Probiotics & Prebiotics
Topical pro- and prebiotics aim to support the skin's microbiome — feeding or supplementing the bacterial communities that help keep the barrier balanced. A promising area with genuine soothing potential, though the science is younger and less settled than the marketing implies.
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Probiotics & Prebiotics by the numbers.
We've catalogued 225 products that use probiotics & prebiotics, most often in moisturizers (61 products) but also across serums and toners. Formulations carrying it score 74/100 on average (above the catalog norm); the strongest is Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant at 88/100.
Of those, 65 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Hyaluronic Acid (89 shared formulas) and Niacinamide (66 shared formulas). The median price of a probiotics & prebiotics product here is $32.
