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our story is our strength
While our technical strength is in the chemistry and toxicology science of skincare, we are primarily in the people business.
Our heart-to-heart connection with people is our strength.
It all started with a kitchen explosion that burned our founder’s mother’s face and body.
Why Did we Found Oretia?
Oretia is a personal mission for Dr Amir: “Oretia rings my soul, it reminds me of my mother, and it brings value to you.“
After I learned I cannot trust even the “popular” brands in the industry, dermatologists, or amateur influencers, I realized there is a need to disclose facts and share information in a simple way rather than in complex scientific terms.
I have a goal to educate as many people as possible so they’re not just another number and user for skin & hair care brands. I want you to learn to choose the right product and skin/hair care routine for yourself.
My Mother and the kitchen fire
After my mom experienced 2nd-degree burn in a kitchen fire in June 2020, I got into skincare to recover my mother’s face and beauty (Picture 1).
I was determined to recover my mother’s face and beauty.
In consultation with a dermatologist and plastic surgeon, we developed a plan for my mother. The plan was flawed as the experts told me the available formulations in the market were not formulated for efficacy but for exploiting customers.
This obstacle pushed me to rely on my chemistry knowledge. I teamed up with the dermatologist and formulated products with science-backed efficacy. My mom’s face recovered – this was a joy to celebrate! (Picture 2).
The UGLY Truth of beauty Industry
In the meantime, I started using skin and hair care products on my own face – cleansers, moisturizers, serums, toners, and sunscreens. I wanted to sustain healthy skin and avoid premature aging (aging is inevitable, duh!!)
However, I was not seeing any EFFECT!
Similar to my mother’s situation, I started to question the ingredients in products. I read – for months about skin/hair chemistry and interactions of the common ingredients with my body.
learned THREE main takeaways
With the Dr Amir Chemist initiative, my mission is to educate YOU (NOT influence you). Hence, as the primary consumer, you make informed decisions before buying ANY skin or hair care products.
1. The skin & hair care industry is primarily FULL of SCAMs,
2. Dermatologists mostly LACK a solid understanding and care about getting a commission rather than supporting patients
3. Majority of online self-claimed influencers do NOT have any actual knowledge about skin or hair (~98% reviewed by Dr. Amir himself); like dermatologists, they care about commissions and promoting brands for a fee!
I support science-backed products (natural or synthetic; natural is just a marketing term!!!), honesty and transparency, and fair pricing.
Who is Dr Amir?
Dr. Amir R., aka Dr. Amir Chemist in social media, is a distinguished skincare chemist and toxicologist.
Dr. Amir holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Minnesota State University and a Ph.D. in coating and polymeric materials from North Dakota State University. He is also a Board Toxicologist (DABT), accredited by the American Board of Toxicology Inc.
He is known as a seasoned toxicologist for the medical devices and beauty industry, one of the only 50 people in the world with in-depth knowledge of chemistry, materials science, and toxicology, relating any chemicals from its molecular structures to its interaction with body at a cellular and organ-based level and ensuring biocompatibility of such agents for humans.
With nearly a decade of extensive experience in the chemistry world, his extensive expertise spans from recycling plastics to formulating cutting-edge skincare and haircare products, to developing novel materials for medical device applications.
His prolific career is evidenced by a collection of peer-reviewed published articles and patents available on Google Scholar, accumulating more than 1200 citations.
Driven by his mother’s unfortunate kitchen explosion incident, Dr. Chemist established Oretia as a platform to share his research-based, science-backed, clean skincare and haircare formulations with you.
Dr. Amir is an avid educator and expresses facts and skincare/haircare tips in his blog and social media accounts actively. Click here to learn more.
Why should I trust Dr Amir?
Unlike many other online “experts”, I did not just start my online presence for fame, but it happened organically due to the sad incident which burned my mother’s face and upper body.
My educational and professional background well prepared me to help you on your skin and hair care journey.
With a Ph.D. in a chemistry-related field, the experience of 100s of skin and hair care formulations, and research in various academic and industrial positions, I am confident I am the sole person who can analyze products at their molecular level and inform you about their pros and cons without bias.
Additionally, I am not sponsored by ANY skin or hair care product company. I have no intention of being sponsored at this moment as well. My loyalty lies to you, to me, and to my mother, as the consumers.
Please note my blogs, videos, and any other form of content are for your educational purposes, not medical advice. I DO NOT prescribe medications or remedies. I inform you.
That said, like any other true expert will and should say, you should take my words with a grain of salt, meaning check my cited references and refer to other resources for further information.
If at any time you have a comment or question about a blog article, please do contact me.
The easiest way would be to leave a comment on my blog posts or video content on various social media platforms.