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Christopher in Tagyatta. You hear a lot about how what you eat will affect your

microbiome. Probiotics, prebiotics, stuff like that. But your skin is swarming with microbes too, and the grooming products you use might affect what's living there.

That's according to a study in the journal BMC biology.

Further tests, researchers recruited six men and six women. The volunteers left their skin alone. For their

researchers recruited six men and six women.

The volunteers left their skin alone for the first three weeks,

except for a light body wash.

And then for the next three weeks,

the participants applied a modern skin care arsenal.

Sunscreen and skin lotion, antipersperin and foot powder.

Finally, the volunteers returned to their usual routine, whatever it was for each person,

for another three weeks. Throughout that time the scientists swabbed the

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