Inventing Dazzle Dry Nail Polish with VB Cosmetics Founder Vivian Valenty



Dare to Disrupt
Dare to Disrupt
Inventing Dazzle Dry Nail Polish with VB Cosmetics Founder Vivian Valenty
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Vivian is founder and president of VB Cosmetics, a fully integrated manufacturing company with global brands of clean, nature- and science-based, functional and proprietary beauty products. Its transformational product, Dazzle Dry, a quick-dry nail polish system, is revolutionizing the nail industry. After 17 years on the market, Dazzle Dry now still has no equal in performance. 

In this episode, Vivian shares stories about her upbringing in the Philippines, overcoming discrimination and harassment in the workplace, acquiring nine patents as an accomplished bio-organic chemist and inventor, and inventing the foundation for what would become Dazzle Dry.

Episode Chapters

0:00 – 5:24 Growing up in a one-room hut in the Philippines 

5:24 – 6:27 Studying chemistry at the MIT of the Philippines 

6:27 – 9:18 Acquiring a travel grant to get to Penn State 

9:18 –11:22 studying enzymes at Penn State 

11:22 – 14:49 Overcoming discrimination and harassment in the workplace 

14:49– 16:32 Discovering a replacement for phosphates when no one else could 

16:32 – 20:05 300 formulations to innovate the nail polish industry

20:05 – 21:22 Creating the final formulation on a deadline 

21:22 – 22:46 Pivoting away from UVA when newly deemed carcinogenic 

22:46 – 24:24 10 years of inventions and patents 

24:24 – 25:14 Why she doesn’t believe patents are for small businesses 

25:14 – 27:15 Inventing the foundation of Dazzle Dry 

27:15– 30:33 Overcoming the recession and building a business plan  

30:33– 32:08 Leaving a legacy of helping others, preserving the planet 

32:08 – 41:50 Student section 

32:08 – 33:48 Securing funding 

33:48 – 36:31 Building a team of experts

36:31– 38:30 Continuing to innovate based on customer feedback 

38:30 –41:22  The complexities of scaling up for manufacturers