Facial Skin Clinical and Microbial Profiling From Oral Probiotic Supplementation

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy volunteers
• Fully informed with the study specifications.
• Signed consent form prior to commencing the study.
• Motivated for participation in the study, and available over the full test period.
• Healthy skin on the face (i.e., absence of psoriasis, eczemas, erythema, oedema, scars, wounds, lesions, or any other type of inflammatory or autoimmune skin condition).
• Healthy gut (i.e., absence of irritable bowel diseases (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or any other type of inflammatory or autoimmune gut condition).
• No supplementation with probiotic, prebiotic or synbiotic products 2 weeks prior and/or during the whole study period.
• No supplementation with niacin (vitamin B3) 2 weeks prior and/or during the whole study period.
• No significant change in skin care routine (such as injectable cosmetics, skin tanning, etc.) throughout the whole study period.
• No significant change in the diet throughout the whole study period.

Exclusion criteria

• Not fulfilling the inclusion criteria.
• Pregnant or lactating 3 months prior to study commencement or during the study.
• Women post menopause.
• Use of antibiotics at least 4 weeks prior and/or during the whole study period.
• Sun-tanned facial skin.
• Participating in another clinical study that could interfere with the present research.
• Presented health problems or specific medications that could adversely affect the study outcome.
• Presented any cutaneous hypersensitivity or allergy to cosmetic products.
• Major surgery on the face one year prior to study commencement.
• Applied any cleansing, topical or moisturizing product (including all make-up products) to the measurement area the morning of assessments at Oriflame Cosmetic AB.
• Exposure to artificial UV light and/or to the sun during the study.
• Special diets (vegan, low carbohydrate, weight loss diet, etc.).
• Significant change in weight one month before or during the study period.