
Mud therapy may help replenish beneficial bacteria in the skin microbiome
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If you look at any square centimeter of human skin under a microscope, you’ll find it full of bacteria, fungi, mites, and viruses. As unpleasant as it may sound, the skin microbiome is an important defense against invading pathogens.
“With all these bacteria already present, it’s very difficult for pathogens to gain a foothold,” says Dr. Roberts, a dermatologist at the University of Manchester in the UK and chief scientific officer at skin care company Axisbiotics. says Catherine O’Neill, Products based on microbiome research. “Bacteria can also wage war against each other by secreting various chemicals that inhibit the growth of pathogens.”
trained immunity
The skin microbiome, along with the gut microbiome, also helps train the immune system during early childhood, teaching it to attack pathogens and ignore harmless stimuli. This could explain why people with a higher diversity of skin bacteria are less likely to develop allergies.
Beneficial bacteria for your skin may also be key to maintaining a smooth, wrinkle-free appearance. Our skin is like a fortress built of tightly packed layers of skin cells. Between the cells are lipids that keep the skin supple and plump, and certain bacterial species help replenish these stores.
“Cutibacterium “It stimulates the skin to produce sebum, which protects the skin, reduces water loss and increases hydration,” says Holly Wilkinson, a wound healing researcher at the University of Hull in the UK. Staphylococcus epidermidis and thermophilus…
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