Latest Botanica Podcast Episodes
EP209. Medical-grade skincare: marketing hype vs. scientific reality
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - April 18, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsToday, we are seeing a rise in so-called medical-grade skincare and liberal use of the word “clinical” to describe brands and formulations. In this episode, Formula Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorraine Dallmeier is joined by colleague School Education Manager Ana Green to delve into the contro...
EP208. Is beauty actually the beast?
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - April 11, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsHave you ever felt isolated due to a beauty concern, thinking you're the only one struggling? This episode of the Green Beauty Conversations podcast, hosted by Lorraine Dallmeier, delves into the myths and realities surrounding beauty standards. It highlights the silence and stigma around fema...
EP207. Solutions to hair loss in women - and its stigma
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - April 04, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this episode, we give voice to the often unspoken world of hair loss, particularly in women. Podcast host and Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier talks to guest Helena Gibson, a seasoned expert in haircare solutions, who shares her insights into the stigma and solutions to hair loss in wo...
EP206. Is the beauty industry truly saturated?
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIs the beauty industry truly saturated? In a world where being the first is often confused with being the best, Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier uses this episode of Green Beauty Conversations to discuss the opportunities and risks facing beauty brands. Featuring insights from industry ...
EP205. What happened to The Body Shop?
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this episode, we dive deep into the rise and fall of an iconic beauty brand, The Body Shop. Podcast host and Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier is joined by Wizz Selvey, a seasoned beauty retail expert and analyst, for an insightful exploration of the brand’s evolution over the years. ...
EP204. Greenhouse Gloss - The Carbon Trust unmasks the beauty giants
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - March 14, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn our last episode, host Lorraine Dallmeier had a fascinating discussion with Joel Tasche, Founder of CleanHub, on the beauty industry’s sustainability challenges, in particular its commitment to reducing its reliance on plastic, which as we know, has a huge carbon footprint. Building on that...
EP203. Turning the tide on plastic in beauty
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - March 07, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this episode, we have an enlightening conversation with Joel Tasche, the visionary founder and CEO of CleanHub, a company dedicated to liberating the planet from plastic pollution. Growing up with a profound connection to the ocean through sailing and surfing, Joel’s passion for marine conser...
EP202. Are shoppers put off by putting waste on their face?
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - February 29, 2024 07:18 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this opinion episode, Formula Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorraine Dallmeier dives deep into a topic that’s been buzzing in the beauty industry for a while – upcycled ingredients. In a world where environmental consciousness is on the rise, and the use of waste materials to create beauty pr...
EP201. FRUU Cosmetics and the sustainable charm of "wonky fruits"
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - February 22, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsOur guest in this episode is Dr Terence Chung, visionary co-founder of FRUU Cosmetics, which is a company dedicated to turning sustainable ingredients, particularly “wonky fruits” or byproducts from the juicing and agricultural industries, into natural cosmetics. In conversation with Formula B...
EP200. Celebrating 200 episodes and a 6-year green beauty journey
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - February 15, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsWelcome to the 200th episode of Green Beauty Conversations in which we celebrate not just this milestone, but also six years of thought-provoking dialogues in the world of clean beauty. Join Formula Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorraine Dallmeier as she marks the occasion with her reflections...
EP199. Upcycling and zero waste with O&3, The Oil Family
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - February 08, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsWe explore the dynamic world of sustainable beauty with a true expert, Thomas Kerfoot, who is a co-founder of O&3, The Oil Family. Thomas brings over 17 years of passionate expertise to the conversation. His self-proclaimed “oil nerd” status sets the stage for an enlightening journey into the fa...
EP198. Inclusive beauty: revolutionising skincare science for all
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - February 01, 2024 09:17 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn last week’s Green Beauty Conversations, we delved into a pivotal conversation with Noelly Michoux from 4.5.6 Skin, exploring the significance of inclusivity in skincare science and formulation. Building on this crucial theme in this opinion episode, Formula Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorra...
EP50: The Sound of Trees
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants - January 29, 2024 16:31 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 38 ratingsWelcome to Episode 50 of the Eatweeds podcast, where host Robin Harford takes us on an auditory journey into the world of sound art and ecoacoustics with guest Jez riley French. In this episode, titled 'The Sound of Trees', we dive into the fascinating world of listening to plants and ...
EP197. Inclusive beauty - transforming skincare for racial equity
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - January 25, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this episode, we embark on a transformative journey with founder Noelly Michoux, the visionary force propelling 4.5.6 Skin to the forefront of skincare innovation with the world’s first Skin Tone Research Lab. Shaped by experiences in France, and now reshaping beauty norms, Noelly’s evoluti...
EP196. Become a beauty entrepreneur at any age
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - January 18, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this episode, we’re addressing a question that has surfaced time and again, and that is whether age is a barrier to becoming a beauty entrepreneur. This stems from the inspiring interactions we had during a recent VIP webinar we held at Formula Botanica, where attendees opened up about their ...
