Hello. This is Kikawa, the representative. This is Milobina's first blog, and I would be happy if I could help you with your various skin and health concerns!

So today, for the first time, we will focus on resident bacteria.

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"It's a little too hot!" "Don't rub it too much!" "Oh, all the resident bacteria are going to die!" "My throat is dry..."

If our skin could talk, our skin would always be beautiful. In other words, if you learn to listen to your skin, your skin will naturally become clearer.

Having said that, your skin doesn't talk.

Even though it's your own skin, it's hard to understand why it's so wrinkled or why your acne won't go away.

However, there is always a reason why this is the case. Among them, there are many people who continue to follow skin care regimens that do not please their skin, and whose skin has changed by simply learning tips for skin care or changing the cosmetics they use. I've seen a lot over the past 16 years.

It is common for people to have a strong sense of worry and take excessive care of their skin, causing their skin to scream. However, you do not realize that it is not good to take care of it yourself. Such cases make my heart hurt.

On the other hand, after trying everything, I couldn't decide what was better, and in the end, I thought, ``Simple care must be the best!'' and simply gave up on the necessary care, and my skin, which was already damaged, ended up getting worse. People who become increasingly defenseless, suffer damage, and age.

Both of those things are too cruel!

Well, the introduction has gotten quite long, but I would like to finally get into the topic of resident bacteria.

Speaking of bacteria, it's germs! It used to have only a bad image as a cause of skin diseases and acne, but recent research has shown that we live in symbiosis with a large number of bacteria, and that they are involved in health, disease, beautiful skin, rough skin, etc. It has been clarified quite a bit.

The bacterial flora is different for each person, just like a fingerprint, and it is said that there are certain trends in the flora of people with atopic dermatitis and those with moist skin.

There are three main types of resident bacteria: the well-known bad bacteria, the good bacteria, and the surprisingly unknown opportunistic bacteria.

This is interesting, as bad bacteria and good bacteria each account for 15% of the seats, while opportunistic bacteria account for a whopping 70%, which is more than half the seats!

This is also interesting, and it's like looking at human behavior, but if the number of good bacteria exceeds 15%, all of the opportunistic bacteria, which was over 70%, will cooperate with the good bacteria and become good bacteria. The percentage is over 85%!

The same goes for the opposite: when the number of bad bacteria increases to 15% or more, opportunistic bacteria become more friendly to bad bacteria, and the bacterial flora suddenly deteriorates, causing a sudden deterioration of the skin condition. In some cases, the dryness can become so intense that when you look in the mirror, you may find that there are wrinkles all over the place!

Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known bad bacteria. When your skin is tingling due to atopic dermatitis or eczema, if you examine the area, you will find that a large amount of Staphylococcus aureus is present, and your immune system alone cannot overcome it.

On the other hand, when there are many good bacteria, the skin maintains a slightly acidic state and prevents the growth of bad bacteria. Furthermore, these beneficial bacteria also produce moisturizing ingredients, leaving your skin moist and smooth. Of course, her skin is in good condition without any roughness.

In fact, bacteria play a major role in the microscopic world that is invisible to our eyes.

So, when bad bacteria is increasing, is it okay to sterilize it? It's not that simple. If you wash your hands with common hand soaps that contain antibacterial and sterilizing ingredients, it will certainly kill or weaken bacteria, but at the same time it will also damage the good bacteria. In other words, they will launch an all-out attack, with neither enemy nor ally.

Another thing is that the preservatives parapen and methylparapen that are added to most cosmetics cannot tell the difference between good bacteria and bad bacteria, and weaken our important indigenous bacteria. Masu.

So, what can we do to reduce bad bacteria and give good bacteria the upper hand? There are mainly four methods.

1) Do not use chemical preservatives or products containing antibacterial or sterilizing ingredients.

You know this because I've already explained it. Synthetic antibacterial and disinfectants cannot distinguish between good and bad bacteria.

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2) Use skin care that contains herbs and aromatic ingredients with excellent antibacterial and sterilizing properties.

Plants cannot escape when attacked by bacteria. Therefore, there are many products that produce natural ingredients that only attack bad bacteria to protect themselves. Famous include lavender, tea tree, eucalyptus, and shellfish. A 100% natural skin care product containing these ingredients helps reduce bad bacteria and foster good resident bacteria.

3) Wash your face up to twice a day.

Even if you wash your face with water, the resident bacteria will be washed away and reduced. Using soap etc. will reduce it considerably. It is normal for the original flora to return to the original flora after a few hours. However, if you wash your skin many times a day or wash it with soap, the bacterial flora will not return and it will gradually weaken, allowing bad bacteria to take over. If you think you have extremely sensitive skin, check to see if you are washing your skin too much.

4) Yogurt pack

The lactic acid bacteria contained in yogurt energizes the resident bacteria that your skin enjoys, increasing moisture! It's amazing that you can eat it or paint it on.

From now on, I want to cherish the invisible bacteria even more.