Harnessing the power of your skin microbiome

Novel active ingredients for cosmetic formulations

Restoring balance in the skin microbiome

The skin microbiome and the human host form an ecosystem that has co-evolved for millions of years to adapt to environmental conditions for increased fitness.

As such, imbalances within our skin microbiome are associated with a wide variety of skin conditions such as dry, irritated, or sensitive skin, acne, eczema, etc.

Targeted modulation of the human skin microbiome offers an innovative and effective approach to skin health.

Innovative active ingredients for skincare

Probiotics and postbiotics from selected true skin microbiome commensal Cutibacterium acnes strains.

Paradigm shift for Cutibacterium acnes!

Historically presented as a skin pathogen only, latest deep sequencing technologies have revealed the high strain diversity of C. acnes. More importantly, it permitted the identification of many C. acnes strains that fulfills important beneficial roles as sentinel of the microbiome for skin homeostasis and health.

Our latest news

Launch of our innovative skincare active CutiNaturalis™ Probiotic

CutiNaturalis™ CA31® is a unique live probiotic naturally found on the skin.

A new skincare active that helps restore the skin’s natural balance when in dysbiosis state. CutiNaturalis™ provides an innovative and effective approach to skin health - just as nature intended it.

Our partners

The project Skin Microbiome has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 890930.