One of the latest developments in skincare is prebiotic cosmetics: it’s hard to believe, but the human body is inhabited by over 500 species of bacteria that help the skin look healthier and brighter.

The so-called microbiota is given by all these bacteria, good or bad, that colonise the skin surface without being harmful. On the contrary, their balance is essential not only for the health of the skin, but also for our organism and the entire immune system.

These bacteria form a protective barrier against harmful environmental influences, germs and pro-inflammatory bacteria on our skin. Stress, too frequent washing, the poor food and aggressive cosmetic products damage the acid mantle and can make it permeable. The result: sensitive, dry, red and irritated skin. The solution lies in an intact skin barrier – crucial for a vital, harmonious and youthful-looking complexion. If the natural diversity of bacteria on the skin is cultivated, the skin flora can balance itself in such a way that it acts like a protective shield against damaging environmental influences. The acid mantle of the skin is regulated in a natural way.

To achieve a bacterial balance, it is not enough to follow a complete and healthy nutrition, but it is also necessary to use specific cosmetic products that have the function of protecting good bacteria.

The new generation of skin care contains prebiotics – these are plant substances that form a food source for the probiotics present on the skin, living organisms with beneficial properties. Their use not only improves the aesthetic appearance of the skin, but also combats all factors that affect the balance of the microbiota, such as age, climate, UV radiation, pollution, stress and lifestyle habits.

Prebiotics support the desirable bacteria of the skin’s own microbiome in their growth. Natural prebiotic cosmetics promote the balance of the so-called skin flora by favouring the natural living conditions of helpful skin bacteria and stimulating their activity, thus having a proven anti-ageing effect. The skin flora is protected and remains in balance. The exfoliation process is accelerated, the skin appears more radiant and skin ageing is slowed down. Skin thickness improves measurably (two layers more in four days). Prebiotics do not contain living bacteria, but proteins and sugars that skin bacteria like to feed on. This reactivates the skin cells and promotes normal skin metabolism. Prebiotic active ingredients are of natural origin, Natrue-certified and harmonise with the philosophy of pure natural and organic cosmetics.