When it comes to the skin microbiome, it is important to consider all the microorganisms and interactions between them. New technologies have overshadowed and replaced traditional in vitro cultivation for identifying microorganisms, as Gobiotics by Sweetch explains
The skin microbiome has been a major discovery and a topic that emerges everywhere in cosmetics. Today, the real importance of the microbiome on skin health is still not widely understood. Ingredient suppliers and brands are starting to scratch the surface and consumers are recognizing that they cannot have great skin without a healthy skin microbiome.
The skin provides the microorganisms with a delicious meal on which they can feast and in exchange, the microbiome cleans the skin, guards it from invaders, communicates with the immune system, and protects it from external aggressions.
External factors such as pollution, antibiotics, and UV rays continuously threaten and disturb the skin microbiome. Fortunately, the skin microbiome bounces back time after time, until it does not, and then the skin is prone to develop unhealthy conditions.
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