What Is Probiotic And Prebiotic Skin Care?

 

Did you know that every inch of our skin contains almost a million bacteria? This group of thousands of different species of microorganisms, which colonize not only our skin but also our interior, is known as a microbiome.  

Many of these microscopic organisms are with us from birth to death and influence our growth and development. In this article, we are going to focus on the bacteria present in our skin.

These microscopic inhabitants actively participate in the double protective function of the skin, as a physical barrier and as an immune barrier. However, the misuse of antibiotics, ultraviolet radiation, frequent washing, and aggressive cosmetics, can influence the composition of the microbiome and alter the natural balance of our skin.

When this occurs, inflammatory diseases, infections, allergies or autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea and atopic dermatitis appear.  Beside this rosacea also appears there is also a possibility of the presence of Demodex mites causes and Helicobacter pylori. In acne, we find an increase in Propionibacterium acne, and we also see S.aureus in 90% of atopic dermatitis lesions.

In other words, when the barrier formed by our friendly bacteria is attacked, it is easier for more harmful ones to proliferate and at the same time, it is easier for the water inside to escape, therefore the skin reacts, has less capacity to defense and is more dehydrated, aged and vulnerable.

What can we do to not break that skin balance? Feed these bacteria (prebiotics) and enrich them by providing new bacteria (probiotics). The World Health Organization defines a probiotic as a living microbe that is beneficial to humans.

Surely you had already heard the benefits of probiotics ingested orally to restore the intestinal flora, well; they also have a topical use to restore the skin flora.
Probiotics help to maintain that delicate balance and therefore help to improve both resistance and skin defense.

They are also moisturizers and conditioners, an excellent weapon to improve irritation, soothe and repair the skin, which especially helps attacked or sensitive skin. But not only that, by improving the skin's ecosystem, it also improves its oxygenation, which would increase the production of collagen and elastin.

In the first, we start from a coconut substrate and in the second one from radish, to these substrates bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus are added so that after a fermentation process they generate proteins that function as natural preservatives, providing broad-spectrum protection against Bacteria, yeasts, and molds. Its use allows us to dispense with other types of preservatives, allowing us to manufacture a 100% natural and preservative-free cosmetic.

You can find them in our Facial Fluid for sensitive skin of rosehip and marigold, micellar water, eye contour, and bb cream in the online market. Now you know: not only is it important to maintain a balance of intestinal flora to prevent disease, but we can also take care of our skin with probiotic and probiotic through the use of our cosmetics.