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Clean Skincare· Berkeley, California, USA · Updated 14 May 2026

Jay Nadeau

Physicist and academic researcher Jay Nadeau co-founded Marie Veronique alongside his mother Marie-Véronique — bringing a working scientist's discipline to formulation, particularly around mineral SPF stability and active-ingredient delivery.

"Skincare claims should be falsifiable."

Jay Nadeau
Background

Jay Nadeau is a physicist and academic researcher who co-founded Marie Veronique with his mother Marie-Véronique Nadeau, contributing to formulation and the brand's scientific explainer content.

The mother-son founding team has made Marie Veronique a long-standing reference for chemist-credible clean skincare on the U.S. west coast.

Philosophy

Open-source the formulation logic; let customers ask hard questions.

Career timeline
  • 2002
    Co-founds Marie Veronique with his mother
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  • Marie Veronique's Mother-Son Science Team

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