We Break Down The Beauty Chef’s New Supplements for Sleep, Skin, Hair & Hormones
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The growing popularity of ingestible beauty has made beauty supplements as commonplace in our routines as our favourite skincare products.
After probiotic products for gut health soared, beauty brands expanded their product offerings with collagen powders and supplements for hair, skin, nails, hormones and sleep.
Are they must-haves? No.
Not like slapping on your SPF and drinking water every day.
But people who use them consistently swear by them!
In fact, a 2019 Roy Morgan research study found that more than 8.3 million Aussies were buying vitamins and supplements - and that was in 2019!
The Beauty Chef is one of the original inner beauty brands and purveyors of ingestible beauty products.
The brand has released a SUPERGENES™ range, which includes five wellness supplements to assist with everything from PMS support to healthy hair and nail support.
If you’ve ever looked up ‘The Beauty Chef reviews’, you’ve likely seen The Beauty Chef Glow Inner Beauty Essential 150g pop up.
The brand's cult products have gained The Beauty Chef a following among beauty editors, who have been raving about their elixirs and collagen powders for years.
I even took the Glow travel sachets with me on my holiday to Turkey a few years ago!
Did I add it to my Turkish tea at a cafe? Yes.
Did the owner of the cafe look at me weird? Also yes.
But back to SUPERGENES™, because there's a lot to unpack.
Keep scrolling to meet The Beauty Chef's new SUPERGENES™ range that promises efficacy and potency, and is made to compliment your healthy lifestyle.
What Is The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™?
The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ supplements are a new range of daily capsules.
You've got five different products designed to target specific health, beauty and wellbeing concerns, made with intensive herbal probiotics formulated with microbiologists, nutritionists and naturopaths.
Here are some key features of The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ range:
- The five supplements in the range include one for healthy hair and nails, one for stress & anxiety, one for PMS support, one for menopausal balance and one for sleep support.
- The new SUPERGENES™ range promises potency and efficacy, and the ingredients in each product contain evidence-based herbs and nutrients.
- Every formula in the range is supercharged with one of The Beauty Chef’s exclusive GUT5Y™ probiotic strains for even greater results.
- The strains have been chosen to improve the bioavailability and benefits of each specific formula.
- The supplements are magnesium stearate free and the brand uses rice hulls instead.
- Price points range from $59 to $69, and each supplement bottle contains up to 60 capsules.
Ok let's meet The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ range!
1. The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ Healthy Hair & Nails.
The Beauty Chef Supergenes Healthy Hair & Nails is a herbal probiotic that assists in hair growth, supports hair thickness and promotes stronger, healthier nails.
Key ingredients:
- Vitamin D, iron and iodine derived from kelp.
- The exclusive GUT5Y-4™ probiotic strain.
- Herbs like palmetto, nutrients such as silica (from bamboo), and zinc and riboflavin to support hair growth.
- Biotin in the formula helps to produce keratin (the protein found in hair and nails).
- Vitamin C derived from acerola cherry helps support collagen formation.
- These ingredients all work synergistically together to provide complete hair and nail support.
- The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ healthy hair and nails are also vegan-friendly and made with vegetarian capsules.
How to use The Beauty Chef Healthy Hair & Nails supplements:
Take two capsules, once daily with water or as professionally prescribed.
These are not recommended for use by pregnant and lactating women, or women likely to become pregnant.
Keep your supplements stored below 25ºC in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
Try this if:
You want a supplement to help give you more lustrous hair while also waving goodbye to your brittle nails.
2. The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ Sleep Support.
The Beauty Chef Supergenes Sleep Support 50 Capsules is a herbal probiotic that helps to induce sleep, relieves restlessness, promotes calm and reduces nervous energy.
Key ingredients:
- California poppy, passionflower, lemon balm, lavender, chamomile.
- Contains the exclusive GUT5Y-1™ probiotic strain.
- Other hero ingredients include ashwagandha, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin B5 and affron (a saffron extract).
- The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ sleep support is vegan-friendly and made with vegetarian capsules.
How to use The Beauty Chef Sleep Support supplements:
30 minutes before bedtime, take two capsules, once daily with water or as professionally prescribed.
These are not recommended for use by pregnant and lactating women, or women likely to become pregnant.
Keep your supplements stored below 25ºC in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
Try this if:
You’re hoping to catch some peaceful zzz’s!
Or, if you’re feeling a little jittery from the 3 cups of coffee you had today and need some help getting some restful sleep.
It’s said that passionflower helps induce sleep and also aids with excess nervous energy, and the supportive ingredients like lavender, ashwagandha and chamomile are also calming.
Keep them on your nightstand with a glass of water so you remember to take them.
3. The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ Stress & Anxiety Relief.
The Beauty Chef Supergenes Stress & Anxiety Relief 50 Capsules is a herbal probiotic that’s formulated to help balance moods and ease symptoms of stress and mild anxiety.
Key ingredients:
- Ashwagandha, B vitamins and Affron ™.
- The Beauty Chef’s exclusive GUT5Y-2 ™ probiotic strain.
- Is vegan-friendly and made with vegetarian capsules.
How to use the Beauty Chef Supergenes Stress and Anxiety Relief supplements:
Take two capsules daily, or as professionally prescribed.
Be sure to store your supplements below 25ºC in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
Not recommended for use by pregnant and lactating women, or women likely to become pregnant.
Try this if:
You need a little helping hand when it comes to managing your mild anxiety or stress levels.
Saffron extract in the formula has been said to assist with mood balance, and when working in synergy with the other ingredients in the formula, support general wellbeing while helping with the relief of stress and anxiety.
