USE OF A SUGAR OR SUGAR ALCOHOL

The present invention relates to use of a sugar or a sugar alcohol eg. glycerol for protection of skin against harmful bacteria. The present invention is especially useful in formulating compositions which act as prebiotics by skin commensal bacteria like S. epidermidis to produce metabolites like l...

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Hauptverfasser:	SALGAONKAR, Neha, MALLEMALA, Prathyusha, APPAVOO, Shanthi, MAJUMDAR, Amitabha, DASGUPTA, Anindya
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to use of a sugar or a sugar alcohol eg. glycerol for protection of skin against harmful bacteria. The present invention is especially useful in formulating compositions which act as prebiotics by skin commensal bacteria like S. epidermidis to produce metabolites like lactic acid which by way of the present invention has been shown to inhibit growth of harmful bacteria like E. Coli and S. Aureus. The present invention is advantageous in that there is no need to use conventional antimicrobial actives which may destroy the skin microbiome.