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Effects of Fermented Oils on Alpha-Biodiversity and Relative Abundance of Cheek Resident Skin Microbiota

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Ciardiello, Tiziana, Pinto, Daniela, Marotta, Laura, Giuliani, Giammaria, Rinaldi, Fabio·2020·Cosmetics

Abstract

The skin microbiome is in a very close mutualistic relationship with skin cells, influencing their physiology and immunology and participating in many dermatological conditions. Today, there is much interest in cosmetic ingredients that may promote a healthy microbiome, especially postbiotics, mainly derived from fermented products. In the present work, we studied the effects on skin microbiota of new patented natural oils obtained by unique fermentation technology in vivo. Three fermented oils were evaluated: F-Shiunko (FS), F-Artemisia® (FA) and F-Glycyrrhiza® (FG). The active components were included as single active component or in combination (FSAG) in an emulsion system. A total of 20 healthy women were recruited, and skin microbiota from cheek were analyzed by mean of swab sampling at T0 and T1 (after 4 weeks of a one-day treatment). 16S sequencing revealed that the treatment with fermented oils improved microbiome composition and alpha-diversity. It was shown that higher biodiversity reflects in a healthier microbial ecosystem since microbial diversity decreases in the presence of a disease or due to aging. The treatment also resulted in a more “beneficial” and “younger” microbial community since a significant decrease in Proteobacteria and the increase in Staphylococcus were reported after the treatment with fermented oils.

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Authors
Ciardiello, T., Pinto, D., Marotta, L., Giuliani, G., & Rinaldi, F.
Affiliations
Human Advanced Microbiome Project-HMAP, 20129 Milan, Italy
Corresponding author
Pinto, Daniela
Venue
Cosmetics
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-05-13
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
34
ISSN
2079-9284 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3025664377
Cited by
23
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
FWCI
2.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cosmetics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
Keywords
skin microbiome, cheek skin, alpha diversity, postbiotics, Artemisia, Glycyrrhiza, emulsion formulation, Proteobacteria, Staphylococcus, microbial community composition, cosmetic ingredients

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