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\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/dUkDP-f2Dqs\r\n<\/div><\/figure>\r\nUntil recently, few marques cosmetics companies dared to talk about the microbiome and the benefits of prebiotics for skin care, but that was without taking into account Gallin\u00e9e, a brand that has been proudly talking about the importance of caring for the skin's microbiota for the past 5 years. But nowadays, things have changed, and more and more marquess are incorporating prebiotics into their products. So is Gallin\u00e9e often copied and never equalled? Let's find out.\r\n

Gallin\u00e9e Facial Care: My Opinion<\/h2>\r\nOne of the first marquess to talk openly about the microbiome in cosmetics is Gallin\u00e9e, and we'll see what I think of their cosmetics.\r\n\r\nAmong the brand's star ingredients are deactivated bacteria that help the skin's flora. They also contain post and prebiotics that nourish the microbiome and support the skin barrier.\r\n\r\nGallin\u00e9e is a young French cosmetics brand, exported worldwide, with domestic 100 % manufacturing. Thanks to their skincare ranges designed specifically for the cutaneous microbiota, they are revolutionizing beauty routines for all skin types and opening up new avenues of research. What's the story behind Gallin\u00e9e and its prebiotics? Why nourish the skin's bacteria, and with what active ingredients? Adopt a new way of treating wrinkles, redness, acne, skin sensitivity and reactivity with Gallin\u00e9e products designed for your skin and your microbiome.\r\n\r\n

From skin to microbiome, from a concept to a cosmetics brand<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\nMarie Drago began her professional career working for major marques beauty brands around the world (Russia, Singapore, Dublin, USA). This woman of science was then diagnosed with a rare disease called Pyoderma gangrenosum (inflammation of the skin linked to an auto-immune reaction). Left with no real solution, she turned her attention to the skin microbiome and succeeded in controlling her disease by adopting a diet rich in prebiotics and probiotics. From her fight against this pathology, she drew a new concept in the world of cosmetics: taking care of the skin's bacteria. She returned to university to develop this thesis and patent it. \r\n\r\nShe then formulated several cosmetic products. In April 2016, the company is launched with the first 5 Gallin\u00e9e products for the skin and the microbiome. This start-up is a great success with consumers, particularly with the vinegar face toner for sensitive to oily epidermis. With two patents, this lotion will sell over 100,000 units worldwide by 2021. The brand is expanding rapidly with several ranges:\r\nface (the one we'll develop later) ;\r\nbody ;\r\nhair ;\r\ndietary supplements ;\r\nmouth.\r\n

The microbiome: useful for improving skin condition?<\/h2>\r\n\r\nCould taking care of your Microbiome be the solution to strengthening your skin barrier and fighting irritation caused by pollution, harsh cosmetics or simple age-related skin dehydration?\r\nThis is what more and more scientific studies are suggesting, demonstrating that the microbiome plays a vital role in certain skin pathologies such as acne and eczema, but also in the condition of the skin in general.\r\nTo explain the microbiome, I think a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'm going to show you two diagrams taken from a scientific article published in May 2021.\r\nskin microbiome\r\n\r\n
\"skin<\/figure>\r\nWe can see that the microbiota is made up of bacteria, fungi, viruses and mites, and what's interesting is that these organisms interact with our skin via the immune system and dendritic cells. And because nature is kind, our immune system regulates the bacterial flora and can even produce antibiotics that target staphylococcus aureus.\r\nskin bacteria\r\n\r\n\r\nIn this second diagram, we can see that the microbiome can be influenced by extrinsic factors, such as antibiotic use, our lifestyle, our skincare routine and aggressive cleansing, but also by intrinsic factors such as skin PH, genetics and advancing age.\r\nAnd several recent studies published in prestigious journals demonstrate that oral probiotics or probiotics used in serum or cream appear to be effective in the treatment of certain inflammatory skin diseases, and show a promising role in wound healing.\r\n

