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Skincare today has become a cycle of excess - complicated routines, overstimulating actives, and products created far away from the realities of Indian living.

ISLAND Beauty is building barrier-first skincare shaped by Korean formulation expertise and tailored for India’s heat, pollution, humidity, hard water, and fast-paced lifestyles. Instead of constantly pushing skin harder, ISLAND focuses on helping skin return to its strongest, healthiest, and most balanced state.

Skincare today has become a cycle of excess - complicated routines, overstimulating actives, and products created far away from the realities of Indian living.

ISLAND Beauty is building barrier-first skincare shaped by Korean formulation expertise and tailored for India’s heat, pollution, humidity, hard water, and fast-paced lifestyles. Instead of constantly pushing skin harder, ISLAND focuses on helping skin return to its strongest, healthiest, and most balanced state.

Consumer

Health

Location

Delhi

Active Founders 📢

Active Founders 📢

Mayank Jain

Mayank Jain

CEO

From scaling products across Walmart shelves in the US to now building ISLAND from scratch, Mayank has spent years understanding what makes consumer brands truly break out. An ex-Reckitt leader, former SVP at VAHDAM, and silver medalist from FMS Delhi, he now leads ISLAND’s vision, growth, and scale.

Sakshi Jain

Sakshi Jain

COO

Sakshi spent 5 years in corporate HR while quietly struggling with skincare that never seemed made for Indian skin or Indian weather. Endless routines, too many products, and zero real balance eventually pushed her to build the kind of skincare she always wished existed - simple, thoughtful, and barrier-first.

Jinsoon Lee

Jinsoon Lee

Chief Business Development Officer

Coming from the heart of Korean skincare, Jinsoon spent years working closely with formulations, ingredients, and K-beauty ecosystems. But living in India made one thing clear - Indian skin was dealing with completely different conditions. ISLAND became his way of bridging Korean skin science with Indian realities.

Shirley Setia

Shirley Setia

Co-founder & CMO

Between constant shoots, makeup, travel, harsh lights, and trying every trending product out there, Shirley experienced firsthand how exhausting skincare had become. What made ISLAND different for her was the idea that skincare shouldn’t constantly fight your skin - it should help it heal, reset, and feel like itself again.

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