STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS/SOYMILK FERMENT FILTRATE.

This ferment filtrate operates through a multifaceted approach to optimize skin health. Components from *Staphylococcus epidermidis* are known to significantly boost skin hydration by increasing ceramide production, crucial for maintaining optimal moisture levels and reinforcing the skin's protective barrier. It also contributes to skin homeostasis and actively helps to deter the proliferation of opportunistic pathogens, such as *Cutibacterium acnes*, by converting glycerol into beneficial short-chain fatty acids, and can disrupt *Staphylococcus aureus* biofilms. Concurrently, it modulates the immune response to mitigate inflammation. The soymilk ferment filtrate further provides conditioning and humectant properties, potentially stimulating cellular activity, offering anti-glycation benefits, supporting collagen synthesis, facilitating skin barrier restoration, and promoting cell renewal for improved skin elasticity.