OUR STORY
We believe that ‘beauty begins in the belly’® —that when you
are healthy on the inside, your skin radiates a natural glow that
no amount of cosmetics can replicate.
Founded in 2009, by Carla Oates, The Beauty Chef pioneered the global inner beauty category with their first iteration of GLOW Inner Beauty Essential®—effectively shining a light on the link between gut health and skin health.
Since then, the brand has developed somewhat of a cult following and continues to lead the way in terms of innovation and research with pure, potent, pre, pro and postbiotic formulas developed by a team of leading microbiologists, naturopaths and nutritionists. While GLOW® remains The Beauty Chef’s bestselling product—the full range includes bio-fermented supernutrient beauty powders, elixirs, capsules and topical skincare products that work synergistically to nourish and feed both your gut and skin microbiome - for truly radiant results.
OUR STORY
OUR STORY
We believe that ‘beauty begins in the belly’® —that when you are healthy on the inside, your skin radiates a natural glow that no amount of cosmetics can replicate.
Founded in 2009, by Carla Oates, The Beauty Chef pioneered the global inner beauty category with their first iteration of GLOW® Inner Beauty Essential—effectively shining a light on the link between gut health and skin health.
Since then, the brand has developed somewhat of a cult following and continues to lead the way in terms of innovation and research with pure, potent, pre, pro and postbiotic formulas developed by a team of leading microbiologists, naturopaths and nutritionists. While GLOW® remains The Beauty Chef’s bestselling product—the full range includes bio-fermented supernutrient beauty powders, elixirs, capsules and topical skincare products that work synergistically to nourish and feed both your gut and skin microbiome - for truly radiant results.
OUR FOUNDER
“I’m passionate about raising awareness of the link between beauty, gut health and wellbeing
—and our mission at The Beauty Chef is to not only make your skin glow, but to help you discover the
happiest, healthiest version of yourself, possible.”
— CARLA OATES
Prior to launching The Beauty Chef, founder, Carla Oates, had spent her career working firstly as a fashion stylist—before turning her hand to beauty writing. And it was in this role that she first began to explore healthier, more natural alternatives to the topical beauty products being offered by the industry at that point.
OUR FOUNDER
OUR FOUNDER
“I’m passionate about raising awareness of the link between beauty, gut health and wellbeing—and our mission at The Beauty Chef is to not only make your skin glow, but to help you discover the happiest, healthiest version of yourself, possible.”
— CARLA OATES
— CARLA OATES
Prior to launching The Beauty Chef, founder, Carla Oates, had spent her career working firstly as a fashion stylist—before turning her hand to beauty writing. And it was in this role that she first began to explore healthier, more natural alternatives to the topical beauty products being offered by the industry at that point.
While as a child, Carla had experienced first-hand the power of the gut-skin connection when a naturopath helped to overhaul her diet in order to heal her eczema and allergies—it wasn’t until her own daughter began to experience similar skin issues that her passion and understanding for how our gut microbiome can influence our health, beauty and wellbeing, really took off. After implementing a successful gut-healing protocol in her own home to help remedy her daughter’s skin issues, the profound difference it had—on not only on her family’s skin, but their overall wellbeing—after integrating an abundance of probiotic-rich, lacto-fermented wholefoods in their daily diet, was undeniable.
Wanting to explore this even further and bring her research into gut health to a larger audience, Carla began to experiment with fermentation in her kitchen, using skin and gut-loving superfoods to create the first iteration of GLOW Inner Beauty Essential®.
“It doesn’t sound very glamorous, but the gut is where the seeds for health and beauty are planted. Clear, glowing skin occurs when you feed your body nutrient-dense food and cultivate a healthy microbiome—the mini ecosystem that lives inside each one of us and is home to trillions of microorganisms and over 1000 species of bacteria.”
— CARLA OATES
— CARLA OATES
While as a child, Carla had experienced first-hand the power of the gut-skin connection when a naturopath helped to overhaul her diet in order to heal her eczema and allergies—it wasn’t until her own daughter began to experience similar skin issues that her passion and understanding for how our gut microbiome can influence our health, beauty and wellbeing, really took off. After implementing a successful gut-healing protocol in her own home to help remedy her daughter’s skin issues, the profound difference it had—on not only on her family’s skin, but their overall wellbeing—after integrating an abundance of probiotic-rich, lacto-fermented wholefoods in their daily diet, was undeniable.
Wanting to explore this even further and bring her research into gut health to a larger audience, Carla began to experiment with fermentation in her kitchen, using skin and gut-loving superfoods to create the first iteration of GLOW® Inner Beauty Essential.
“It doesn’t sound very glamorous, but the gut is where the seeds for health and beauty are planted. Clear, glowing skin occurs when you feed your body nutrient-dense food and cultivate a healthy microbiome—the mini ecosystem that lives inside each one of us and is home to trillions of microorganisms and over 1000 species of bacteria.”
— CARLA OATES
— CARLA OATES
OUR DIFFERENCE
MADE IN AUSTRALIA
Born in Bondi Beach in 2009, The Beauty Chef is proudly Australian-made and owned—capturing the essence of Australian beauty.
ORGANIC & NATURAL
Every product contains an abundance of pure, clean, Certified Organic and biodynamic wholefood ingredients which, when fermented, create powerful, live and bioactive formulas.
BIO-FERMENTED
In our state-of-the-art fermentation plant, we use our exclusive Flora Culture™ fermentation process and GUT5Y™ probiotic strains to increase the potency and bioavailability of every formula.
BACKED BY SCIENCE
Our team of microbiologists, naturopaths and nutritionists integrate clinically studied ingredients and cutting-edge research to formulate products that deliver transformative results.
Learn more about: OUR SCIENCE