Consultation with Joan Morais
Customized & Confidential Guidance for Your Formulation Questions
Do you have questions about creating natural skin, hair, or body care products? Are you troubleshooting a formula, choosing ingredients, planning production, or simply unsure of the best next step?
A private consultation with Joan Morais gives you the opportunity to receive personalized guidance from an experienced cosmetic formulator, consultant, and instructor with more than 20 years of experience.
Joan has worked with thousands of clients and students and has seen many of the common challenges that arise in cosmetic formulation and product development. The right information can help you avoid unnecessary mistakes, save time and money, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Whether you are just beginning to formulate or already have experience producing cosmetic products, your consultation will be tailored to your questions, your goals, and your level of experience.
Everything you share with Joan—including your ideas, formulas, product concepts, challenges, and business information—is treated with care and confidentiality.
A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is provided to help protect the information discussed during your consultation.
How a Consultation Can Help
A private Zoom or phone consultation gives you focused time with Joan to discuss your specific formulation or product development questions.
You can use your session to troubleshoot a current challenge, review your approach, clarify your next steps, or gain a better understanding of the formulation and production process.
The goal is to help you make informed decisions and move forward efficiently without spending unnecessary time, money, or ingredients experimenting in the wrong direction.
Topics You Can Discuss with Joan
Your consultation may include questions about:
- Product development
- Creating a baseline formula
- Troubleshooting an existing formula
- Formulation assistance
- Production troubleshooting
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Raw materials and ingredients
- Ingredient decks
- Ingredient and packaging suppliers
- Natural, organic, and cruelty-free certifications
- Small-scale manufacturing
- Private manufacturing
- Contract manufacturing
- Private label products
- Cosmetic labeling
- Preparing a formulation for production
- General cosmetic formulation questions
Please note: Joan is not currently accepting new custom formulation projects. The Formulators LAB® | Joan Morais does not manufacture cosmetic products.
Your Customized & Confidential Consultation Includes
60-Minute Private Session
Your 60-minute consultation is held by Zoom or phone.
If you choose Zoom, you may join through your computer or mobile device. You are welcome to use your camera or leave it turned off.
Your consultation is personalized and focused so the time can be used as efficiently as possible to address your most important questions.
Follow-Up Resources
Following your consultation, you will receive an email with relevant resources, information, links, or references discussed during your session when applicable.
How It Works
1. Purchase Your Consultation
After purchasing your consultation, you will receive an email with dates and times for a consultation.
Appointments are generally available:
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
If you need an evening or weekend appointment, email us and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule.
2. Schedule Your Session
Once your appointment is scheduled, you will receive confirmation of your consultation date and time along with your secure Zoom information.
3. Sign the Confidentiality Agreement
You will also receive a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to review and electronically sign before your consultation.
4. Meet with Joan
Bring your questions, notes, ingredient lists, formulas, or other information you would like to discuss.
To make the most of your consultation, it can be helpful to prepare your most important questions in advance.
Questions Before Booking?
We are happy to help.
Email us at info@joanmorais.com with questions about the consultation or scheduling.
Cancellation & No-Show Policy
Your consultation time is reserved specifically for you and blocked on Joan Morais’ calendar.
For this reason, consultation purchases are non-refundable.
If you need to cancel or reschedule:
- With at least 24 hours’ written notice: You will receive a consultation credit that may be used within 6 months.
- A consultation scheduled using a rescheduling credit cannot be refunded or rescheduled a second time.
- Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the appointment: No refund or rescheduling credit will be issued.
- No-shows: No refund or rescheduling credit will be issued.
All cancellation requests must be made in writing by emailing info@joanmorais.com.
Ready for Personalized Guidance?
If you have formulation questions, are facing a challenge with a product, or would like experienced guidance on your next steps, a private consultation with Joan can help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.



Aminah Lawson –
I had an hour call with Joan to help me talk through ingredient selections for a formulation I was working on. Having her expertise as an educator and a colleague was so invaluable. We talked through my idea and she gave me some amazing recommendations on ingredients with clinical data to increase the efficacy of my formula. So grateful for her insight and he willingness to help us grow in this industry. Joan is the best!
Ieasha O’Reilly (verified owner) –
Thank you Joan! I had so many questions about many aspects of my business and our consultation left me feeling positively in control of my venture! You took the time to get to know my products and that really enabled me to get a clearer understanding of important tools that i will need. You provided me with valuable resources and information that could get my products placed in the market that I am working towards. I can’t thank you enough for your expertise and sincere guidance!
Emmanuel ACOSTA (verified owner) –
After a vast amount of research for a consultant I am thankful to have found Joan Morais, I first purchased an Ebook and followed with a phone consulation. It was an incredible amount of help, specially in the creation of new products and the improvement of existing products.
– Tim Acosta
Linda Bagneschi Dorrance (verified owner) –
The one-hour consultation with Joan Morais was well-worth the money. I had been working on my product idea for several months and needed to talk to an "expert" about specific questions I had and for overall guidance. Joan provided that and more. She is very knowledgeable, having been down this road before herself and helping others develop their products. She is also warm and inspiring, and I felt she was genuinely interested in providing meaningful and valuable guidance. She takes time to get to know you, your vision, interests, and strengths and offers feedback to help you reach your goals and capitalize on your strengths. She also provided contacts to specific service providers to help move my project forward. Thank you!