Healthy skin (self-study)
$124.00
HEALTHY SKIN INTENSIVE
Self-Study Program · No Personal Feedback
A comprehensive, science-based program on healthy skin and the fundamentals of physiological skincare.
Learn how to understand cosmetic formulas, identify what your skin actually needs, build an effective routine, and choose products based on both efficacy and safety — without getting lost in marketing claims.
What’s included
🎥 Detailed recorded video lessons on cosmetic ingredients, skincare routines, product selection, and common skincare mistakes.
Watch whenever it suits you — all lessons are pre-recorded.
📚 Practical guides, ingredient cheat sheets, and product selection resources to make choosing skincare much easier.
💚 Lifetime access to all course materials.
✨ Curated product guides featuring effective and carefully selected skincare products.
What you’ll learn
This program is about much more than choosing “good cosmetics.”
You’ll learn how to build the foundation of a healthy, physiological skincare routine — from cleansing and exfoliation to hydration, barrier repair, and targeted actives.
Even something as simple as replacing harsh cleansing with a gentler, skin-friendly approach can make a noticeable difference to the way your skin feels and functions. And once all the basic steps are working together, the results can be transformative.
By the end of the program, you’ll be able to:
- understand cosmetic ingredient lists and evaluate formulas
- identify your skin type and its core needs
- build a simple, effective skincare routine
- choose products based on ingredients rather than marketing
- understand which actives are appropriate for different skin concerns
- combine actives safely and effectively
- support the skin barrier and reduce unnecessary irritation
THE PROGRAM INCLUDES 2 MODULES
MODULE 1
Understanding Formulas & Building Your Skincare Foundation
1. Skin Assessment & Skincare Fundamentals
- Understanding skin conditions and basic skincare needs
- Key ingredients and their roles
- Choosing skincare according to your skin’s needs
2. Skin Structure & pH
- How the skin is structured
- The role of skin pH
- Why the skin barrier matters
3. Cosmetic Formulas: What’s Really Inside Your Products
- How cosmetic formulas are built
- Key ingredient categories
- Conventional, natural and organic cosmetics
- How to recognize greenwashing
- What makes pharmacy skincare different
4. Cleansing & Makeup Removal
Learn how surfactants work and how different cleansing systems affect the skin.
Makeup removal:
- Micellar water
- Cleansing oils
Cleansers:
- Cleansing milks
- Cream cleansers
- Foams and gels
- Cleansing bars
- Ubtans
- Enzyme powders
📚 Included: Ingredient & formula cheat sheet
📖 Product Guide: Recommended cleansers and makeup removers
5. Toning & Skin Preparation
- Toners and their formulations
- Toners vs. essences
- Hydrosols
- Facial mists
- Thermal water
- Acidified/acid-based waters
Learn what these products actually do — and when you need them.
6. Exfoliation & Acid-Based Skincare
- Scrubs
- Gommage/peeling products
- AHA, BHA and PHA acids
- Acid toners
- Chemical exfoliating treatments
- Understanding pH
- How to introduce acids into your routine
📖 Product Guide: Toners, hydrosols and skin-prepping products
📖 Product Guide: Acid-based products and exfoliating treatments
7. Hydration & Skin Barrier Repair
Part 1. Hydration
- Humectants and other moisturizing ingredients
- How hydration works
- How the skin retains water
Part 2. Emulsions & Creams
- Different types of emulsions
- How to read and understand cream formulations
Part 3. The Skin Barrier
- Transepidermal water loss (TEWL)
- What damages the lipid barrier
- How to support and restore the barrier
- Physiological emollients
Part 4. Facial Oils
- Different types of emollients
- Physiological vs. non-physiological emollients
- Comedogenicity and what it actually means
📖 Product Guide:
- Face moisturizers
- Eye-area creams
- Facial oils
MODULE 2
Active Ingredients & Targeted Skincare
1. Active Ingredients in Skincare
Learn how to choose and use actives for different skin concerns:
- Dry and atopic-prone skin
- Hyperpigmentation
- Skin aging
- Rosacea and redness
- Blemish-prone skin
You’ll learn:
- which actives are useful for specific concerns
- how to choose the right active ingredients
- how to combine actives
- how to avoid unnecessary irritation and incompatible combinations
📚 Included: Comprehensive Active Ingredients Handbook
📖 Product Guide: Recommended products with active ingredients
BONUS: SUN PROTECTION
Understand sunscreen formulations and UV filters so you can make informed choices when selecting daily SPF.
📖 Bonus Guide: Sunscreen ingredients & UV filters
BONUS: EXTRA & SOS SKINCARE
Everything you may need beyond your basic routine:
- Face masks
- Additional serums
- SOS and emergency skincare
- Lip balms
- Protective winter creams / cold creams
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
The program also covers the bigger picture of skin health:
- Cosmetic procedures and skincare devices
- How to evaluate procedures and devices
- Relevant laboratory tests and how to interpret them
- Supplements that may support skin health
- The relationship between stress, sleep and skin
- Nutrition and skin health
- Nutrition protocols and their potential role in skincare
YOUR RESULT
Instead of buying skincare based on trends, advertising or endless trial and error, you’ll have a clear system for understanding your skin and choosing products intelligently.
You’ll know what to look for, what to avoid, what your skin actually needs, and how to build a routine that supports healthy skin long-term.