Probiotic skincare

Probiotic skincare is skincare products with live probiotic bacteria. They contribute to and preserve the diversity of the skin microbiome, which is essential for maintaining the balance and natural immune system of the skin.

At the same time, the lactic acid bacteria control the pH of the skin at around 4.5. This allows the beneficial Lactobacillus bacteria to thrive, while it becomes too acidic for most "bad" bacteria, which therefore cannot survive.

Probiotics in Bak Probiotic Skincare

It is important to know that there are countless variants of each type of bacterium, each with its own unique properties and functionalities. 

All bacteria belonging to the Lactobacillus plantarum specium share common characteristics, but there are a myriad of different strains of each type of bacterium, each of which also has very specific properties and functionalities.

Lactobacillus plantarum is the same type of lactic acid bacterium that you typically encounter in fermented foods and in probiotic food supplements.

The patented Lactobacillus plantarum LB244R® - has been identified, selected and cultivated by Lactobio (the company behind the Bak Probiotic Skincare) for its unique and well-documented ability to balance the bad bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Lactobacillus plantarum LB244R® have a number of other benefits for the skin. This includes strengthening the skin's immune system by promoting the production of defensins (antimicrobial peptides), moisturising the skin, accelerating the natural renewal processes, promoting the rejection of dead skin cells and improving the barrier function of the skin by stabilising its Tight Junctions*. As a result, the skin will calm and become softer and smoother instead of dry, itchy and scaly.

Our other strain, Lactobacillus plantarum LB356R® binds to the Cutibacterium acnes bacterium and fights blemishes without irritating, drying or impairing skin health.

Keeping the bacteria alive requires careful formulation and Bak Probiotic Skincare is one of the few brands that know how to do this.

*The so-called Tight Junctions in the upper layer of the skin (Stratum granulosum) are an important part of the barrier function. Tight Junctions holds the skin cells tightly together, preventing extraneous matter from penetrating the skin.