Prebiotic Skin Care
By now, most of us know that friendly bacteria play a major role in the digestive process. They are in fact like an additional organ in the body, and without them we couldn't survive. When we use antibiotics, we don't kill just bad bacteria; we kill all types.
This is why it's important to replenish the gut with friendly bacteria after taking antibiotics by eating "probiotics" -- these are actually friendly strains of bacteria. The other option is to consume "prebiotics" -- these are food sources for all your friendly bacteria. When you get these into the gut, the good guys (by feeding and multiplying) can overwhelm the bad guys and really give you much more robust digestive (and immune) health.
What you may not realize is that your skin is a similar system. With more than 1000 strains of bacteria, it needs this same kind of support to stay healthy. Remember that the skin is about much more than making you pretty. Its health is vital to protecting you from toxins and microbes; it regulates body temperature; and it helps eliminate toxins.
Previously, I was able to recommend a prebiotic skin care line that I felt was ultra-pure and ultra-powerful. That's why this page exists. The couple other lines I've seen don't have overall ingredients I support. Unfortunately, the brand I recommended appears to no longer be available.
The closest thing I've found so far is a probiotic skin care company. Prebiotics feed healthy bacteria. Probiotics are healthy bacteria. So rather than feeding your own colonies of skin bacteria, this product is meant to replenish friendly bacteria, much the way probiotic supplements due for the digestive system.
You can find that product on Amazon here:
This is why it's important to replenish the gut with friendly bacteria after taking antibiotics by eating "probiotics" -- these are actually friendly strains of bacteria. The other option is to consume "prebiotics" -- these are food sources for all your friendly bacteria. When you get these into the gut, the good guys (by feeding and multiplying) can overwhelm the bad guys and really give you much more robust digestive (and immune) health.
What you may not realize is that your skin is a similar system. With more than 1000 strains of bacteria, it needs this same kind of support to stay healthy. Remember that the skin is about much more than making you pretty. Its health is vital to protecting you from toxins and microbes; it regulates body temperature; and it helps eliminate toxins.
Previously, I was able to recommend a prebiotic skin care line that I felt was ultra-pure and ultra-powerful. That's why this page exists. The couple other lines I've seen don't have overall ingredients I support. Unfortunately, the brand I recommended appears to no longer be available.
The closest thing I've found so far is a probiotic skin care company. Prebiotics feed healthy bacteria. Probiotics are healthy bacteria. So rather than feeding your own colonies of skin bacteria, this product is meant to replenish friendly bacteria, much the way probiotic supplements due for the digestive system.
You can find that product on Amazon here: