Michelle Wong
Michelle Wong is the Sydney-based chemist, author and science communicator behind Lab Muffin Beauty Science, explaining skincare and haircare with research and practical experiments.
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Lab Muffin Beauty Science
Lab Muffin Beauty ScienceOverview
- Based in
- Sydney, Australia
- Work
- Science communicator, cosmetic chemist and author
- Started
- Lab Muffin blog, December 2011
- Training
- Chemistry PhD; diploma of personal care formulation
Mini bio
How it started.
Michelle started Lab Muffin in December 2011 after struggling to find clear explanations of beauty science while researching products for herself. She wanted to share what she learned from scientific papers in language other beauty fans could use.
From teaching to YouTube.
She began making YouTube videos in 2017 after teaching chemistry at Matrix Education. She left Matrix in 2019 to focus on Lab Muffin. Chemical & Engineering News later highlighted her indoor-sunscreen and DIY hand-sanitizer videos as viral hits.
Beyond the videos.
Her work now spans beauty explainers, books and research. The Science of Beauty came out with DK in 2024. As a BeautySciComm cofounder, she also coauthored a 2026 report examining how social media creators influence sunscreen use in Australia.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books and essays
- 2026My unconventional career that makes sense in hindsight, kindaEssay author; commissioned by Netflix for My Brilliant Career: My Way
- 2024The Science of BeautyAuthor
Research
- 2026Influencing Sunscreen Use: Influencers and Promotion of Sunscreen in AustraliaCoauthor
- 2025The Role of Formulation in Benzene Formation in Benzoyl Peroxide ProductsCoauthor, JAMA Dermatology research letter
Awards
Quotes
Nothing replaces actually doing the thing.Michelle Wong, My Brilliant Career: My Way
In her August 2026 career essay, she encouraged aspiring creators to start small and learn through practice.
Trivia
- “Lab Muffin” combines the lab where she created her first BlogSpot account with a nickname from her partner at the time.
- Her PhD research focused on cyclic peptides, including making them and exploring their possible uses as drugs and supramolecular scaffolds.
- She moderated Reddit’s SkincareAddiction community for more than four years.
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