Dear INKEY classmates, welcome to the INKEY School!
Want to learn more about skincare, haircare and other topics within the beauty industry? Our INKEY team members together with expert partners, including dermatologists, trichologists, chemists and hair session stylists have put their "tutors" hats on to share their knowledge with you! With the INKEY School YOU choose how much you want to learn, when and how (and all for free)! Grab a pen, notepad and be ready to grow (and test) your knowledge with INKEY!
From what skin is and how it works, to discovering the best ingredients for you, our co-founder and our experts are here to expand your knowledge of skincare to empower yourself and others to stay curious but no longer confused.
Learn with Mark Curry and dermatologist Dr. Nava Greenfield about what skin is and how it works. Mark will discuss the importance of understanding what skin is, what it’s made of to be able to treat it in the best way; Dr Nava Greenfield will follow by explaining how the skin cycle works. Mark will end the module by discussing at which level of the skin ingredients work and why.
Learn with Dia, Education Director at The INKEY List, about how to identify your skin types, the difference between a skin type and skin condition and how knowing your skin type helps you to choose the best products for your skin. Dia is also joined by skin experts Ksenia Selivanova and Megan Felton, who will explain how to look after each skin type holistically and will help you debunk common skincare myths and provide tips to look after your skin. To start, simply choose one of the lessons below.
Learn with Dia how skin can be affected and change due to both internal and external factors, including age, seasonality and hormal changes. Continue learning with dermatologist Dr. Nava Greenfield who will go through the main factors affecting your skin and will take you through how you and your skin can navigate through these changes. To start, simply choose one of the lessons below.
Learn with Lucy, Head of Product at The INKEY List and Mark Curry, about all key skincare product categories, their role and how they work and their benefits. Mark will end the module by showing how to use our INKEY recipe builder which is there to help anyone create their skincare recipe. To start, simply choose one of the lessons below.
This module is brought to you by several tutors, including our co-founder Mark, Dia – our Education Director, Lucy – Head of Product, and Laura Kirkebride – an expert chemist and cosmetic formulator. Together they have created a module that focuses on ingredients: from how our brand name is intrinsically connected to ingredients, to understanding what active ingredients mean, and diving deep into retinoids, exfoliating acids and peptides among others. To start, simply choose one of the lessons below.
Understand your hair type, how it changes and the best ingredients for you, our co-founder and our experts are here to expand your knowledge so that you can care for your hair (and scalp!)
Learn with Mark and Bridgette Hill all about hair and scalp. Mark will start by discussing what hair is and its function, and then tricholoigist Bridgette Hill will tell you all about the scalp, what it is, what it is made of and its function. To start, simply choose one of the lessons below.
Hair & Scalp: how these are affected by age, hormones, environment
Learn with Dia and trichologist Bridgette Hill, which factors can have a significant impact on your hair and scalp. These include, genetics, age, hormones, diet & the environment. To start, simply choose one of the lessons below.
Learn with Mark why we have decided to launch a range of hair and scalp “treatments” and how these fit in with the rest of the traditional hair care and scalp care categories like shampoo and conditioners.
The “skinification” of hair and a new range of ingredient & concern led treatments
In this module, learn with Mark about what skinification of hair means, why we have launched a new range of ingredient and concern-led hair and scalp treatments and our approach to choosing the ingredients. Katie, together with session hair stylists Bjorn and Kevin, will take over and have curated 8 lessons to explain in detail the science behind the key ingredients in the range, their benefits, how to use the products and invaluable hints and tips!
In this module, learn with Colette and Mark about the science behind hair bonds, what can cause hair to get damaged and what can help damaged hair to be repaired, protected and strengthened.
At INKEY we care about what is going on within the world of beauty as a category and beyond. Browse our latest discussion panels below with experts and enthusiasts from the industry and sign up to attend our next panel!