Over a career spanning more than 20 years, Sharika Regchand held senior positions across some of South Africa's most respected media institutions. She served as News Editor at Express Media, Bureau Chief at The Mercury under Independent Media, News Editor at a Media24 print publication, and News Editor at The Witness. Across every newsroom, she covered the beats that matter most: courts, crime, politics, corruption, local government accountability, environmental crime, and public health.

Her reporting was fearless and her reach was wide. The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) — the country's most authoritative press freedom body — publicly defended her by name when a senior magistrate attempted to intimidate her out of a courtroom. She appeared as an expert commentator on Showmax's internationally distributed crime series, Imibuzo. Her bylines ran across South Africa's leading publications, including News24, Independent Newspapers and Caxton.

In journalism, a claim without solid proof holds no weight. When she turned her focus to the skincare industry, she applied that same Journalist's Eye — and found an industry often lacking in clinical transparency, particularly for consumers with melanin-rich skin.