If you are interested in formulating, the first place to start is to know your ingredients. If you look to the right hand side of the blog, you'll see I have sections with the free downloadable PDFs where I summarize a lot of information. The next section is the links to lists sections, where I've tried to organize various ingredients into categories. Then there's the frequently asked questions section, then the ingredients sections. I've tried to cover as many ingredient as I can in these links, but I know there's more (which means more research, yay!)
The second thing you should have is a sense of adventure and an acceptance that not every product will be a winner. Get yourself a nice notebook and create a file folder on your computer so you can enter in your notes!
Here are a few posts I think relevant, although I'll be going over more of this in the next few weeks...
Modifying a lotion with ingredients you have, part 1
Modifying a lotion with ingredients you have, part 2
Reading INCI names
Substitutions: What to use when you can't wait to create
Substitutions: Figuring out what's important in a conditioner recipe
Substitutions: Silicone replacements
Substitutions: Formulating on a budget - replacing esters
Substitutions: Formulating on a budget - less expensive ingredients
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