Rodrigo Folgueira is the co-founder of Banbu, a Spanish natural cosmetics brand offering solid formats, refills, and reusable packaging, founded in 2021. Together with Verónica Díez, he decides what goes into each formula and how it is explained on the label.
Career Path
He is an aerospace engineer (BEng), with a master's degree in aeronautics (MSc) and an MBA from the European Business School. Before Banbu, he spent almost ten years in engineering and industry: composite materials testing at Airbus, finite element analysis and business development at Assystem, R&D projects at Carbures, sales management at Inteplast, and technical and operations management (CTO and COO) at Feliciano Aranzabal. That is where his way of working comes from: measuring, comparing, and not taking anything for granted without data.
What He Writes About
Every week he publishes «Cosmética con criterio», a newsletter on LinkedIn and on the Banbu blog about:
- how to read the ingredient list (INCI) of a cosmetic product;
- endocrine disruptors: what is banned, what is restricted, and what is still under study;
- what European regulations require of cosmetic claims, including environmental ones;
- what it is like to manufacture cosmetics in Spain from a small brand.
Articles
In the Media
Interview on Consejos de tu Farmacéutico and article in PMFarma about labels and endocrine disruptors. More appearances of Banbu in Banbu in the press.
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