Same Air. Different Skin Response.
We all breathe the same air. But our skin doesn’t always react the same way.
Hazy days don’t just affect our lungs. Air pollution can affect our skin too.
Fine particulate matter such as PM2.5 can contribute to oxidative stress and inflammation, disrupting the skin barrier and potentially aggravating eczema.
This can lead to familiar symptoms:
Itching • Redness • Dryness • Flare-ups
But here’s an important question.
If we are exposed to the same air, why does some skin react more strongly than others?
Haze may be a trigger.
But the trigger may not be the whole story.
For many children with eczema, the cycle is familiar.
Flare → Treat → Improve → Flare Again
Moisturisers and prescribed topical treatments remain important parts of eczema management. They help support the skin barrier and control inflammation.
But eczema is influenced by more than what happens on the surface of the skin.
So, when eczema keeps recurring, perhaps we should ask a different question:
What else may be influencing how my child’s skin responds?
The answer may lead us somewhere unexpected.
The gut.
Discover the Gut–Immune–Skin Connection
Your child’s gut is home to trillions of microorganisms collectively known as the gut microbiome.
These microorganisms don’t just influence digestion.
They also interact closely with your child’s immune system.
When beneficial microbes are in balance, they produce metabolites including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which play a role in immune regulation.
This communication between the gut, immune system and skin is known as the:
Gut–Immune–Skin Axis
When the Balance Is Disrupted
Changes in the gut microbiome may affect immune regulation and the body’s inflammatory response.
This may contribute to a skin barrier that is more vulnerable when exposed to everyday triggers – haze, pollution, heat, stress, allergens, and irritants.
This helps us look at recurring eczema differently.
Instead of asking only:
“What triggered my child’s eczema?”
We can also ask:
“Why does my child’s skin react so strongly?”
Different Triggers. One Vulnerable Skin Response.
But Is Taking Any Probiotic Enough?
Not necessarily.
The gut microbiome is an ecosystem containing many different microorganisms working together.
And different health conditions may be associated with different microbiome patterns.
That means microbiome support should not simply be about adding more bacteria.
It is about identifying the right combination for the right purpose.
This is where precision microbiome science comes in.
From Microbiome Data to Precision
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Using metagenomics data, researchers can study the microorganisms present in the gut and identify microbiome patterns associated with different health conditions.
This information can then help guide the selection of specific beneficial microorganisms working together as a microbial consortium.
Because precision matters.
And Age Matters Too.
A child’s gut microbiome is different from an adult’s. It continues to develop throughout life and needs specific strains of beneficial bacteria to thrive.
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In a published study, children taking SIM03 for 3 months showed improvements in eczema severity, itching, sleep and quality of life.*
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Different Triggers. One Important Connection.
Haze may trigger one child’s eczema.
For another, it may be heat.
For another child, stress, allergens, or irritants.
We cannot always avoid every trigger.
But understanding the connection between our gut, immune system and skin gives us another way of thinking about skin health.
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References:
[3] Chan OM. A novel infant microbiome formula (SIM03) improved eczema severity and quality of life in preschool children. Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 7;14(1):3168.doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53848-w.PMID:38326388; PMCID:PMC10850179.
[4] A pilot study of efficacy and safety of a microbiome immunity formula in adults with sensitive skin. The Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024. (Data on file). ed.