We have all been schooled on the health benefits of ingesting probiotics. But probiotics can deliver benefits when applied directly on the skin, too, including that wish-list topper: a beautiful glowing complexion. More and more, scientists are discovering the importance of a perfectly balanced microbiome, which is the ecosystem of tiny bacteria living on our skin.
In a world obsessed with germs, bacteria might sound like a bad word. But gone are the days when we wanted to