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he two of us met at L’Oreal, where we worked as skincare-formulation

chemists. We quickly became friends because we share the same (terrible)

sense of humor and the same frustrations with the industry. Thinking back,

our whole crazy startup journey probably began as a little vent session

powwow in one of our cubicles.

We both felt like the beauty industry is just inundated with useless crap

that gives consumers no way of navigating an overcrowded and overmarketed

product landscape. Moreover, the chemist’s voice (ya know . . . the people

who actually put the formulas together?) was completely absent. Ultimately,

we ended up leaving our comfortable corporate jobs, convinced that we’d

probably leave the beauty industry entirely and move on to bigger and better

things. During our time off, we created the Chemist Confessions Instagram

account in late 2017 as a last hurrah to the industry. We wanted to share our

insider knowledge in hopes that it would help someone find their next skincare

product a little more easily. Honestly, we thought it’d die into the abyss.

When the account, against all odds, started gaining traction, we

made a quick and perhaps foolhardy decision to jump headfirst into the

startup world. Nowadays, we juggle the brand, the blog, the edu-Insta,

and the podcast—all fueled by the belief that skin science should be fun,

approachable, and practical.

Chemist Confessions is the accidental

creation of two frustrated cubicle mates