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Microbes & your skin

THERE’S AN EXTRAORDINARY THING GOING DOWN ON YOUR SKIN! TRILLIONS of microbes, from thousands of species, call your skin home.  Normally, they get along just fine and they provide the…

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The Future Of Skincare

In 2003 the Human Genome Project declared that the sequencing of the human genome was complete after 13 years of intense research. It cost $2,7 billion. Now you can have…

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Extinction

SAVE THE RHINO – BECAUSE IT’S BIG! Any student of the natural sciences understands this conundrum: all species on the planet contain potentially valuable genetic information but large species are…

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4 Ways to deliver Probiotics in skincare

Probiotics are the latest trend in skincare but probiotics are live microbes that have a beneficial effect. How are probiotic ingredients used in skincare products when most skincare products contain…

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Diversity in skin systems

Just as diversity is important in environmental ecosystems, so it is important in the mix of microbes found in the skin. A diverse microbiome equals a healthy skin.

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Learn to love your microbes

Your skin is an ecosystem and in the same way that your gut needs symbiotic microbes to function optimally, your skin needs microbes to maintain peak health. BIOME+ technology is…