Arnica, St. John's wort, Calendula Aloe vera gel body lotion I like to launch!!! But the most encouraging is the licencing process. I took some shortcuts with formulating because the consistency was never right, I started to use a formula base from the store, but now I have a hard time figuring out the potency of the product for the licencing process.
Hi Mari.
Trust you are well.
I'm Joann, from South Africa.
I've been studying your content for 7 years now. I would like to make your Hydrating Rosewater Facial Toner, and Summer Facial and Body Mist.
In place of the Glycerine, Sodium Lactate, and Olivem 300.... is there maybe better, more modern replacements for these? Kind Regards.
HELLO!, I'm thankful for your teaching skill. If there was formulating 101, equipment 101, and so on class... I would niy feel confident there. WITH YOU I FEEL SO CONFIDENT after each lesson (video). Using the toast and sandwiches refrence ILEARN in that manner. Breaking in down before the 101 entry level classes if you will. I adore you and appreciate the time you offer by giving back to us all you've learned along the way. We are creative and need a little more and you provided this for me:) oh and the family love my first formulation. I'm going to remind myself habits in this video :)
Hello, Im from the caribbean and I follow you and make your recipes .Im looking to buy Luxglide N350 ,can you tell me where I can find it .Thanks and keep up the good work .
To avoid higher shipping costs, you can travel to country like US or Canada and have ingredients shipped to hotel while you are there.
I work in percentages already. What I’d like to learn are RATIOS for serums. For example when making a serum, what is the water to oil ratio…is that covered in the class?
Any tips on how to fix cloudy body oil once fragrance is added
Hi, I just wanted to make you aware of this. I am taking your paid workshop coarse and I noticed for the honey body bar the formulation for the sunflowers oil including essential oils and vitamin e is wrong. Unless I’m mistaken. The formulation says 8.84grams of sunflower oil which would go over the 16grams for the formulation. Yet in the google spread sheet you’ve so nicely shared it is correct stating 3.84 grams which perfectly matches the 16 grams batch size. Just wanted to let you know so others taking your course aren’t confused & their formulation doesn’t come out wrong because I was very confused and had to check your google spreadsheet to make sure I wasn’t going insane lol thanks a lot for all the information you give us it’s amazing how much I’ve learned from you!
Fixed, thank you so much! Great catch 😄
No problem and I only caught because how amazing of a teacher you are! I’m understanding formulations all because of you!
My thing was the percentage of emulsifying wax, some recipes use 4% and others 10%.
I wonder for the condition shampoo bar I could use German II plus instead of Optiphen plus? Aren’t kind of the same? Thank you!
When I have time I really need to try this. I need a shampoo, hair mask, skin serum and lip balm as I am not happy with what's on the market.
I am always trying small batchs first, but i really want to know for lotion or cream that need emulsion, what do you use when your batch is like 50g and stick blender is too big ?? Please ❤❤ love your videos so much . Thanks
I think I've seen her use a little bettery operated coffee foam maker before
@@crisfer22 i thought about the little milk frother but was afraid to create to much bubbles.
These days I use my Bamix immersion blender, which is small enough to fit in a 250mL beaker so I can make a 50g (1.76oz) batch. Before, though, I just made 100g (3.5oz) batches of lotions. Thankfully lotions are cheaper to make than body butters since they contain so much water :)
@@boutchou3539 milk frother! That was the word I was looking for! 😅
I use a milk frother and it works fine every time!!
Please can you tell me the name of the scales .Thank you
Hi marry I have some doubt... You use silicon gel in some formulation.. silicon harmful or not
Everyone has to look at the available data and decide for themselves. If Marie uses it in recipes, she’s apparently decided any risks are worth it. But if you prefer to use something else, I know her website offers info on possible substitutions.
lol we've been following your recipes 😁
I have tried signing up for the free course first it says I’m in however I never received confirmation email?
Hi Marie! I am looking at a scale you mentioned on your website and I'm curious and want to confirm if the Jennings JSR-200 Digital Pocket Scale you often use actually does measure up to 200 pounds. I am wondering if the person who filled out the info on the Amazon page made a mistake since its a pocket scale
That one holds up to 200 g, definitely not 200 pounds! Sounds like a typo to me.
Oh goodness, that's definitely a mistake. It measures up to 200 GRAMS, which is very very different from 200lbs! It's just under half a pound. 200lbs would definitely crush that wee thing to smithereens.
Her was my first soap recipe before I learned about Soap Calculations.
2 cups of olive oil
6 cups of coconut oil
3 cups of avocado oil
2 cups of water
1 cup of lye.
Stop laughing I had no idea as to what I was doing. Thank goodness I never attempted to make it.
Hey Marie my mom loves listening to your videos, she loves making her own stuff and is learning from you how to do it but she has a set back she's blind and wants to know if you could help with a formulation for a hydrating face toner she adores soon to be discontinued and my mother is on a fixed income this would save her alot of money. This is her daughter who does the messaging and or typing for her. Please help she ❤you so much and believes in you and all your formulations. The formulation will be for her use only. I've also taken pictures of the front and back of the bottle that has the ingredients. Thanks again please help.
My guess is there’s no way Marie could do this kind of formula guesswork for people as she’d never have any time to herself on top of running her biz. Check out how many people are asking for her free help on the regular.
So, if this were my situation, I would start with the HB&M free course and learn all I could about the ingredients in the formula that will be discontinued, then using these tiny batch guidelines as discussed in this video, experimenting over time would lead to a formulation that works as well or better than the favorite one and might be loved as even more. Then your mom can be the maker of her own favorite products and even expand from there. Pretty cool!
I wanted to give up when I realized I couldn't get into selling and didn't know anything, 2 years later I have a fridge and 3 cabinets full of cosmetic chemistry 😁
😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻
Your products are so good but very expensive. These ingredients is not available in market. Give some one as a gift. 😅
What about seeing what’s available in your region for affordable prices and use the principles she’s sharing to make your own products on your own terms in a way that works for your budget? That will work for you longterm vs. hoping people give away stuff for free. ☺️
Formulas are not recipes. Formulation is not cooking.
I think it's pretty clear she's using a metaphor to make her ideas more accessible.
@@crisfer22 which makes people believe it is that easy as cooking. While it is not. In case of cooking you can only get untasty food. In case of formulation you can damage your health.
The thinking you’ve got going on here is too literal-minded. Metaphors help people grasp concepts; I found Marie’s sandwich metaphor brilliant. It’s true that using a formula that makes 30 bottles of a lotion you’ve not yet perfected is a waste. Make a new single bottle a day until it’s perfected. One sandwich a day to start with. That is the way.