Specialties
Skinveda is based on the ancient science of Ayurveda in synergy with cutting edge modern medicine of peptides and oleosomes.
The line is free of artificial fragrances, animal-derived ingredients, parabens, ethoxylates.
The line is currently carried in Whole Foods at West Plano and Forest Lane locations.
History
Established in 2008.
Skinveda - The Science of Skin where "veda" means Science or Knowledge in Sanskrit, is truly the work a scientific line that was a product of several years of Research and Development. The line was created to fill the void in the current skincare market where there are several natural, organic skincare lines, but none with a synergy of both eastern medicine of Ayurveda and western technology of peptides and good delivery systems. The key attributes of Skinveda include the science of delivering actives to maximize their benefits and pH balanced to skin's pH for the best results. The ingredients were chosen to be compliant with Whole Foods and as a result the line was chosen to be on the high end shelves of Whole Foods starting August 2013.
Skinveda received a lot of attention and was published in the Global Cosmetics Industries magazine (GCI) in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
The products have shown great results for on all skin types and the testimonials continue to grow.
Meet the Business Owner: Shilpi J.
Shilpi Jain, the founder of Skinveda, is a Cosmetic Formulations Scientist graduated with a Masters' degree magma cum laude in Chemistry from the University of Toronto, Canada. She was involved in anti-cancer drug research using thioureas, obesity drug research at Arena Pharmaceuticals and has co-authored 5 publications.
She has held several positions in pharmaceutical firms involving drug research and development in Toronto, Canada and San Diego, California. Coming from an east-Indian background, Shilpi has a passion for Ayurvedic and natural plant derived active ingredients for skin care and body care.
She has presented at various conferences on the principals of Ayurveda and how we can incorporate this oldest surviving medicine with modern skincare. Reviews and articles on www.skinveda.com.
Skinveda is a Texas-based skincare line. Shilpi has her manufacturing lab in Carrollton, Texas. Shilpi enjoys interacting with customers at Whole Foods giving samples to customers during demos