The People Behind the Posts

Zohi Lankri

Marketing professional with a passion for cosmetic science, skincare ingredients, and helping the beauty industry innovate through education and technology.

Yejide Erogbogbo

A skincare formulator, beauty entrepreneur, and brand strategist with a passion for developing intentional, science-backed skincare. As the founder of Eres Bella Organics, she formulates products designed to support long-term skin health through effective, thoughtfully selected ingredients rather than short-lived trends.

Victoria Vohland

Formulation chemist and product strategist with 20+ years of experience helping brands in the beauty, wellness, and home care space scale clean, compliant, and high-performing products from concept to shelf.

Venus Hurst

Venus Hurst is a cosmetic chemist specializing in skincare formulation, color cosmetics, and contract manufacturing. With over eight years of experience helping brands bring products to market, she shares practical insights on cosmetic science, formulation, and product development.

Tiana Janjanin

With a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering and twenty years across formulation, regulatory, supply chain and operations in beauty, wellness and consumer health.

Tariq Mahmood Ph.D.

Tariq Mahmood, Ph.D. is a cosmetic scientist and formulation consultant specializing in advanced skincare technologies, innovative delivery systems, and next-generation cosmetic product development. He writes about formulation science, ingredient innovation, and emerging technologies shaping the future of the beauty industry.

Ritika Mittal

Ritika Mittal is a cosmetic chemist specializing in skincare and personal care formulation. She is passionate about developing innovative, science-backed products and enjoys sharing insights on cosmetic ingredients, formulation techniques, and product development to help advance the beauty industry.

Prajakta Chaudhari

Prajakta is a cosmetic chemist with a background in pharmaceutics and skincare formulation. She is passionate about translating cosmetic science into practical solutions and enjoys sharing insights on ingredients, formulation, and product development within the beauty industry.

Merve Samur

Merve Samur is a cosmetic chemist with over 10 years of experience in skincare and personal care formulation. She is passionate about cosmetic innovation, product development, and translating scientific research into effective, market-ready beauty products while sharing practical insights with the global formulation community.

Maureen Ike

Maureen is a cosmetic scientist and beauty science communicator passionate about translating complex cosmetic science into practical, engaging insights. She writes about skincare ingredients, formulation, product development, and the science behind effective beauty products.

Mark Broussard

A cosmetic chemist, formulation expert, and MoCRA compliance specialist with experience developing skincare, haircare, and clean beauty products. Read his insights on cosmetic formulation, regulatory compliance, and product innovation.

Kelly Dobos

Kelly A. Dobos, MS, MBA is a consultant cosmetic chemist and educator with more than two decades of experience in cosmetic formulation, ingredient technology, and product development. She enjoys sharing science-backed insights that help formulators and beauty professionals better understand cosmetic ingredients, formulation, and industry trends.

Joanne Nijland

Cosmetic Chemist with a background in private label formulating of colour cosmetics. Provides strategic marketing and technical sales support in colour forecasting and application concepts at GEOTECH by following global trend forecasting.

Jen Novakovich

A cosmetic science communicator, formulation expert, and founder of The Eco Well, a leading platform dedicated to evidence-based education in cosmetics and personal care.

Haingotiana Andrianarisoa

Haingotiana Andrianarisoa is passionate about turning cosmetic science into practical, scalable solutions for the beauty industry. With experience spanning formulation, product innovation, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance, she focuses on creating high-performing skincare products that balance scientific rigor with sustainability.

Calla Swanson

Calla Swanson is a cosmetic development scientist with a background in chemical engineering and cosmetic chemistry. She enjoys exploring new formulation technologies, ingredient innovation, and practical approaches to developing high-performing personal care products.

Boris Zion

Barbara Morgado

Barbara is a cosmetic research scientist with experience in formulation, microbiology, analytical testing, and product development. She is passionate about applying scientific research to cosmetic innovation and enjoys sharing practical insights on formulation, laboratory science, and product development.

Ahmed Kashif

Ahmed is a cosmetic process engineer with expertise in manufacturing, process optimization, and technology transfer. He writes about cosmetic production, formulation scale-up, and engineering solutions that help bring high-quality personal care products from the lab to commercial manufacturing.