What would you say if we told you that one single tiny organism can balance out dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin and even problem skin? Curious how one single thing can solve such a range of skin concerns? Then read on! Why You Need Good Bacteria Just like your gut needs good bacteria to be healthy, the same is true for your skin. And when your gut is out of balance and you start having digestive issues, more often than not the solution is probiotics like yogurt, kefir, kombucha, kimchi and the like. And it doesn’t matter if the problem is bloating, gas, constipation or diarrhea, or even more serious concerns, they’re often caused by an imbalance of bacteria in the gut, and...
Do you remember the days when caring for your skin didn’t take so much work? You may have found that your skincare routine has become more involved over time as you’ve tried different products in an effort to find balanced and happy skin, but all you have to show for it is a cluttered bathroom and an empty wallet! For years, the skin care industry has been trying to figure out how to improve our skin’s appearance. A new breakthrough came from an unlikely place: a bacteria found in dirt. Good Bacteria for Great Skin Scientists have identified a peacekeeper bacteria that our skin needs in order to thrive. These bacteria are called Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria (AOB for short) and our...
We dig into how the quest for the ideal personal care routine shapes our product development process, and why we created our new Body Wash and Body Oil.
At Mother Dirt, all of our products have been “unscented,” meaning we have not implicitly added any ingredient or raw material with the intention of providing a scent. Up until now: Our Body Oil will be the first. Here we dig into the 4 key things that shaped this process.
Here we dig into the different ways water can be present in product formulations, what it means when water is listed as the first ingredient. (You may be surprised at what you learn!)