Plus, star calming ingredient ashwagandha is often used in Ayurvedic medicine to help the body adapt and respond to stress, manage energy levels and ease mild anxiety.
Note: This does not substitute professional, personalised advice from your GP.
4. The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ PMS Support.
The Beauty Chef Supergenes PMS Support 60 Capsules is a powerful holistic formula that helps to relieve menstrual and breast pain, as well as supporting menstrual regularity and mood balance.
Key ingredients:
- Dong quai (plant derived), rosemary, bupleurum, iodine and folic acid.
- Exclusive strain of probiotic GUT5Y-3™.
- Contains chasteberry (vitex) which is used in Western Herbal Medicine to regulate a healthy menstrual cycle.
- Also has vitamin C to help with fatigue, while zinc and selenium in the formula protects the body from oxidative stress and free radical damage.
- Is vegetarian-friendly and made with vegetarian capsules.
How to use the Beauty Chef Supergenes PMS support supplements:
Take two capsules daily with water or as professionally prescribed and store below 25ºC in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
Not recommended for use by pregnant and lactating women, or women likely to become pregnant.
Note: Vitex may affect hormones and medicines such as oral contraceptives, so be sure to consult your health professional before use.
Try this if:
You need a little relief from painful PMS symptoms.
Vitamin B12 in the PMS Support supplements also helps with supporting energy production, which sounds great because fatigue can be a really annoying PMS symptom.
5. The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ Menopausal Balance.
The Beauty Chef Supergenes Menopausal Balance 60 Capsules is a holistic peri-menopause and menopause support supplement that promises to relieve symptoms like hot flushes, nervous energy, night sweats and stress.
Key ingredients:
- Sage, schisandra, hops, dong quai.
- Contains the exclusive GUT5Y-5™ probiotic strain.
- The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ menopausal balance is vegan friendly.
How to use The Beauty Chef Supergenes menopausal balance:
Take two capsules at bedtime with water, or as professionally prescribed. Store below 25ºC in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional. Not recommended for use by pregnant and lactating women, or women likely to become pregnant.
Try this if:
You need a little respite from those nuisances that come with menopause.
Herbal extracts and nutrients such as sage (helps with night sweats), schisanda and hops (helps with sleep and restlessness) are traditionally used in both Western and Chinese herbal medicine to help with menopausal symptoms.
Ingredient dong quai is commonly referred to as the ‘female herb’ and is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to ease things like hot flushes.
Vitamin C in the formula helps reduce tiredness and fatigue as well as helping skin health and collagen production which naturally declines with age.
The Beauty Chef Supplements FAQS.
Have some more questions on the new SUPERGENES™ capsule range?
Hopefully, some of these commonly asked questions and answers will help:
1. Where do the SUPERGENES™ formulas fit into your beauty routine?
If you are currently taking any of the other The Beauty Chef products, the SUPERGENES™ range has been created to work synergistically with those products rather than you having to replace any of your other The Beauty Chef favourites.
The SUPERGENES™ are here to just amplify your inner beauty routine.
But it is recommended that while they can be taken in combination with any other products in The Beauty Chef range, that you only take maximum of three products within a day.
2. Is SUPERGENES™ safe or suitable for pregnancy and breastfeeding?
While the new The Beauty Chef SUPERGENES™ range uses evidence-based herbs and probiotics to support specific health and wellness concerns, they do not recommend them during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
This is because there is insufficient safety data available on some of the specific herbs included and their consumption during this stage of life.
So it’s always best to consult with your healthcare practitioner before making any dietary or lifestyle changes.
3. How is the SUPERGENES™ range different from The Beauty Chef’s other products?
Think of the SUPERGENES™ supplements as add-ons that supercharge your existing inner beauty routines, which may already include some of those other popular powders and elixirs.
Also unlike other The Beauty Chef offerings, this range is delivered via a convenient capsule form.
They also all contain the unique and exclusive GUT5Y probiotic strains which improve the bioavailability of each formula.
4. Can children take the SUPERGENES™ range?
The SUPERGENES™ range is recommended for those aged 16 years and over.
5. The SUPERGENES™ range are intensive herbal probiotics. Can they replace your current or normal probiotic?
Short answer is, no. Why?
There are are over a trillion strains of bacteria in the gut, so it's recommend that the SUPERGENES™ formulas are used alongside your current probiotic, rather than replacing it, as every SUPERGENES™ formula includes a strain of bacteria that has been specifically selected for that particular product and its benefits.
If you are concerned or have any questions about specific strains or species of probiotic, please speak to your healthcare practitioner.
6. Can the SUPERGENES™ range be taken together?
The Beauty Chef Supergenes Menopausal Balance 60 Capsules and The Beauty Chef Supergenes PMS Support 60 Capsules should not be taken together as each product works to support different hormonal pathways, so combining the two may contradict the goal you are trying to achieve.
However, all the other products in the range can be consumed together.
If you’d like further guidance, you can always connect with The Beauty Chef’s customer care team directly.
Finally, it’s important to note that these supplements are not to be replaced with leading a healthy lifestyle (e.g. eating healthy, getting adequate sleep, exercising regularly etc.) because beauty starts within.
Think of them as complimenting your daily healthy habits. Like an extra addition to your overall wellbeing toolkit.
But if you have the means and are willing to be consistent with them in your daily lifestyle routines, they can be beneficial to your wellbeing and skin, hair and nail health.
And as always, speak to your health practitioner for individualised professional health advice!
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