FERMENT TO BE

Like a bottle of fine wine, fermented skin care will age you well.

- Nawaf Rahman

In this age of wellness and self-care, fermented skin care is cropping up at an unprecedented rate. From kimchi to kombucha, many of us swear by fermented foods to keep our health in check and it turns out that what’s good for our insides is good for our outside, too. Even though the method is widely used in the food industry, a growing number of skincare brands are harnessing the wonders of fermented ingredients to create effective products that foster a healthy skin microbiome. “In recent years skincare trends have tended to follow wellness trends. Fermentation in skin care is a good example of this,” confirms consultant dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto.