Agenda
GULBENKIAN.PT
  • Workshop
  • Youth and adults
  • M/16

Natural Cosmetics. Making creams and balms

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Date

  • 09:30 / Cancelled 09:30 / Sold out 09:30 – 13:00

Location

Room 2

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Pricing

40,00 €

10% – Cartão Gulbenkian and Cartão Gulbenkian Mais

In this workshop, participants discover the principles of natural cosmetics through hands-on contact with plant-based raw materials and with plants traditionally used in body care.

Which plants can be used to care for the skin? How are vegetable oils, flowers, aromatic herbs and other natural ingredients turned into creams, balms and everyday preparations?

By observing, identifying and preparing natural ingredients, they explore the properties of different medicinal and aromatic species and their uses in simple, effective and affordable formulations.

In a largely practical session, participants follow the making of creams and balms for face, body and lips, discovering artisanal techniques that foster a more mindful relationship with well-being, consumption and the cycles of nature.

At the end of the workshop, each participant takes home the products made during the session, together with the knowledge needed to keep exploring these practices independently.

Language: Portuguese

Biographies

Programme

Introduction

Introduction to the tutor and to the project Nossas Raízes. Natural cosmetics: history, principles and contemporary practice. Sustainability and self-care

Plants for skincare

Recognising medicinal and aromatic plants. Cosmetic properties and applications. Methods of extracting and preparing plant ingredients.

Natural raw materials

Vegetable oils and butters, waxes, hydrolats and essential oils. Criteria for selection and combination. Safety and preservation of the products

Practical workshop

Preparation of a range of natural cosmetic products, such as: Moisturising face cream, Regenerating body balm, Lip balm, Plant-based aromatic preparation

Sharing and closing

Presentation of the products made, Presentation of the products made, Recommendations for use and storage, Handing over of the preparations made during the session

Credits

Concept and direction

Filipa Falcão

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