YOUR SKINKIND KIT

The Body Wash

Can’t bear to skip your morning shower? Wash with Gallinée’s La Culture Body Milk, £27.90. The triple biotic complex of prebiotics, probiotics and exfoliating lactic acid all help to promote the function of your skin’s flora, without stripping natural oils or disrupting the skin’s ph.

The Face Aid

Beauty editor favourite, La Roche-posay Effaclar Duo (+), £16, has been reformulated with natural prebiotic aqua posae filiformis (APF) and mannose (a naturally occurring sugar that rebalances microbiome to be even better). Its aim? To control acne, reduce inflammation and stimulate the skin’s natural immunity.

The Hydrator

Dry skin is a tricky one as it favours staphylococci, a bacteria linked to acne, and inhibits the growth of beneficial organisms that help balance it, so hydrating your skin is key. Allies of Skin’s Molecular Saviour ™ Mist, £48, has an aloe and rose water base and contains a powerful blend of probiotics and antioxidants such as lactobacillus ferment and acai berry to boost your complexion.

The Gut Healer

Your skin microbiome is intrinsically linked to your gut’s microbiome through the nervous system, immune system, and endocrine system. Symprove helps balance your gut bacteria with four unique strains of live activated bacteria, and because it’s water-based, can travel rapidly through the acidic, hostile conditions of the stomach and reach your gut without being killed off in the process (unlike tablets). Just one shot of the liquid every morning for 12 weeks will get your gut back on track (12 weeks for £158).

The ph Balancer

Dr Frances Prenna Jones CLEAN + PREPARE, £54, does exactly what it says on the tin. By day, it neutralises the harshness of water and sets the ph of the skin, preparing the skin for subsequent products; by night, it removes the impurities of the day and any make-up without disrupting your skin’s ph balance.