USE OF A COMBINATION OF A SACCHARIDE AND GLYCEROL FOR PREBIOTIC BENEFITS.

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of a combination of a saccharide and glycerol for skin protection against undesirable bacteria. The present invention is particularly useful in the formulation of compositions that act as prebiotics for commensal skin bacteria such as S. epidermidis to produce metabolites such as lactic acid, which, through the present invention, has been shown to inhibit the growth of undesirable bacteria such as E. coli and S. aureus, among others. The present invention is especially useful because it provides both short-term (i.e., rapid) and long-term (or sustained) protection.