| abstract |
Compositions for providing or maintaining a healthy skin microbiota and methods for providing or maintaining a healthy skin microbiota are disclosed. The composition may be a prebiotic composition that may include a carrier and a skin microbiota balance modifier. In some aspects, the skin microbiota balance modifier may comprise a combination of at least one carbohydrate sources comprising a first carbohydrate source and a second carbohydrate source. The skin microbiota balance modifier may be configured to provide at least two of the following desired ratios: a first desired ratio of Corynebacterium to Staphylococcus of 1.3, a second desired ratio of Corynebacterium to micrococcus of 1.4. Ratio, the third desired ratio of Staphylococcus to Micrococcus of 1.1. Carbohydrate sources include D-alanine, D-threonine, L-alanyl-glycine, succinic acid, a-ketoglutaric acid, m-tartaric acid, bromosuccinic acid, mucous acid, finylethyl-amine, inulin, oxalic acid, pectin. , Tween 40, etc. |