A healthy, happy skin microbiome can equal healthy, happy skin.
Millions of microorganisms are living on your skin’s surface right now. These microorganisms work together to create an invisible protective barrier that helps keep harmful bacteria and environmental stressors from causing issues. A balanced skin microbiome can help contribute to your natural glow by promoting even, clear skin.
The issues caused by an unbalanced skin microbiome can include blemishes, breakouts, and redness. When balance is disrupted, you might start noticing an increase in skin concerns, like blemishes. What can you do to maintain or restore a balanced microbiome on your skin?
Restore Balance with Postbiotics
You may have heard a lot of talk about prebiotics and probiotics. Prebiotics are the food or energy source needed for your skin’s microorganisms to thrive. Probiotics are the microorganisms themselves. Then there are postbiotics. These are the compounds produced by probiotics. These compounds help make up the protective barrier that helps block harmful bacteria and environmental stressors.
More than that, however, postbiotics can help you achieve your skincare goals. Using products that specifically include postbiotics can boost your skin’s hydration and ability to rejuvenate itself naturally. If you’re looking for a way to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, you can use a deep wrinkle filler. But if you pair it with products with postbiotics, you may get even more out of the filler, thus improving the overall look of your skin!
When Balance Becomes Disrupted
Looking in the mirror can tell you a lot about your microbiome. To the naked eye, your skin’s microbiome is entirely invisible. But the effects of the microbiome are not. When your microbiome is thriving, the results can be clear, glowing skin. When it’s disrupted, the effects can be blemishes, redness, and a general uneven texture. Of course, it varies from person to person, but these are the signs of a disrupted microbiome.
All sorts of things can disrupt the balance. Sometimes, using harsh cleansers, like anti-bacterial soaps, can disturb your microbiome. Over-exfoliation is another way the microbiome can become disrupted. So can spending too much time in the sun without SPF protection. The list goes on. But the point is, when the microbiome becomes disrupted, you can do something about it!
Use Microbiome Promoting Skincare Products
Just as there are many ways your microbiome can become disrupted, there are many ways to restore its balance. One easy way to restore and maintain balance is by using microbiome-supporting skincare products. These can include everything from cleansers to sleeping masks. Masks, in particular, are great ways to support your microbiome because they sit on your skin and interact directly with your microflora.
Look for sleeping masks made with ingredients that specifically help promote a healthier microbiome, including alpine rose stem cells, damask rose, and rosehip oil, to name a few—on top of postbiotics. These gentle ingredients can help revitalize your microbiome, thus revitalizing your skin.
About Andalou Naturals
As leaders in the clean beauty industry, Andalou Naturals is always looking for new ways to help you support your skin and hair with innovations such as their Fruit Stem Cell Science. Every product is infused with clean and natural key ingredients, from their Age Defying Deep Wrinkle Filler to their shampoo and conditioner with argan oil and shea. Targeting specific concerns? Andalou can help with that, too. Whether you’re targeting dry or blemished skin or frizzy hair, they have complete care lines for every concern! It’s all about feeling empowered in your self-care choices. And when it comes to empowerment, Andalou Naturals is partnered with global nonprofits like Vital Voices and SHE-CAN to promote equality, education, and employment opportunities for girls and women worldwide. How can Andalou Naturals help you feel empowered on your skincare journey?
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