Redefining Skin Health Through Functional Nutrition, Botanical Science and Clinical Education
About Skin Nutrition Institute
The Skin Nutrition Institute is the world’s first internationally accredited practitioner-level school dedicated to the science of skin nutrition and integrative nutridermatology®. We train health, beauty and medical professionals to understand and apply cutting-edge nutritional science that supports skin health from the inside out
Our Purpose
We’re not a typical nutrition school. We exist to push the boundaries of functional skin nutrition and equip practitioners with tools and interventions grounded in real science, not opinion or marketing hype. Our approach emphasises botanical nutrition, bioactive nutrients and phytochemicals that play a measurable role in cellular health, inflammation regulation, hydration, oxidative defence and age-reversal pathways.
Rather than relying on quick fixes or supplement trends, our curriculum dives deeply into how nutrients and functional foods influence metabolic pathways, immune balance and gene expression — all of which directly impact skin structure and function. You’ll learn how botanical compounds and other bioactives influence collagen formation, barrier integrity, hormonal modulation and inflammatory balance.
Who We Serve
Estheticians & Dermatologists
Natural skincare formulators
Nutritionists & dieticians
Face yoga practitioners, facialists etc
The SNI Vision
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Dietary factors play an essential role in cutaneous homeostasis since they supply the nutrients necessary for good cellular functioning. Any shortage of these elements can lead to dysfunctions of the cutaneous structure, often hard to identify, since the clinical condition is oligosymptomatic. Nutraceuticals are associations of nutrients with benefits and synergistic effects. They act not only in response to any minor shortage of micronutrients but also in phenomena at the cellular level, associated with aging, dermatoses, and the cellular cycle
Daily Routine in Cosmetic Dermatology
Why Professionals Choose Skin Nutrition Institute
Premium student support
Dedicated discussion threads for every module
Engage with course-specific discussions, explore concepts in depth and learn from real-world practitioner perspectives.
Knowledge self-check lesson quizzes
Self-assessment quizzes help you confirm understanding and identify areas to revisit — without pressure or formal grading. Your feedback from these quizzes makes easier for you to revise for the graded exams
Curated community forums & topic boards
Participate in structured discussions organised by theme, condition and area of practice, not chaotic open forums.
Direct ‘Ask the Instructor’ messaging
Contact the instructor directly from within the learning platform for clarification and academic guidance when needed.
Integrated Skin Health Science Library
Immediate access to a curated research and reference library to support questions, deepen understanding and reinforce evidence-based learning.
Built-in professional networking
Connect with fellow students and practitioners inside the platform — share insights, compare approaches and build meaningful professional connections.
I really love your modules. Being a nutrition scientist, I really appreciate that everything you teach has a sound scientific base. Beauty nutrition is such an exciting approach to talk about healthy nutrition from a completely new and attractive perspective. I think there is so much undiscovered potential in this area and the public attention is increasing steadily.
Christina | Germany
I love that I am able to offer my clients my added knowledge and transformative properties of beauty foods so they too can experience for themselves having younger, healthy and glowing skin
Jessica Luft | Canada
I love how you are more than just a Graduate with Star, she is there for you even when your course has completed. Her knowledge is second to none and the course content is at your pace, highly informative as well as fascinating with the encouragement for independent further research
Kat Bamford | UK
Meet the SNI team
Small but very brainy 🧠
Star Khechara
Founder & Program Director
Skincare formulator and beauty author turned skin-nutrition nerd, Star distilled her 20+ years of skin-health knowledge into the world’s first international accredited skin-nutrition school to teach practitioners and professionals how to feed the skin from within for cellular-level rejuvenation and vibrant beauty.
Star is the author of The Holistic Beauty Book, creator of The Facelift Diet, the Agehacker® cellular skin rejuvenation system, the Dietary Skin-Ageing Index scoring system and course creator at Skin Nutrition Institute.
