Abstract
Skin conditions like acne vulgaris have been linked to hormonal imbalance as well as microbiota pertaining to the brain-gut-skin axis. Having acne and distressed skin conditions also have links to cognitive and behavioural indisposition, often due to deficiency of certain nutrients and thereby giving rise to the approaches discussing gut-brain-skin axis. This has been addressed widely by the supplementation of diet with probiotics. This keeps the human skin microbiome in check, thereby eliminating the growth of commensal skin bacteria and maintaining skin microbiome homeostasis. The use of probiotics has proven beneficial in acne conditions facing antibiotic resistance and inhibiting inflammation in severe cases. This has increased the demand for oral probiotics to modulate and treat skin conditions. This section will focus on different approaches in the use of such probiotic supplements for treating acne, various interplaying factors, effects, and advancements.
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Hattiholi, A., Tendulkar, S., Dodamani, S. (2022). Status of Using Probiotic Supplementation in Acne. In: Beri, K., Deol, P.K., Sandhu, S.K. (eds) Probiotic Research in Therapeutics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5628-6_6
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