Olha Kladnytska

Olha Kladnytska is a Cosmetic Formulator at Oxford Biosciences, with professional training spanning cosmetic product technology, pharmacy, chemistry and biology. She holds a Specialist Diploma in Technologies of Perfumery and Cosmetic Products: Pharmacist, Cosmetologist from the National Pharmaceutical University of Ukraine, together with a Specialist Diploma in Biology and Chemistry from the National Pedagogical University named after M.P. Dragomanov. Both qualifications have been assessed by UK ENIC as comparable to UK Bachelor (Honours) degrees at RQF Level 6.

Her formulation career began with Ales, a Ukrainian manufacturer of cosmetics and household chemical products, where she worked as a product technologist developing formulations including shampoos, baby shampoos, liquid soaps, shower gels, hair conditioners and washing-up products. She subsequently joined the Kyiv operation of Bulgarian cosmetics manufacturer Alen Mak, where her responsibilities extended beyond formulation development to the practical establishment of manufacturing in Ukraine. Her work included selecting raw-material suppliers for the Ukrainian market, developing a new range of personal-care products, preparing the certification and hygienic documentation required for those products to be placed on the market, and working with commercial teams during product development.

At Oxford Biosciences, Olha works across formulation development, optimisation and technical troubleshooting. Her work includes emulsion and surfactant systems, viscosity and rheology adjustment, preservative selection, pH optimisation, raw-material substitution, stability troubleshooting and scale-up. She applies both formulation science and manufacturing experience to the development and technical review of cosmetic products, with particular attention to how raw-material choice, process conditions and formulation structure affect stability, performance and manufacturability. Working alongside our Chief Cosmetic Formulator, she supports the development and refinement of products from laboratory concept through to production-ready formulation.