Cosmetic bases are ready-made formulations used to create personal care products such as creams, conditioners, lip balms and bath products. These bases are pre-formulated and balanced, allowing you to customise them with active ingredients, fragrances, colours, and botanical extracts without complex formulation work.

Cosmetic bases are widely used by beginners, DIY creators, and small cosmetic brands.

Yes, cosmetic bases can be customised with active ingredients such as exfoliants, herbal powders, essential oils, and conditioning agents. Actives should be added within recommended usage limits to maintain product stability and performance.

Always mix gently and conduct a patch test before regular use.

Fragrance oils are typically added at 0.3% to 1% of the total weight of the cosmetic base. Essential oils should be used at lower concentrations depending on skin and hair safety guidelines.

Overuse of fragrance may affect product texture and skin compatibility.

The choice of cosmetic base depends on the product you want to create. Cream bases are ideal for moisturisers and lotions, foaming bath whip bases are suitable for whipped soaps and bath products, and conditioner bases are designed for hair conditioning.

Yes, cosmetic bases are beginner-friendly and safe to use when handled according to instructions. Since the formulation is already stabilised, users do not need advanced formulation knowledge or raw chemical handling.

Using clean tools, recommended ingredient limits, and small test batches ensures safe and effective results.