Is XYCM42 the Future of Probiotic Skin Care?

Mar 10th, 2023

Thomas Hitchcock, Ph.D., Crown Laboratories

Knowing we have strains of C. acnes that are symbiotic in nature, companies and scientists can create products to target and help curate our skin biomes.

Knowing we have strains of C. acnes that are symbiotic in nature, companies and scientists can create products to target and help curate our skin biomes.

Recent research shows that a strain of C. acnes defendens—dubbed XYCM42—might be the leading candidate for a legitimate skin probiotic. What does that mean for skin care/skin biome innovation?

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