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

EP316. Why did the Body Shop fail but this Formula Botanica graduate didn't? (the answer will surprise you) 05/07/2026

EP315. Meet the woman trying to save butterflies with skincare 04/30/2026

EP314. Good news from the beauty industry that will make you smile 04/23/2026

EP313. What if your cosmetics could keep forests alive? 04/16/2026

EP312. Fermentation made our food. Could it shape the future of beauty too? 04/09/2026

EP311. The palm oil alternative that doesn’t rely on trees 04/02/2026

EP310. Why do some beauty brand founders avoid meeting their customers? 03/26/2026

EP309. Could you start a beauty brand with your family? 03/19/2026

EP308. The woman who invented the modern beauty industry (and you’ve never heard her name) 03/12/2026

EP307. Why you don't need to be a chemist to formulate 03/05/2026

EP306. How 5,000 years of history turned eye makeup into a daily habit 02/26/2026

EP305. The beauty habits affecting your eyes (according to an eye doctor) 02/19/2026

EP304. Why indie beauty falls apart when the founder leaves 02/12/2026

EP303. Is pig fat the next big thing in beauty? 02/05/2026

EP302. If your serum isn’t working, this is probably why 01/29/2026

EP301. I spoke to an active ingredient scientist… and it changed how I see skincare 01/22/2026

EP300. Cellulite is a scam – And the beauty industry knows it 01/15/2026

EP299. Meet the supplier turning the world’s coffee waste into skincare 01/08/2026

EP298. The world doesn’t need another celebrity brand. It needs yours. 01/01/2026

EP297. How indie beauty brands really grow (without Sephora, investors, and a team) 12/25/2025

EP296. Why the beauty industry is now selling you anti-zombie skincare 12/18/2025

EP295. Could vitamin C’s days be numbered in skincare? 12/11/2025

EP294. My call to legislate cosmetic claims for human dignity 12/04/2025

EP293. The truth about cosmetic claims: What brands can and can’t say 11/27/2025

EP292. Why the beauty industry needs to stop blaming the consumer 11/20/2025

EP291. Meet Forestwise, the ingredient supplier growing money on trees 11/13/2025

EP290. Is it time to break up with natural beauty? 11/06/2025

EP289. Meet the man restoring Hawaii’s forests with sustainable sandalwood 10/30/2025

EP288. The idea that blew my mind: 3D-printed skincare 10/23/2025

EP287. Skincare you can eat – Trend or transformation? 10/16/2025