“Microbiome friendly” beauty products: Do they work? - BBC Science Focus Magazine

More and more hygiene products are claiming to be ‘microbiome friendly’ but how important is our skin microbiome, and can an out-of-whack bacterial community lead to conditions like eczema and dry skin?

At the moment were born, each of us is seeded with trillions of bacteria cells that live and thrive on our skin. These cells form whats known as our skin microbiome. The exact makeup of each persons … [+7887 chars]

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