Bhavya Rose A.

Cosmetic formulator and published health-outcomes researcher, now formulating across haircare, skincare, and bodycare through The Ingredient Edit. I don't mix in a lab. I build the formulation blueprint: INCI architecture, ingredient rationale, phase logic, claims framework, that your chemists and manufacturers use to develop the real product. My background is unusual for this work. Before formulation I published in peer-reviewed health outcomes literature, which means I select ingredients the way a researcher reads a paper: what does the evidence actually say, where does it break, and what can you defensibly claim on the label? Founders hire me when they want a product that survives regulatory review, prestige-retail diligence, and the increasingly skeptical consumer. Where I do my best work: · Hair, skin, and ingestibles, with deep fluency in actives-forward serums, barrier systems, masks, scalp and growth-support products, bond builders. · Clean formulation (Sephora, Credo, EWG Verified) and EU compliance (Annex II through VI, Regulation 655/2013 claims). · Evidence-anchored hero complex design and claims defensibility for brands that need the chemistry to hold up. · Ayurvedic and botanical ingredient integration with modern clinical actives, for founders building distinctive East-meets-West ranges. · Ingredient architecture across multi-SKU product lines, with cohesion strategy for brands scaling past their first hero. What you get from me: a structured formulation brief a lab can execute, supplier recommendations from an established sourcing network, claims framework aligned to your market, and unlimited INCI revisions while your bench team iterates. Most founders find that last piece is what actually saves the timeline. Whether you're developing your first hero or refining an existing range, I'll build you a formulation that earns its shelf.