Your expensive skincare may not work until you fix your gut: Doctors explain the surprising skin-digestion connection
Published on: May 12, 2026, 3 p.m. | Source: Times of India
There was a time when skincare meant face washes, cold creams and sunscreen. Today, bathroom shelves are lined with acids, serums, masks and overnight treatments. But many people still struggle with acne flare-ups, dullness, redness or irritated skin that simply refuses to calm down.Experts now believe the answer may not always lie in another expensive cream, but much deeper inside the body, in the gut.The idea sounds surprising at first. But science is increasingly showing that the digestive system and the skin are constantly “talking” to each other. What happens in the stomach and intestines can influence inflammation, immunity, hormones and even how the skin heals. This relationship is now widely known as the gut-skin axis. Research published by the Gut Microbes has highlighted how gut microbiome imbalance is linked with conditions like acne, psoriasis, eczema and rosacea.
