Eat a Healthy, Balanced Diet
The link between gut and skin health significantly improves the skin’s microbiome diversity. A healthy gut microbiome produces short-chain fatty acids that travel throughout your body and help naturally balance and support your skin microbiome.
However, poor gut health caused by low-fiber diets, processed foods, and stress can lead to a poor skin microbiome and skin issues like dryness and inflammation. You can support your gut and skin health by eating fiber-rich foods like vegetables, legumes, and whole grains and fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, and sauerkraut to boost probiotics. A healthy fiber-and-probiotic-filled diet may help support healthy, glowing skin.
Don’t Forget About Your Scalp
Like your skin, your scalp has a microbiome vital for keeping your scalp and hair healthy. The microbiome provides a first line of defense and shields your hair follicles from infection, damage, and more. When your scalp microbiome is balanced, your scalp microorganisms won’t harm your scalp or hair. However, changes in the scalp’s microbiome can cause itchiness, irritation, and even dandruff.
You can maintain a healthy scalp by using beneficial products that won’t strip your scalp of its natural oils, like non toxic dry shampoo containing ingredients like nourishing arrowroot powder, anti-inflammatory cocoa powder, and detoxifying kaolin clay. These ingredients can be applied to your scalp, leaving your hair restored and renewed and ensuring your scalp microbiome remains healthy and balanced.
