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The Science of Microbiome & The Consumer

It is hard as consumers, formulators and educators in this space to navigate through the confusions of terms that are continually thrown around such as “pro-biotic skincare” or “Pre-biotic Health” or “microbiome friendly” ingrediets, Coupled with the fact  that there is no official regulation or definitions around these terms, it’s easy to see the confusion throughout the skin-science community. How can this growing claim in our personal care industry, be validated?

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