Your Skin Has a Microbiome And It Needs Feeding
We often think of skin as a barrier, but it’s actually a living, breathing ecosystem. Just like your gut, your skin is home to billions of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that make up your skin microbiome.
What is the Skin Microbiome?
Your microbiome is the invisible layer of friendly microbes that lives on the surface of your skin. When in balance, these microbes help:
- Defend against harmful bacteria
- Regulate inflammation
- Strengthen your skin barrier
- Support pH balance
- Maintain hydration
But just like the gut, your skin’s microbiome is sensitive. Harsh products, over-cleansing, antibiotics, pollution, and even stress can throw it off. This can lead to dryness, irritation, breakouts, or flare-ups like eczema and rosacea.
What is the Skin Microbiome?
Your microbiome is the invisible layer of friendly microbes that lives on the surface of your skin. When in balance, these microbes help:
- Defend against harmful bacteria
- Regulate inflammation
- Strengthen your skin barrier
- Support pH balance
- Maintain hydration
But just like the gut, your skin’s microbiome is sensitive. Harsh products, over-cleansing, antibiotics, pollution, and even stress can throw it off. This can lead to dryness, irritation, breakouts, or flare-ups like eczema and rosacea.
How to Feed It (and Keep It Happy):
1. Choose Microbiome-Friendly ProductsYour skin is home to billions of good bacteria. Harsh products can throw that balance off. Choose skincare that is microbiome-friendly, like our Barrier Balance Cream, made with soothing botanicals, ceramides, and postbiotics to help repair and protect without stripping.
2. Avoid Antibacterial Overkill Washing your hands is essential, but avoid using antibacterial skincare on your face. It kills not just the bad bacteria but also the helpful ones your skin needs.
3. Hydrate, Inside and Out Dry skin equals an unhappy microbiome. Our Super Hydration Serum draws moisture into the skin with hyaluronic acid, while our Barrier Balance Cream seals it in to prevent transepidermal water loss (when water evaporates from your skin).
4. Exfoliate Mindfully Over-masking can disturb your skin’s natural flora. Once or twice a week, use our Gold Purifying Mask, which calms inflammation and gently detoxifies without stripping or stressing the microbiome.
How to Feed It (and Keep It Happy):
1. Choose Microbiome-Friendly ProductsYour skin is home to billions of good bacteria. Harsh products can throw that balance off. Choose skincare that is microbiome-friendly, like our Barrier Balance Cream, made with soothing botanicals, ceramides, and postbiotics to help repair and protect without stripping.
2. Avoid Antibacterial Overkill Washing your hands is essential, but avoid using antibacterial skincare on your face. It kills not just the bad bacteria but also the helpful ones your skin needs.
3. Hydrate, Inside and Out Dry skin equals an unhappy microbiome. Our Super Hydration Serum draws moisture into the skin with hyaluronic acid, while our Barrier Balance Cream seals it in to prevent transepidermal water loss (when water evaporates from your skin).
4. Exfoliate Mindfully Over-masking can disturb your skin’s natural flora. Once or twice a week, use our Gold Purifying Mask, which calms inflammation and gently detoxifies without stripping or stressing the microbiome.
Think of your skin microbiome as a tiny garden, the more you nourish it, the better it blooms. When your microbes are thriving, so is your skin.
