At Matka we religiously believe in a simplified skincare routine with fast-acting and long-lasting results. Our products are vegan, cruelty-free, and made with love and care in small batches with high performing, plant-based ingredients, designed to soothe irritated and inflamed skin, nourish on a cellular level, and protect against free radical activity and daily stressors.

Matka is the Finnish word for journey - a never ending journey to design, research, source, formulate, create and provide products your can trust and that are safe for you and the planet. We make all of our products in small batches and frequent increments to maintain maximum freshness.

We love playing scientists with everything nature has to offer, creating original formulas from scratch, tested on real people - never animals! - with organic and locally wild harvested ingredients. Rest assured that every single ingredient that goes into our carefully curated products are 100% plant based.

In a world of giant corporate beauty conglomerates trying to keep up with the increasingly popular clean beauty trend, greenwashing has become a big selling strategy to make a product seem greener, cleaner, and more natural. But, if you have a basic understanding of cosmetic ingredients, it’s easy to see that many of these “all-natural” products are anything but natural. As a matter of fact, there aren’t any standardized criteria for what a clean or natural cosmetic product is. Therefore, this aspect falls solely on the manufacturers’ discretion. As a result, the independent beauty (“indie beauty”) movement bolstered, referring to beauty and cosmetic brands that exist without any significant financial backing from umbrella cosmetics companies and are independently owned and operated.

This is where Nicolina enters. She’s a certified esthetician (ESTI) and registered holistic nutritionist (RHN) with a major in chemistry. She have been formulating and making skincare products since 2010, and founded the all-vegan indie beauty brand Matka Botanicals in 2018, creating clean, plant-based and affordable skincare products.

Ever wonder what it would be like to formulate your own high-end beauty products with a full understanding of the process and control over the quality and ingredients? It’s easier than you think, and you don’t need to be a scientist to become one.

This course was created for anyone who wants to learn more about true natural skincare and how you can start making your own beautiful, nourishing, and clean formulations from home to share with your family and friends and even start selling.

This course is meant to educate and provide knowledge and understanding of the basics of formulating using proper techniques and equipment, safety standards, sanitization protocols, recipe creation and scaling, preserving your products, filling out and submitting cosmetic notification forms to Health Canada if you intend on selling your products in Canada, along with a set of easily adaptable recipes and video demonstrations that the student will be able to tailor to their own needs and unique desires.

This course not only teaches you the basics of skincare formulating, but it will also take your fundamental skills to the next level and set you apart from your competition with high-end, more advanced skills and techniques of a cosmetic formulator.

Brightening Lemon & Papaya Cleanser

Anti-redness Rose Toner

Hyaluronic Acid Hydration Boosting Serum

Rich Ceramide Moisturizer

Soothing Avocado Face Mask

Arctic Berry Resurfacing Drops

Lightweight Nettle Hair Growth Oil

Raspberry Sorbet Body Scrub

Nourishing Coconut Body Butter

Minty Body Shower Gel

Hibiscus Glycerite

Every recipe comes complete with a live demonstration, detailed instructions, full ingredient lists, and step-by-step guidance. All ingredients are chosen for easy sourcing and utilize only kitchen equipment readily available at home, allowing for effortless adaptation and customization based on your unique needs and preferences.

Herbalists, estheticians, cosmetic chemists, aromatherapists, advanced skincare enthusiasts.