The benefits of probiotics are well known throughout the world. We know that they strengthen our immune system and are part of our bacterial flora that is responsible for keeping us healthy and defending us from external attacks. But what kind of benefits can probiotics have in cosmetics? We tell you everything about prebiotics and probiotics in cosmetics.
Just as it happens in our digestive system, we also have a bacterial ecosystem in our skin and it is called the skin microbiome, which is simply the set of microorganisms that we have in our skin and it needs to have a balance to keep our skin healthy. Probiotics are living bacteria that are beneficial for our body and protect us from the aggressions we may have such as pollution, sun rays, antibiotics, etc. The problem is that we cannot incorporate these probiotics directly into our cosmetics for several reasons: the first is that by law it is not possible for a cosmetic product to contain living organisms, and with the preservatives in the formulations, these bacteria would not last more than 5 minutes.
So why can we see ingredients such as lactobacillus or lactoccocus in some creams? Very simple, it’s simply because they are fragments of those bacteria that come from their fermentation and are much less complex and more beneficial to our skin than the whole bacteria itself, since probiotics, if not taken orally, have almost no effect.
On the other hand, prebiotics are a super food for the beneficial bacteria on our skin, that is, they positively select which microorganisms are good for maintaining the balance of the skin microbiome, thus reducing the possibility of growth of the harmful bacteria. For example, acne in many cases is a destabilization of this ecosystem that we have, and prebiotics give a hand to our good bacteria to not allow the proliferation of pathogens.
Therefore, prebiotics are an innovation in the cosmetic industry that have been a great advance and a way to keep our skin healthy without itching or redness and much more protected thanks to the regeneration of skin flora.
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