Brand Comparison
The Beauty Chef vs Mediheal
A head-to-head comparison of two popular K-beauty brands. Which one is right for your skin?
Our Pick
Mediheal
Higher editor rating (9 vs 7.7)
The Beauty Chef
The Beauty Chef's Glow Inner Beauty Powder was one of the first ingestible skincare products to get serious press in the Anglo world. The topical range expanded from there, and the Probiotic Skin Refiner is a legitimately interesting fermented-actives serum. Not everyone buys into the ingestible thesis, but the topical SKUs hold up on their own.
Pros
- ✓ Interesting fermented-actives
- ✓ Ingestible-beauty pioneer
- ✓ Strong Australian sourcing
Cons
- ✗ Polarizing ingestibles category
- ✗ Premium pricing
- ✗ Smaller topical range
Mediheal
Mediheal is the top-selling skincare brand at Olive Young for two years running — beating more than 3,000 brands. Their sheet masks created the modern sheet mask category, and their Madecassoside Blemish Pad saw 820% year-over-year growth. If you only add one new sheet mask brand to your routine, make it this one.
Pros
- ✓ #1 selling brand at Olive Young
- ✓ Clinical-grade sheet mask formulations
- ✓ The Madecassoside line is category-defining
- ✓ Affordable daily-use pricing
Cons
- ✗ Sheet masks are single-use and generate waste
- ✗ Some older lines contain fragrance
- ✗ Huge catalog can be overwhelming
