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Probiotics Balance pH

Acid mantle integrity is key to effective barrier function It is not intuitive to think that something as seemingly inconsequential as pH could have a mighty impact on ageing, but…

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Probiotics Moisturise

Hydrate from within You may not know this, but live Lactobacillus probiotics on (and in) skin can produce the coveted skincare ingredient Hyaluronic Acid. Right there in the stratum corneum…

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Probiotics Protect

Boost your skin’s armour Probiotic microbes can help to safeguard your skin against pathogenic microbes. When prolific and healthy, your skin microbes construct a biofilm in the outer layer of…

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Is Sunscreen Anti-ageing?

There is no doubt that long-term exposure to high levels of UV accelerates ageing Does this mean that you should do whatever you can to get your sun exposure to…

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Skin pH – It Matters

  Make sure you ✓ the pH box before you put a product on your skin. pH is a measure of how acidic or basic a product is, and it is measured…

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Probiotic Definitions and Skin

  Get started on your probiotic journey by understanding various definitions that are used. A MICROBE is a single-celled, microscopic organism. This includes bacteria, viruses, yeasts and archaea amongst others.…

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Probiotics and Skin Immunity

Your skin has an immune system, and it is vital in that it protects you from pathogens Keratinocytes, the most common skin cells in the epidermis (the outermost layer of…

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Esse Wins Prestigious Award

  Esse’s Nourish Moisturiser was recently announced the winner of the ‘Best Day Cream’ category at the Organic Beauty Awards in Sweden for presenting a moisturiser with beneficial probiotic extracts…

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Microbes & Your Skin

  TRILLIONS of microbes, from thousands of species, call your skin home. Normally, they get along just fine, and they provide the building blocks that make your skin healthy and…