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Published on: April 7, 2023
Health effects of probiotics on the skin
M Rahmati Roudsari1, R Karimi, S Sohrabvandi
1a Skin Research Center , Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
Abstract:
Skin is the largest organ of the body and is constantly exposed to physical, chemical, bacterial, and fungal challenges. It is well known that probiotics are helpful for specific disorders and different clinical studies have indicated that probiotics have special effects in cutaneous apparatus directly or indirectly that can be considerable from versatile aspects. Probiotic bacteriotherapy can have great potential in preventing and treating the skin diseases including eczema, atopic dermatitis, acne, and allergic inflammation or in skin hypersensitivity, UV-induced skin damage, wound protection, and as a cosmetic product. The current paper comprehensively reviews the different health effects of probiotics on the skin.
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