EP195. The Birch Babe beauty journey from midlife to beauty entrepreneur
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - January 11, 2024 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsWe dive into the amazing and inspiring journey of Formula Botanica graduate Debbie Alger, who is the founder and lead skincare formulator of Canada-based skincare company Birch Babe. Her story is one of the most extraordinary we’ve come across of a hobbyist formulator turned professional beauty ...
EP194. Formulate your green beauty vision in 2024
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - January 04, 2024 09:10 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsHappy New Year and welcome to 2024! As we step into this brand new year, full of hope and opportunities, let's dive into the exciting world of green beauty formulation. As CEO of the award-winning online organic cosmetic formulation school Formula Botanica, and your podcast host, I am here to gu...
EP193. Vintner's Daughter and the power of classic cult beauty
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - December 28, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this episode, we hear about the enlightening journey into the world of skincare and beauty of April Gargiulo, a visionary and entrepreneur who is the founder of the cult beauty brand Vintner’s Daughter. April stands out as a trailblazer, redefining the industry’s standards with her innovati...
EP192. Sustainable beauty gifting for the holidays
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - December 21, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsAs the holiday season approaches, many of us in the Green Beauty Conversations community are contemplating how to gift beauty sustainably. This topic, which recalls our well-received episode on sustainable beauty alternatives to Black Friday, is more relevant than ever. Brands face financial a...
EP191. The rise and impact of beauty advent calendars
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - December 14, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsAs the festive season approaches for many of us, one trend that has captured the beauty industry’s attention is the rise of beauty advent calendars. These calendars go way beyond traditional paper or chocolate calendars and have become a significant phenomenon in some branches of the beauty indu...
EP190. Industrial vs artisan beauty
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - December 07, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsThe beauty industry's exploration and use of biotechnology is growing fast as we heard in the previous episode with Josh Britton, CEO and co-founder of Debut Biotech. Large corporate cosmetics companies are turning to biotech - or synthetic biology - to grow their high-performance cosmetic ingr...
EP189. The biotech ingredient wars
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - November 30, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this ground-breaking episode of Green Beauty Conversations, we dive into the world of biotech beauty, a realm where the age-old practices of botanical extraction meet cutting-edge science. For millennia, the natural world provided the raw ingredients for cosmetics. The early 1900s brought c...
EP188. The great plastic recycling myth
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - November 23, 2023 08:56 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsGrowing up in the Netherlands, Formula Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorraine Dallmeier learned the value of recycling plastic from an early age. However, the prevailing culture of single-use plastics Lorraine experienced in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States was in stark co...
EP187. A plastic-free future for beauty
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - November 16, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsIn this episode, we’re delving into an issue that lies not only at the heart of the green beauty industry, but one that we raise in our conversations time and again on this podcast – sustainability and tackling plastic waste. When we come across innovative answers and practical solutions to he...
EP186. Taking indie beauty entrepreneurship global
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - November 09, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsAs the world’s number one online formulation school with award-winning courses, it is particularly validating to see how far and wide Formula Botanica teaching is spreading. Before the advent of online learning, cosmetic chemistry was taught only in a small number of universities, mainly in the ...
EP49: So You Want To Be A Herbalist
Eatweeds Podcast: For People Who Love Plants - November 07, 2023 14:47 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 38 ratingsIn this episode, #49 of the Eatweeds podcast, I sit down with Helen Kearney at the Betonica herb school on a lazy Summer day in the Devon countryside. We dive into the added value herbalists bring to the strained National Health Service (NHS) and discuss Helen's path from being inspire...
EP185. Secrets of a self-made beauty entrepreneur
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - November 02, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsImagine going from cafe owner to mother to cosmetic formulator, teacher and contract manufacturer in less than 10 years having created a beauty empire built on turning problems into solutions and roadblocks into opportunities. In this episode, podcast host and Formula Botanica CEO Lorraine ta...
EP184. I asked ChatGPT to formulate for me
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - October 26, 2023 08:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsAI is being leveraged by the beauty sector to help increase productivity, reduce costs, automate task and improve decision-making. In last week’s guest episode, Lorraine heard how AI was impacting the beauty industry and what can be expected of this powerful technology in the future. Taking a ...
EP183. AI in beauty - friend or foe?
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - October 19, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsSuddenly, AI has gone mainstream and people are discovering how efficient and effective it can be to complete all sorts of tasks. There are so many benefits to using AI and its potential is boundless. However, the beauty industry continues to grapple with AI and what it could mean for the indu...
EP182. Upcycling - the infinite loop of beauty
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica - October 12, 2023 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratingsReusing what would normally be considered waste byproducts is not only an innovative way to repurpose a wide variety of materials, but also a smart beauty business move and good for our planet. Upcycled ingredients are set to play a larger and larger role in the future of beauty. In the last g...
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