Nigar Rustamova

The author

Nigar Rustamova

Natural formulator and teacher · 10,000+ students

Nigar Rustamova came to natural formulation out of necessity. With sensitive, allergy-prone skin, she found that commercial products — heavy with complex chemistry — often did more harm than good. What began as a personal problem turned into a passion, and then into her life's work.

She founded her own formulation school, which the books describe as having taught more than ten thousand students worldwide. The candle book adds her years of candle making, her training with a Korean master, and her courses on candles and home fragrance.

Her books are written against the grain of the recipe blog. Every formula carries INCI names, usage percentages, phase structure, temperatures, a target pH and a note explaining why each choice was made — because a reader who understands a formula can adapt it, and a reader who only has a recipe cannot.

She writes in English, from her own workshop, and tests every formula before it is published.

“Do not become dependent on recipes. Learn to understand formulas.”