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    MICROBIOME-FRIENDLY SKINCARE: DOES IT WORK?

    May 11, 2022 4 minutes
    by VICTORIA WOOLLASTON

    At the moment we’re born, each of us is seeded with trillions of bacteria cells that live and thrive on our skin. These cells form what’s known as our skin microbiome. The exact makeup of each person’s microbiome is as unique as a fingerprint. As we go through life meeting new people, interacting with environments, adopting different lifestyles, and changing with age, so too does the diversity and health of this microbiome.

    “The skin microbiome is a natural ecosystem of bacteria that live on the skin, ” explains cosmetic doctor and skin specialist Dr Martin Kinsella. “It

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