Topic · 17 articles
Acne
Breakouts, hormonal acne, fungal acne, and the microbes behind them.
Could a Skin Microbiome Transplant Be the Future of Acne Treatment?
Researchers are swabbing clear skin and transplanting it onto acne-prone faces. Early results are quietly extraordinary.
Read articleCutibacterium acnes on Skin: Role in Health and Acne
Cutibacterium acnes is a dominant skin microbiome bacterium that supports barrier function but can also contribute to acne when imbalanced.
Read articleDairy and the Skin Microbiome: What the Science Shows
How dairy consumption may influence the skin microbiome through hormones, inflammation, and sebum production. Evidence-based analysis.
Read articleFace Mapping: Why Your Forehead and Cheeks Host Completely Different Bacteria
Your forehead is an oil field. Your cheeks are a desert. And the microbes living on each know the difference.
Read articleIs C. acnes Really the Bacteria Behind Your Breakouts?
The acne bacterium lives happily on clear skin too. So why do some people break out while others don't? The answer is strange.
Read articleMalassezia and Fungal Acne: Causes and Mechanisms
How *Malassezia* yeast overgrowth triggers fungal acne (pityrosporum folliculitis) and disrupts the skin microbiome—mechanisms, triggers, and differences from bacterial acne.
Read articleSkin Microbiome & Acne
How the bacteria on your skin drive or defuse acne, and what a microbiome-aware approach to breakouts actually looks like.
Read articleSkin Microbiome and Acne: Bacterial Mechanisms Explained
How specific C. acnes strains, biofilms, and skin microbiome diversity shape acne development—the mechanism behind the bacteria, not just the association.
Read articleSkin Microbiome and Fungal Acne: Causes & Treatment
How Malassezia yeast overgrowth disrupts the skin microbiome to cause fungal acne, plus evidence-based approaches to restore microbial balance.
Read articleSkin Microbiome and Hormonal Acne: What Research Shows
How hormones reshape the skin microbiome and drive acne breakouts. Evidence-based guide to bacterial shifts during hormonal fluctuations.
Read articleSkin Microbiome and Oily Skin: What the Science Shows
How the skin microbiome interacts with sebum production and why oily skin hosts distinct microbial communities that influence breakouts and skin health.
Read articleSkin Oiliness and the Microbiome: What's the Connection?
How skin microbiome bacteria interact with sebum production and oiliness. Evidence-based guide to microbes, sebum, and greasy skin.
Read articleStress and the Skin Microbiome: How Cortisol Affects Skin Bacteria
Psychological stress alters the skin microbiome through cortisol and inflammation, affecting bacterial diversity and skin health. What the science shows.
Read articleSugar and the Skin Microbiome: How Diet Affects Your Skin
How dietary sugar influences the skin microbiome, sebum production, inflammation, and conditions like acne. Evidence-based guide to sugar's effects.
Read articleWhat Puberty Does to the Bacteria on Your Face
Puberty doesn't just change your skin — it completely replaces the bacteria living on it. Here's what happens, and why.
Read articleWhy Hotel Sheets and Travel Water Trigger Breakouts
Your skin carries its hometown microbiome everywhere. Hotels, planes, and foreign water don't just disrupt your routine—they disrupt your bacteria.
Read articleYour Phone Screen Has a Microbiome — And It's Mostly Yours
Your phone's bacterial community is a mirror of your skin — and it follows you everywhere you go.
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