The skin microbiome: a healthy bacterial balance

Our skin is home to billions of microorganisms, the vast majority of which are bacteria. Much like the microbiome in our gut, these microbes play a crucial part in keeping us healthy.

They are part of a finely balanced ecosystem of friendly or ‘commensal’ bacteria, which protect our skin by creating an inhospitable environment for would-be invaders, bolstering the physical integrity of the skin, and training the immune system to distinguish commensal inhabitants from pathogens. A number of skin conditions are now understood to be influenced by a breakdown of this microbial ecosystem.

Researchers are working out whether restoring the balance can treat these conditions.
Understanding the ecology of this rich community is likely to be an important part of both dermatology and the study of the microbiome.

[Malconeous]

Downvotes are from angry staphylococcus

[MoritzvonSchweinitz]

That is so cool: learning stuff to change from an antibiotic treatment to a PRO biotic treatment! Science is awesome.

[jaypaans]

That's right people. Keep showering every day! Keep using Dettol (and such) to kill every last bacterium! Keep your children away from dirt and never let them play outside! Who know what *that* will do to our/their immune system?!
#sarcasm

[AskBobnFran]

Excellent video! We are both in our 80's and feel better than ever! We are all about healthy aging to prevent and reverse disease, which we both did! The key is to retain a strong body, a calm mind, and a positive outlook. Getting older at any age does not have to mean getting sicker. We're doing research on sites like this to make our new Health-Aging Advice YouTube channel a success. We hope to inspire others and share a bit of wisdom. Learned a lot here. Thank you.

[jim]

The irony of being sponsored by an antimicrobial soap producer that has clearly led to the overabundance of harmful bacteria to the skin microbiome is hilarious.

[NamedSoni]

I like this animated education more than those typical school diagrams.😁

[dailydoseofmedicinee]

You can add honey to your yogurt mask to condition your skin even more. Recent studies proved that honey can contain up to 32 naturally occurring strains of lactobacillus, as well. Good sources of lactobacillus include yogurt, kefir, fermented cheeses, sauerkraut, fermented vegetables, honey, and kombucha.👍

[daamu]

This is a highly informative video, supported with animation, will be more helpful for the youngsters.

[premier]

stop eating sugar is the best thing you can do for your skin.

[victoriacollinson]

Really accessible for all, I’m a 2nd year biomedical science student and I don’t know why people make science so hard to understand sometimes, great job! Thank you and keep making videos :)

[simplehealth]

Anyone else watching this at midnight?

[footfault]

Amazing defense system we're equipped with! Amazing studies behind it!!

[hewhoisg]

Thank you for this. In November, out of curiosity I swapped showers for organic unfiltered olive oil mixed with organic pigmented plant powders and spices applied topically and feel ridiculous for how much I have spent in my lifetime on designer hair and skin products. Never thought I'd ever go five days without showers let alone five months.

[Tyndalic]

Eczema and acne is a vitamin deficiency in A and or D.

[kennyhill]

I've been dampening red clay and applying to psoriasis..(red mud) I quit buying medicine

[mosesgarcia]

Wow. Amazing and Beautiful Animation. Thank you

[EdgarGuevaraCodina]

I loved the "space invaders" analogy of the antibiotic

[samuelsandy]

I already know the key of healthy skin rn, thank you for the awesome vid

[brainstormingsharing]

Absolutely well done and definitely keep it up!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

[DigitalArbiter]

I will have an advice. His English is maybe too good to follow! Your subscribers are not fully native. So his speaking could be a little slower and clear. Keep in mind pls.