Sphingomonas Ferment Extract

This ingredient is created by the fermentation of Sphingomonas, an interesting bacteria. Sphingomonas bacteria use ubiquinone-10 to help them breathe and their cell walls contain ceramides.

Early research suggests that certain skin bacteria, especially Sphingomonas, could play a helpful role in skin health.

In small studies, these bacteria seemed to become more common after regular sun exposure, with one strain showing the ability to resist UV light and reduce stress in skin cells. Another study also linked Sphingomonas to smoother and more supple skin.

While these results sound promising, the research is still in its early stages, and more studies are needed to know how reliable or meaningful these effects really are.

Fun fact: Unlike most microbes, Sphingomonas can survive the wine fermentation process, making it a tiny microbial marker of a wine's unique "terroir", or the environment’s “fingerprint” on the wine.

Like other ferments, this ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.