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The impact of body lotions on the skin microbiome and ceramides

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Researchers Barry Murphy, Andrew Mayes, and Michael Hoptroff at Unilever are investigating how the skin microbiome and lipidome are related to skin health and lotion effects.

Moisturising products can help improve the look and feel of dry skin, but little is known about how these products may impact the bacterial ecosystem of the skin, the skin microbiome. Researchers Dr Barry Murphy and Dr Andrew Mayes from Unilever R&D explored the changes in skin health and the associated microbiome after using a body lotion for five weeks. […]

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