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Soap and Your Skin's Microbiome
Why gentler cleansing is friendlier to the good bacteria on your skin.
Your skin has an ecosystem
The skin hosts helpful microbes. Very harsh cleansing can disrupt that balance.
Gentle is the theme
Milder, well-made soap cleans effectively without scorching that ecosystem, which tends to leave skin calmer.
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If a product leaves your skin tight or flaky, that's useful feedback. Gentler usually wins for daily use.
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