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Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica

Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica, the online organic formulation school, challenges you on the way you think about the beauty industry. Our host Lorraine Dallmeier tackles topics that encourage debate about green, indie and sustainable beauty. Subscribe to the Green Beauty Conversations podcast and become part of the global green beauty movement. www.formulabotanica.com

The palm oil alternative that doesn't rely on trees

28 mins; April 02, 2026

Why do some beauty brand founders avoid meeting their customers?

9 mins; March 26, 2026

Could you start a beauty brand with your family?

37 mins; March 19, 2026

The woman who invented the modern beauty industry (and you've never heard her name)

13 mins; March 12, 2026

Why you don't need to be a chemist to formulate

35 mins; March 05, 2026

How 5,000 years of history turned eye makeup into a daily habit

13 mins; February 26, 2026

The beauty habits affecting your eyes (according to an eye doctor)

29 mins; February 19, 2026

Why indie beauty falls apart when the founder leaves

10 mins; February 12, 2026

Is pig fat the next big thing in beauty?

44 mins; February 05, 2026

If your serum isn't working, this is probably why

8 mins; January 29, 2026

I spoke to an active ingredient scientist… and it changed how I see skincare

29 mins; January 22, 2026

Cellulite is a scam – And the beauty industry knows it

8 mins; January 15, 2026

Meet the supplier turning the world's coffee waste into skincare

23 mins; January 08, 2026

The world doesn't need another celebrity brand. It needs yours.

7 mins; January 01, 2026

How indie beauty brands really grow (without Sephora, investors, and a team)

35 mins; December 25, 2025

Why the beauty industry is now selling you anti-zombie skincare

8 mins; December 18, 2025

Could vitamin C's days be numbered in skincare?

28 mins; December 11, 2025

My call to legislate cosmetic claims for human dignity

9 mins; December 04, 2025

The truth about cosmetic claims: What brands can and can't say

43 mins; November 27, 2025

Why the beauty industry needs to stop blaming the consumer

7 mins; November 20, 2025

Meet Forestwise, the ingredient supplier growing money on trees

28 mins; November 13, 2025

Is it time to break up with natural beauty?

6 mins; November 06, 2025

Meet the man restoring Hawaii's forests with sustainable sandalwood

39 mins; October 30, 2025

The idea that blew my mind: 3D-printed skincare

7 mins; October 23, 2025

Skincare you can eat – Trend or transformation?

38 mins; October 16, 2025

Why do some skincare ingredients take decades to go mainstream?

8 mins; October 09, 2025

Could kelp be the future of beauty? A conversation with GreenWave

27 mins; October 02, 2025

I asked ChatGPT to formulate for me… again (And this time it listened)

7 mins; September 25, 2025

Will AI replace the cosmetic chemist?

28 mins; September 18, 2025

Why beauty can't count – And the data gap holding sustainability back

9 mins; September 11, 2025

Closing beauty's sustainability data gap with Fairglow

30 mins; September 04, 2025

Can a small beauty brand change the world?

7 mins; August 28, 2025

How your skincare is made – Inside the world of contract manufacturing

37 mins; August 21, 2025

When success feels scarier than failure

8 mins; August 14, 2025

Meet the beauty entrepreneur who bootstrapped her way into 1,000 Walmart stores

27 mins; August 07, 2025

Efficacy at all costs – The beauty standard we need to rethink

6 mins; July 31, 2025

Meet the ingredient supplier championing dirty beauty

29 mins; July 24, 2025

The beauty industry's obsession with exotic ingredients is wearing thin

5 mins; July 17, 2025

How to grow a beauty brand with purpose – and lead with integrity

28 mins; July 10, 2025

Can beauty survive in a post-natural world? The truth about sustainable beauty

8 mins; July 03, 2025

You can't shame people into sustainability – The truth about sustainable beauty

9 mins; June 26, 2025

Why 'sustainable beauty' isn't sustainable anymore – The truth about sustainable beauty

9 mins; June 19, 2025

When beauty misses the big picture – The truth about sustainable beauty

9 mins; June 12, 2025

Recyclable, but not recycled – The impossible moment we're all in

6 mins; June 05, 2025

The packaging fees coming for the beauty industry

27 mins; May 29, 2025

When sustainability reports to marketing – beauty's uncomfortable truth

7 mins; May 22, 2025

How Pact Collective is cleaning up the mess the beauty industry left behind

35 mins; May 15, 2025

1.5bn toothpaste tubes are wasted every month – why aren't we talking about this?

