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Skin sensitivity and skin microbiome

Did you know that our skin is designed to protect us?

Skin is the largest organ of the human body, and plays a vital role in protecting us from external aggressors like germs.

You may be familiar with prebiotics and probiotics in health supplements to keep gut functioning optimal. Similarly, our skin also has its own world of micro-organisms living on our skin called our skin microbiome. This includes bacteria residing in our skin. Not all bacteria are bad; there are good bacteria too. In fact, the good bacteria help to neutralize the bad bacteria from overtaking.

A balanced skin microbiome helps make our skin look and feel healthier. Latest research shows our skin microbiome plays an important role in our skin’s natural defense system.

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However, balance is key. Problems arise when our skin microbiome is unbalanced. For example, a weakened skin barrier, skin sensitivity such as redness, irritation and flaking, development of eczema, acne, accelerated aging and vulnerability to various skin diseases.

Many factors can disrupt the balance in our skin microbiome, including stressful lifestyles, poor diets, pollution and even certain skincare or makeup products.

As such, we need to take care of our skin microbiome to keep our skin in a good and healthy condition.

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Solutions

Cleansing is important to remove dirt, oil, sweat, makeup and impurities from the skin, and prepare the skin to absorb the benefits of your skincare routine.

However, many cleansers contain harsh ingredients that can overly strip the skin, interfere with your skin’s natural pH, and damage the skin microbiome. In addition to causing inflammation from skin barrier disruption, cleansers can excessively dry the skin and result in oil glands overcompensating by producing more oil which can cause congestion.

All Dermalogica skincare products are formulated without harsh ingredients like artificial fragrances and alcohol. In particular, Dermalogica cleansers and moisturizers are specially formulated to help support a healthy skin microbiome.

These are our favourite cleansers to help care for your skin microbiome:
1. Precleanse

For deep cleansing, use this as your first cleanse to emulsify and remove oil, makeup and impurities. Great for all skin types, with ingredients like Vitamin E, omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants to nourish and protect your skin barrier.

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2. Ultracalming Cleanser

For sensitized and reactive skin, this gentle pH-balanced cleanser helps calm and cool redness and discomfort, promote healing and protect skin against inflammation and aggravation.

3. Intensive Moisture Cleanser

Nourish dry skin with this light creamy cleanser. BioReplenish complex with phytoactives from coconut and murumuru seed butter protect barrier lipids and preserve the skin’s natural resilience.

Intensive Moisture Cleanser with Rosemary and Orange
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4. Special cleansing gel

Suitable for all skin conditions, this cleanser is soap-free and removes impurities without disturbing the skin’s natural moisture balance. Ingredients like Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract are naturally foaming, whilst balm mint is anti-inflammatory and lavender helps balance skin pH levels.

5. Active clay cleanser

This prebiotic cleanser purifies oily skin, removes excess oil, balances and protects the skin microbiome, with active ingredients like kaolin clay, activated binchotan charcoal and botanicals.

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For a healthy skin microbiome, we love these moisturizers:
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1. Calm Water Gel

For skin experiencing sensitivity, this moisturizer helps soothe and calm skin whilst boosting hydration up to 105%. Active ingredients include dual hyaluronic acid technology to target different layers of the skin, apple, cactus pear and gylcerin to lock moisture into the skin.

2. Skin Smoothing Cream

For dehydrated skin, this moisturizer provides 48-hour continual skin hydration and protection against environmental stress through active hydramesh technology. Ingredients include hyaluronic acid with cucumber, grape seed, Vitamin C and Vitamin E.

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Intensive Moisture Balance with Aloe and Rose
3. Intensive Moisture Balance

For dry skin that requires more nourishment, this moisturizer helps rebalance the skin microbiome and strengthen the skin’s lipid balance for better resilience. Ingredients include BioReplenish complex, prebiotics, and hyaluronic acid with echinacea, centella asiatica and aloe vera.

4. Active Moist

For oily skin, this moisturizer is lightweight and oil free. It helps absorb excess oil, combat dehydration and strengthen the skin microbiome with skin balancing prebiotics.

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Facial treatment

AsterSpring’s Soothing and Rebalancing Therapy helps strengthen, restore balance to and protect the skin microbiome.

Benefits include immediate soothing, calming and reduction skin redness, irritation and flaking, boosting skin hydration up to 122%, and reinforcing the skin’s defense system, barrier function and recovery.

In addition to Dermalogica professional grade skincare, this facial treatment utilises advanced technology from France including prebiotics and probiotics for a healthy skin microbiome, and Bio-Therapeutic oxygen nano mist technology from USA for 9x better penetration.

At AsterSpring, we are here for you. Achieve great skin health by visiting your nearest AsterSpring centre for a thorough skin analysis, facial treatment and product recommendations personalized to your skin needs, the right skin loving skincare products just for you.

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