A sugar-derived ingredient thought to provide protective benefits to the skin's microbiome which keeps skin feeling and looking healthy.
Functions
Cleansing
Cleansing
Cleansing ingredients, also known as surfactants, clear dirt and buildup from the skin.
Cleansing
Cleansing
Cleansing ingredients, also known as surfactants, clear dirt and buildup from the skin.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Overview
Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide is a type of prebiotic, which means it is made up of a substrate that keeps good skin flora healthy by inducing the growth and activity of beneficial microorganisms.
More specifically, the skin is a microbiome comprised of many different types of microorganisms, some of which are more helpful than others. This microscopic habitat, called the skin flora, is constantly working to protect your skin from harmful microorganisms and to maintain a healthy balance of the helpful ones.
Where alpha-glucan oligosaccharide comes in is to selectively weed out the bad microorganisms by providing a substrate, or food, for the healthy microorganisms to thrive on. When the skin flora is healthy, the overall condition of the skin will improve through strengthening the skin barrier.
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