For many years we have been researching the scientific connection between the skin condition and the skin microbiome. We are particularly interested in the connection between the massive occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus on the skin and eczema formation. One of our favorites is colostrum packed with multifunctional enzymes, immune molecules and growth factors.
The intestinal flora with its 10 trillion microorganisms not only plays a role in brain health and the immune system, but also influences the condition of skin and hair with numerous hormones, messenger substances and vitamins.
A skin care concept should therefore always include a care of the intestinal flora.
Like the intestines, the skin also has a flora. Billions of microorganisms live on our skin and protect it from skin diseases, strengthen the barrier and ensure the correct pH of the acid mantle.
Our modern skin care behavior is not particularly microbiome-friendly. Daily showering with fragrant foam kills and removes skin germs and affects the acid mantle and skin barrier. The skin flora regenerates within hours from germs in hair follicles and skin wrinkles. However, holistic skin care not only supports the skin, but also the bacteria living on it.
Innovative care products designed for the microbial skin flora strengthen the skin’s defences and alleviate skin diseases and inflammations. They thus strengthen the skin’s resilience and keep it healthy and beautiful.
People with eczema in particular show a strikingly abnormal colonisation of the skin with a much too high number of Staphylococcus aureus and a greatly reduced bacterial diversity.
These bacteria are partly responsible for eczema formation and skin irritation. It has been shown that microbial skin care can improve eczema, itching and redness.
Colostrum is the first form of milk mammals produce just after giving birth.
Bovine colostrum is a traditional and increasingly popular supplement used as superfood for athletes while promoting digestive and immune health.
In skin care colostrum is an all-natural source of immune factors, growth hormone and other regenerative growth factors.
The immune compounds in bovine colostrum fight germs that cows have been exposed to, many of them are the same that humans are exposed to. Therefore colostrum is a powerful immunity booster for humans. On the skin the immune factors help to reduce bacterial spread in skin injuries and manage the immune response in skin cells while supporting a balanced skin microbiome.
Colostrum also contains a veritable cocktail of bioactive substances that are also beneficial to skin health, including growth factors, which can stimulate cell renewal and thus support skin regeneration. Essential, polyunsaturated fatty acids are contained in high concentrations in the bovine colostrum, above all the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) which has anti-inflammatory properties. Colostrum contains B vitamins important for the skin metabolism as well as vitamins A, C and E, minerals and trace elements important for the skin such as copper, zinc and selenium. Its unique composition ensures a high antioxidant capacity of colostrum, it can therefore neutralize many "free radicals" and thus protect the skin cells from damage.This makes colostrum the perfect anti-aging ingredient.
