ABOUT MARÍA
María Monterrubio is an innovation & marketing strategist in the skincare & beauty, health, and lifestyle arenas.
Throughout her life, she’s experienced various cutaneous conditions (such as acne, rosacea, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, melasma, scars, or eczema) and she’s passionate about the design of gentle yet effective skincare and beauty solutions.
María holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UAM) and a profound knowledge of skin biology and biochemistry. She also has deep expertise in the Research & Development of new products for skin beauty & health.
She has an outstanding talent for innovation, design, and communication. And a phenomenal curiosity and extroverted nature.
Her strong scientific background, innovation quality, and commercial instincts have allowed her to build a unique, multifaceted profile.
María enjoys translating scientific discoveries into ground-breaking solutions. And loves conceiving avant-garde designs and storytelling so that people can relate.
CAREER BEGINNINGS: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Her interest in genetics, immunology, and skin biology and her passion for constant learning led her to a scientific career beginning.
As a Research & Development scientist, she first discovered specific joint and separate functions of the cellular receptors CXCR4 and CCR7 in melanoma invasion and immunological processes.
Afterwards, she developed projects on non-melanoma skin cancer and skin immunology.
That led her to discover some of the molecular bases of the anti-aging and cancer-suppressive role in the skin of the epidermal Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR2b).
SKINCARE & WELLNESS INDUSTRY BREAKTHROUGH
For María, scientific discoveries become meaningful when used to improve human lives through applied innovation and the expansion of people’s consciousness and education.
This philosophy fostered her business breakthrough in the Skincare and Wellness Industry.
Since then, she has held the roles of Innovation Manager, Scientific Advisor, and Innovation & Marketing Advisor.
While holding these roles, she’s worked across new product development, innovation & marketing strategy, and research & patent production.
After years of such roles, she’s also acquired extensive knowledge of cosmetic chemistry, the global skincare industry operations, the molecular bases of good nutrition and longevity, and the development of science-based nutritional supplements.
CONTENT CREATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BUSINESS
More recently, María has undertaken new studies that have allowed her to expand her entrepreneurial and business abilities and digital marketing skills.
She’s also explored additional lifestyle arenas (such as the bio-textile and fashion industries) where she could apply her valuable expertise.
Her passion for ground-breaking content creation and spreading her knowledge propelled María to blog on her website.
She aims to set her blog –The Unlimited Skin– as a place to spark enriching conversation around health & longevity, beauty, and the best and latest skincare & wellness products for sensitive skin and rosacea.
María’s primary goal is to provide tools to boost people’s health, beauty, and self-confidence and help them improve their lives –and enjoy their lives more–.
María previously lived and worked in London (UK) and Barcelona (Spain). She currently lives in Madrid (Spain).
She works as an Innovation & Strategy Coach and she’s also building new business ventures while growing her expertise as a content creator.
Last but not least, due to her passion for fitness and the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle María is a Licensed Fitness Instructor (Athletics and Fitness Association of America AFAA/NASM).