“Probiotic” is a health buzzword commonly used to market fermented foods – think: kombuchakimchi and yogurt. Brands often abuse the under-regulated term to sell their products solely because fermentation is required microbesas live bacteria, to ferment the food. But this is only half the truth.

Before 2001, there were only 760 papers on probiotics. Now research has been carried out over 50,000 studies with “probiotic” in the title. The commercial market for probiotics is also peaking and reached nearly $60 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach over 100 billion dollars by 2031.

But the actual definition of a probiotic is defined by UN/WHO expert panel are “live microorganisms which, when administered in sufficient amounts, confer a health benefit on the host.”

While “all diseases begin in the gut,” according to Hippocrates, eat only fermented foods doesn’t mean you’re consuming gut-healthy probiotics. So I turned my kombucha addiction into taking Seeds DS-01® Daily Synbiotic.

The gut is linked to conditions like type 2 diabetes, obesity, IBS, depression and even cancer. It also checks the health of our skin through what is called “gut-skin axis.” Although the skin microbiome is not as large as the gut microbiome, its estimated trillions of microbial cells play an important role in our skin’s defense against the environment and help maintain homeostasis.

From managing inflammation to skin type, texture and adult acnethe daily synbiotic (which contains both live probiotics and non-live prebiotics) has been the mainstay of my diet for the past month. I ordered a 30-day supply of 60 capsules, which are arguably the most effective synbiotics on the market due to their dual capsule shell designed to actually survive digestion and deliver potent strains to the colon.

Taking two capsules per day, I noticed a gradual improvement in the health of my skin throughout the month. First of all, I had fewer breakouts. As for the irregular breakouts I had, I experienced minimal inflammation which made my hyperpigmentation less dark and easier to fade. I had a smoother texture and hydrated skin, even after frequent use of tretinoin and benzoyl peroxidewhich helped regulate my oil production.

As a beauty writer refuses to use vivid topical formations – – similar “probiotic” eye creams and skin serums – to replace the verified full-body benefits of potent strains (DS-01® has 53.6 billion AFU), taking oral supplements has proven to heal my body from the inside out.