Ifeamaka Umeike

Ifeamaka Umeike is the Founder/Owner of Natural Nigerian, a successful independent brand in the Nigerian beauty industry. She has a degree in Chemistry and studied Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. With over 17 years working experience, she worked in the Telecommunications sector and the Oil & Gas sector for a number of years and now works full time as a formulating chemist for Natural Nigerian where she oversees the production and distribution of cosmetic products made for men, women and children. One of her passions is sharing her knowledge of the sector as well as the intricacies of cosmetic manufacturing from the point of view of a chemist.

Being a pioneer in the Natural Cosmetics field in Nigeria, she has worked hard to bring the natural community together by holding several natural meet ups in several States across Nigeria, including Lagos, Abuja, Enugu and Oyo. The longest running Natural Event in Nigeria, Naturals in The City, which has run since 2011 is one of her pet projects. She has facilitated many cosmetic formulation classes across Nigeria and had speaking roles at many events, the most recent being the Global Shea Alliance conference in Abuja, Nigeria.