Prebiotic, probiotic, postbiotic: Explanations<\/h2>\r\n\r\nIt's time to review the difference between probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics.\r\nProbiotics: these are the bacteria we consider friendly. In cosmetics, this term is also used to refer to deactivated bacteria, even if this does not correspond to the exact definition.\r\nPrebiotics: These are what we might call the food of bacteria, and are therefore essential to their functioning. They promote bacterial diversity and development, increasing the number of friendly bacteria at the expense of pathogenic microorganisms.\r\nPrebiotics frequently used in cosmetics include glycerin and inulin.\r\nPost biotics: these are products created by bacteria, such as lactic acid, and it's in this category that deactivated bacteria should be classified.\r\nThe microbiome and acne\r\n\r\nIn our skincare routine, the step that has the greatest impact on the microbiome is probably cleansing. It's true that when we're prone to acne, we tend to use powerful cleansers, but this isn't always a good idea. I have a scientific experiment to prove it, and in this photo you can see acne lesions after intensive skin cleansing on the left cheek versus gentle cleansing on the right cheek in an adult woman with mild acne. There are many explanations for this, but we now know that the severity of inflammatory acne is not linked to the proliferation of Cutibacterium acnes, but to the loss of diversity among the different strains of Cutibacterium Acnes. If we clean too frequently with powerful cleansers, or if we take antibiotics, we will eliminate the strains of Cutibacterium Acnes responsible for acne, but also the harmless strains, which can make acne worse. Another way of looking at it is to nourish the harmless strains so that they take over from the bacterial strains responsible for acne, thanks to prebiotics.\r\n

The microbiome and skin condition<\/h2>\r\n
\"skin<\/figure>\r\n\r\nBut the microbiome isn't just about acne, it also plays a role in anti-aging: if the skin has a balanced bacterial flora, it is more resistant to aggression, regenerates better and ages more slowly.\r\nWhen we analyze damaged and irritated skin, we generally find a rise in skin PH, an increase in insensible water loss, resulting in skin dehydration and desquamation, but all these changes are also accompanied by a reduction in microbial diversity and increased colonization by pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus.\r\n\r\nSo one of the major benefits of using products containing prebiotics is to prevent these irritated skin conditions caused by the intensive use of retinol or exfoliating acids, by taking care of your microbiome.\r\n

Gallin\u00e9e my opinion on the cosmetics brand<\/h2>\r\n\r\nTo sum up, the face range is well-designed, remaining true to the concept of taking care of your microbiome and skin barrier thanks to prebiotics and post-biotics. Does this mean we should stop using more traditional skin care products? Of course not. You can still use products with vitamin C, retinol or exfoliating acids, but you need to find the right balance to achieve beautiful skin. There's no point in having a very complex skincare routine if in the end you end up with irritated, sensitized skin, and I find that the skincare products proposed by Gallin\u00e9e are very interesting for strengthening the skin barrier and better tolerating anti-aging active ingredients. So I encourage you to try some of them and see for yourself the results on your skin.\r\n\r\nIn just 6 years, Gallin\u00e9e has revolutionized the world of skincare and opened the door to new natural cosmetic and dermatological skincare solutions. For example, expert Marie Drago is also working on intestinal health, which is directly linked to skin condition. In addition to pampering the skin's flora, Gallin\u00e9e Laboratories offer to nourish the bacteria in your intestines through a fiber-rich diet, as well as probiotic-concentrated food supplements. This is a brand to watch, which promises to offer us even more recipes for cultivating the beauty of our complexion.\r\nGallin\u00e9e: probiotics for facial care\r\n\r\n\r\nTheir concept of facial care is based on taking charge of the skin's microbiome. To achieve this, Marie Drago and her team incorporate specific ingredients into their formulas to nourish, protect and boost your skin's flora. In other words, they cultivate the bacteria in your epidermis to combat aging, hyperseborrhea, redness or even eczema. As a result, virtually all their cosmetics contain a complex of :\r\nprobiotics (deactivated bacteria that help skin flora) ;\r\npost and prebiotics (fiber and sugar to nourish the microbiome, support your skin's barrier and combat pathogenic microorganisms and oxidative stress).\r\nAllied to these living ingredients, the pH of their cosmetics (essential for maintaining healthy skin flora, with bacteria in top form) is always stabilized via lactic acid, which is also an excellent moisturizer and softener for facial tissues.\r\n\r\nThanks to their probiotic content, Gallin\u00e9e products are suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive. Their formulas are minimalist yet highly concentrated in active ingredients:\r\nwith a maximum of natural ingredients (between 92 and 100 %) ;\r\nwith gentle surfactants;\r\nadapted to the skin's pH;\r\nfragrance-free ;\r\npreservative-free ;\r\nno added colorants;\r\nwith ingredients recognized by scientific studies and in very high concentrations to ensure visible results.\r\nLast but not least, their minimalist formulas, at the cutting edge of the latest scientific advances, undergo extensive testing. A pharmacist at heart, Marie Drago imposes a higher number of controls on each of her products than most marquess, to ensure their efficacy and safety. Their protocols are automatically supervised by a health professional whose specialty is related to the cosmetics sold (dermatologist, dentist...). What's more, in the interests of transparency, they provide you with a list of all the ingredients used in their skincare products, explaining their role and origin.","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/brands\/gallinee\/","name":"Gallin\u00e9e","slug":"gallinee","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":0,"meta":[],"menu_order":0,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}