Phyla, a new skincare brand backed by Ryan Reynolds and Shiseido, uses natural phage technology to clear up pimples.

The bacteria Cutibacterium acnes or C. acnes (formerly called Propionibacterium acnes or P. acnes) is a natural part of the ...

“I somehow knew that that had to do with bacteria,” he says. While research on the skin ... moderate acne received one of two topical formulations containing a mix of C. acnes strains that are ...

When acne-causing bacteria strike, the immune system can fight back by transforming some of the surrounding cells into fat cells that emit antimicrobials, finds a study published February 16 in ...

acnes (Physician's Desk Reference ... Similar to benzoyl peroxide, azelaic acid has no potential to induce bacterial resistance (Gollnick & Schramm, 1998).

One targets Staphylococcus aureus, which may represent up to 70 percent of the bacterial population on the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis. The other targets C. acnes. “We can ...

open closed comedones (creating an aerobic environment to help kill C. acne bacteria), and create microchannels to facilitate penetration of the sponge's naturally occurring chemical compounds.