6 mins; May 08, 2025

The toothpaste industry doesn't want you to hear this

41 mins; May 01, 2025

Why keeping your beauty brand small is an option

5 mins; April 24, 2025

From kitchen formulations to global success – The journey of Flower & Spice

28 mins; April 17, 2025

The ethical dilemma of travel minis

6 mins; April 10, 2025

The sustainability of travel beauty

30 mins; April 03, 2025

Why the premium beauty market needs to embrace minimalism

7 mins; March 27, 2025

Meet the solid brand disrupting beauty norms

34 mins; March 20, 2025

The untold stories behind your beauty ingredients

5 mins; March 13, 2025

How moringa oil is helping one Amazonian community protect its future

26 mins; March 06, 2025

Are beauty brands really as green as they say they are?

6 mins; February 27, 2025

How to evolve a beauty brand without losing your values

41 mins; February 20, 2025

Lessons for indie beauty entrepreneurs from Elizabeth Arden's legacy

8 mins; February 13, 2025

From Kitchen Formulator to Global Icon – The Story of Elizabeth Arden

42 mins; February 06, 2025

Are beauty retailers overstepping?

6 mins; January 30, 2025

Why retailers are asking for proof – and what it means for your beauty products

31 mins; January 23, 2025

How ancient beauty rituals are inspiring modern-day skincare

7 mins; January 16, 2025

How to build a heritage beauty brand - Evelyn Akande from Kanda Natural

40 mins; January 09, 2025

Formulate your own path in 2025

7 mins; January 02, 2025

Could AI make your skincare more eco-friendly?

25 mins; December 26, 2024

The forgotten pillar of sustainability

6 mins; December 19, 2024

Meet the inspirational entrepreneur rebuilding the beauty industry from seed to shelf

39 mins; December 12, 2024

Has #Underconsumptioncore influenced beauty?

5 mins; December 05, 2024

Is big beauty falling behind?

30 mins; November 28, 2024

The beauty industry has a biodiversity problem

6 mins; November 21, 2024

How one Indonesian island community is conserving wildlife through coconut oil

31 mins; November 14, 2024

8 ways we must embrace slow beauty

8 mins; November 07, 2024

Rethinking skincare- The slow beauty revolution

33 mins; October 31, 2024

The circular biorefinery model used by sustainable ingredient suppliers

7 mins; October 24, 2024

Meet the beauty industry's most regenerative ingredient

27 mins; October 17, 2024

3 ways you can change the beauty industry

7 mins; October 10, 2024

From crime journalist to skincare entrepreneur

32 mins; October 03, 2024

Plants under threat from beauty

11 mins; September 26, 2024

Is the beauty industry failing biodiversity?

31 mins; September 19, 2024

Human rights abuses in cosmetics

7 mins; September 12, 2024

The woman on a mission to banish the word 'parfum'

38 mins; September 05, 2024

Beauty: vanity or important?

7 mins; August 29, 2024

Is the beauty industry all just fluff?

31 mins; August 22, 2024

The latest in beauty greenwashing: "recycle ready"

7 mins; August 15, 2024

Can cosmetic packaging be sustainable?

31 mins; August 08, 2024

The latest in beauty industry greenwashing: when brands call their products "more" sustainable

6 mins; August 01, 2024

How a Mumbai factory is setting new eco-design standards in cosmetic manufacturing

35 mins; July 25, 2024

Bye-bye Beauty Greenwashing

7 mins; July 18, 2024

How Europe plans to shut down greenwashing in beauty

26 mins; July 11, 2024

How Tom's of Maine faced a class action lawsuit for the recyclability of its toothpaste tubes

10 mins; July 04, 2024

Why beauty brands are getting sued for sustainability claims

40 mins; June 27, 2024

Do wrinkles cause ageing?

8 mins; June 20, 2024

Children using anti-ageing skincare and the risks

24 mins; June 13, 2024

Traceability - Where Ingredients Come From

10 mins; June 06, 2024

How seaweed becomes sustainable beauty

26 mins; May 30, 2024

What is regenerative beauty?

7 mins; May 23, 2024

Exploring regenerative beauty with LUSH

33 mins; May 16, 2024

Circularity and recyclability are two different things

7 mins; May 09, 2024

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