About
Stirbar Lab is an FDA-registered cosmetic facility in Silicon Valley, California, using clinically effective ingredients and a patent-pending process to create beauty products from raw materials in just two hours.
We offer more than products—we create transformative experiences. Step into Stirbar Lab and discover the joy of preserving the essence of plants while crafting beauty products that reflect your connection to nature.Chemistry here becomes a sensory journey, where touch, sight, and smell come together to create something truly unique.
At Stirbar Lab, we are reimagining beauty through a zero-waste routine built on sustainability. Using bio-based, compostable ingredients and biodegradable packaging, we source botanicals directly from local farms and process them with you in our lab. By crafting in small batches, we cut carbon emissions, avoid energy-intensive industrial processing and shipping, and deliver products that are fresher, tailored to your needs, and higher in quality. Stirbar Lab empowers you to create your own organic, natural cosmetics while making choices that protect the planet celebrating beauty that cares for both you and the earth, and capturing the creativity, fun, and magic of seeing exactly what goes into your products.
Maryam Mardkhe, Founder
Maryam Mardkhe, PhD, is the founder of Stirbar Lab, where she merges her passion for science and art with years of experience as a formulation scientist. She connects traditional methods of extraction with modern chemistry, creating a space where individuals can innovate and explore. Growing up in a land of poetry and art where the first distillation of rose was crafted over a thousand years ago she draws on that heritage to unite ancient rituals with modern science in the design of Stirbar Lab.
