An increasing number of brands claim they do something beneficial for the skin microflora. At the same time, more and more brands make probiotics part of their marketing story. Some of them have even started to use live probiotic bacteria. As the environment on the skin is extremely hazardous to most probiotic bacteria, their life on skin is probably very short and there does not seem to exist any scientific proof for this approach. Otherwise lysates of probiotic bacteria have been safely used in the cosmetic industry for decades. They are used to promote healthy epidermal differentiation, for instance. But can probiotic active ingredients do something good for the skin microflora?
Whether probiotic lysates can positively influence the skin flora needs deeper understanding of the interaction between the skin flora and the skin. The health of the skin flora depends on the skin’s ability to produce ingredients, which are essential to keep skin flora healthy.
Molecules which regulate skin surface pH or anti-microbial peptides, for instance. These are ingredients produced during the epidermal differentiation processes and we know that probiotic lysates can positively influence these. All in all, the link between topical use of probiotic lysates and the skin flora is an indirect one, but a sensible one, though.
Active ingredients from CLR, based on probiotic lysates combine effectiveness, science and biomimetics with biotechnology, sustainability and naturalness – for reliable and relevant cosmetic products.
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