Prebiotics - What is Prebiotic Skincare?

Prebiotic skincare is a type of organic skincare. It utilizes prebiotics to feed and nourish healthy bacteria on the surface of the skin.

Prebiotics are a source of food for the good bacteria in your skin (known as probiotics) which are responsible for maintaining the microbiome's health and vitality. Prebiotics, when added to your skincare routine, restore or maintain the skin's strong barrier, which protects it from external invaders, maintains pH levels, and can even alleviate skin conditions.

What are the skin care benefits of prebiotics?

Prebiotics help protect the skin

Prebiotics facilitate a healthy balance of good bacteria in the skin's microbiome, thereby strengthening it. A strong microbiome acts as a shield against external influences such as harmful bacteria that can cause inflammation and breakouts.  

Prebiotics don’t have harmful chemicals

Studies have shown us the ugly truth about how toxic chemicals in cosmetics affect our health. Instead of toxic chemicals, the ingredients in most prebiotic skin care products are entirely derived from plants.

Prebiotics can improve skin conditions

Including prebiotics in your skincare routine can help with skin conditions that are otherwise difficult to treat. In fact, it was the sole motivation for our founder to start Aleavia. When all else failed, prebiotics skincare cured her daughter's eczema in less than a month.

The healing effects of good bacteria is backed by research, including this paper published in 2018. This report gathered decades worth of clinical studies on what happens when you introduce healthy bacteria into adults with acne.

The result was a tremendous decrease in visible lesions, with a recorded 80% of patients experiencing clear skin. Across the board, almost miraculous levels of healing were reported in individuals with dermatitis, psoriasis, and other skin conditions.

Due to the fact that prebiotic products are plant-based and safe for children, the paper also reports several incidents of infant and child skin conditions improving as a result of healthy bacteria on the skin.

We’ve seen similar results with our customers, who’ve shared some truly incredible before and after photos of Aleavia products healing their persistent skin conditions.

Prebiotics can restore the skin microbiome

An imbalanced microbiome leads to a variety of skin conditions due to "bad" bacteria in the microbiome “taking over.” Eczema, acne, rosacea, and other skin conditions are caused by a surplus of "bad" bacteria. Prebiotics help to restore this balance by feeding the “good” bacteria in the microbiome resulting in robust, healthy skin.

Prebiotics can slow the aging process

Hyaluronic acid, present in prebiotics, significantly decreases the depth of wrinkles and improves skin firmness and elasticity.