Bacteria and beauty have been closely intertwined. From acne treatment to the recent rise in microbiome facial care (a market set to be worth $2.97bn by 2030), the dynamic between the two has been either one of rapid destruction or growth promotion. Mother Dirt’s AO+ Mist landed somewhere between the two, using an ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, which converts ammonia and urea into nitrite and nitric oxide, to battle acne-causing germs.
Published by Carla Seipp on February 8th, 2021
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