what affects skin health?
Age and gender are the most important factors that are specific to each person and affect their unique skin microbiome. Additional factors that influence one’s microbiome are hygiene habits, lifestyle, and the environment they live in. The skin microbiome is also affected by external environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity and sunlight.
Traditional personal care products have the potential to negatively influence the skin microbiome by reducing its diversity or changing the composition, which can affect comprehensive health. Another factor that affects the skin microbiome is pH-disrupting topicals. Your skin is naturally acidic, hovering at a pH level of approximately. This is important because the “good” microorganisms on your skin prefer a more acidic environment. If your pH is disrupted too dramatically or too frequently, it can create an environment for unwanted microbes to thrive. iota formulations are crafted at a microbiome-friendly pH level of 5.0-5.5.