Star is the author of The Holistic Beauty Book, creator of The Facelift Diet, the Agehacker® cellular skin rejuvenation system, the Dietary Skin-Ageing Index scoring system and course creator at Skin Nutrition Institute.
Jodie Lopez
EdTech Ninja
Jodie Lopez is a self-confessed geek and proud of it. Having won a number of awards for her use of technology across the curriculum as a primary school teacher, Jodie wanted to help more schools and edtech businesses to get tech right for everyone in education - pupils, parents, teachers and school leaders.
She is now a freelance consultant and founder of lovEdtech. Jodie supports schools with using technology on any budget, as well as helping edtech businesses with everything from marketing to customer journeys and product development.
She is now a freelance consultant and founder of lovEdtech. Jodie supports schools with using technology on any budget, as well as helping edtech businesses with everything from marketing to customer journeys and product development.
Martin Khechara
Research Scientists & Professor
Martin Khechara is an Associate Professor for Engagement in science technology engineering and
maths (STEM) at the University of Wolverhampton. Martin is a medical microbiologist, researcher
and educator who has an international profile for his work in pedagogy for higher education. He is
also a public engagement practitioner, science communicator, presenter, writer, director and
science theatre performer who believes that study at university can change lives. Martin leads on
development of strategy for better outreach and public engagement for STEM subject areas for the
university of Wolverhampton and is a champion of social change and actively works in the
community as manager and creative director of the award-winning STEM response Team.
maths (STEM) at the University of Wolverhampton. Martin is a medical microbiologist, researcher
and educator who has an international profile for his work in pedagogy for higher education. He is
also a public engagement practitioner, science communicator, presenter, writer, director and
science theatre performer who believes that study at university can change lives. Martin leads on
development of strategy for better outreach and public engagement for STEM subject areas for the
university of Wolverhampton and is a champion of social change and actively works in the
community as manager and creative director of the award-winning STEM response Team.
Jonathan A. Torres
Administrative Assistant
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
Diploma in Human Resources
Languages: English, German, Spanish.
With over 7 years of experience primarily in the tourism industry, including hospitality and theme parks, I am an expert in labor-related topics, especially in Mexican labor law. My diverse background and multilingual skills enable me to provide comprehensive solutions and insights tailored to the industry’s needs.
Diploma in Human Resources
Languages: English, German, Spanish.
With over 7 years of experience primarily in the tourism industry, including hospitality and theme parks, I am an expert in labor-related topics, especially in Mexican labor law. My diverse background and multilingual skills enable me to provide comprehensive solutions and insights tailored to the industry’s needs.
WHY DID STAR BUILD THIS SCHOOL?
As a teenager Star Khechara suffered badly with excruciating eczema and nothing from the Doctor or chemist ever worked. Star had to do her own research into medicinal plants then created her own plant-medicine diet and skincare products using herbs with other natural ingredients.
Her own holistic methods worked and that kickstarted her career as the author of The Holistic Beauty Book, followed by launching Formula Botanica (skincare formulation school) and now Skin Nutrition Institute.
With mountains of science now proving that medicinal plants and a clinical botanical nutrition diet can both treat and prevent skin disorders, Star wants to end the suffering of others and help people experience vibrant health at the cellular level.
Her mission is to train thousands of practitioners so that anyone that needs help has a holistic skin-health practitioner in their neighbourhood.
SNI graduates are the holistic skin-health doctors of tomorrow
Her own holistic methods worked and that kickstarted her career as the author of The Holistic Beauty Book, followed by launching Formula Botanica (skincare formulation school) and now Skin Nutrition Institute.
With mountains of science now proving that medicinal plants and a clinical botanical nutrition diet can both treat and prevent skin disorders, Star wants to end the suffering of others and help people experience vibrant health at the cellular level.
Her mission is to train thousands of practitioners so that anyone that needs help has a holistic skin-health practitioner in their neighbourhood.
SNI graduates are the holistic skin-health doctors of tomorrow
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