Marie-Véronique Nadeau
Chemistry teacher turned cosmetic chemist Marie-Véronique Nadeau founded Marie Veronique in 2002 — pioneering mineral-based, broad-spectrum sun protection and the chemist-led wing of clean skincare a decade before the category had a name.
"I built the products my chemistry students could understand."
— Marie-Véronique Nadeau
Nadeau spent decades teaching high-school chemistry before turning her formulation work into a brand in 2002, making one of the first stable, photo-tested mineral sunscreens in the U.S. clean category.
She runs the company with her son Jay Nadeau, a physicist, and the brand is regularly cited as the chemist-credible reference inside clean skincare — particularly for SPF, retinal, and barrier formulation.
Chemistry first; marketing last.
Mineral SPF is non-negotiable.
- 2002Founds Marie Veronique in Berkeley, California
- 2010sBecomes the chemist-credible reference inside clean skincare
Inside Marie Veronique's Chemistry-First Brand
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