While the coronavirus is a force for ill, many microorganisms are forces for good. Skincare brand Ellis Day Skin Science is harnessing beneficial microorganisms—specifically, phages that keep bacteria in check—to reduce inflammation, redness and blemishes with its debut product, Wild Resilience Active Phage Serum. Believed to be the most abundant organisms on earth, phages, known more formally as bacteriophages, meaning bacteria eaters, are viruses that infect and destroy bacteria.
“This is a brand new active ingredient that’s completely natural. It belongs on your skin,” says Ellis Day CEO Carol Christopher. “In a perfect world, you would have all the right phages on your skin to kill all the bad bacteria on it, and you would have a perfectly balanced microbiome. In an imperfect world, we are just helping you do that.”
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