Journal

Proto Soap
Proto Soap
Soap wasn’t invented for hygiene—it started as a functional tool. From Sumerian proto-soap to Victorian marketing, how did hygiene shift from necessity to social ritual? Read more...
Hygiene: A High Class Problem?
Hygiene: A High Class Problem?
In modern urban society, with skincare our microbiome diversity has declined to half of what it was pre-urbanisation. Read more...
Westernisation: A Misnomer
Westernisation: A Misnomer
Urbanisation has reshaped our skin microbiome, leading to a 30% loss in diversity as a result of hygiene, settlement, and social hierarchy. Read more...
Dysbiosis: A Diversity Imbalance
Dysbiosis: A Diversity Imbalance
How dysbiosis—a disrupted microbiome—correlates with acne, eczema, and barrier damage. Read more...
Perfect Skin: What Amazon Rainforest Tribes Reveal About the Microbiome
Perfect Skin: What Amazon Rainforest Tribes Reveal About the Microbiome
In 2009, scientists found biologically perfect skin in the Amazon. Their discovery reveals what modern life has taken from our skin's microbiome. Read more...