Essentially, the skin barrier is a physical structure made of cells and lipids and is the outer layer of the skin. The skin microbiome is the community of microorganisms that live on the skin’s surface.

Your skin’s microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that protect your skin, fighting infections, regulating your PH and preventing environmental damage. Your microbiome can be affected by external factors such as where you live, what you eat, what products you use – this has an impact on how your skin appears externally.

The communities of microbes that naturally live on your skin can be good or bad behaving, affected by different environmental factors and stresses.

Bad behaving microbes can cause eczema, irritation, inflammation, redness, dryness, flakiness and even trigger the degradation of collagen. This is why it is so important to be gentle with your skin and avoid stripping the skin of its natural oils and bacteria.

We formulate for the skin as a living, responsive ecosystem and a deep understanding of the skin microbiome. Products such as the Supernatural Blemish Serum use a pioneering live skin-native probiotic to help bolster the community of beneficial microorganisms and rebalance the microbiome to a healthy state.