4 Things Probiotic Lotion can do for your skin!

So way back in the day, when I took the train to deepest Yorkshire to learn how to put goats milk into Chuckling Goat soaps and lotions, I had a bit of a brainwave –

I decided to put KEFIR in there too.

Because – well, whyyyyyy not?

Also, using the kefir to resolve Rich’s MRSA infection taught me that skin is a biome, just like the gut. I had a hunch that figuring out how to apply kefir to skin, in the form of a lotion, might just be life-changing for a lot of people.

And guess what – it worked!

Here’s why:

Think of your body as a vast, interconnected garden. Your gut is the rich soil deep underground – teeming with life, breaking down nutrients, and feeding every part of the system from the roots up. Your skin is the meadow above – alive with its own network of wildflowers, insects, and micro-life, forming a protective, responsive landscape that reflects the health of the soil beneath. Just like the gut, your skin has its own ecosystem – a delicate biome that needs nourishment, balance, and care. What you do below the surface affects what blooms above. Heal the soil, and the meadow will thrive.

Drinking probiotics helps your skin from the inside. Probiotics act like skilled gardeners tending both the underground soil of your gut and the wildflower meadow of your skin. In the gut, probiotics help balance the microbial community, break down food, produce nutrients like B vitamins and short-chain fatty acids, and calm inflammation. This internal balance strengthens digestion, supports the immune system, and keeps your whole body functioning smoothly.

But their influence doesn’t stop there. Through the gut-skin axis, probiotics also affect your skin biome. A well-balanced gut reduces systemic inflammation, regulates immune responses, and lowers histamine reactivity – all of which directly impact skin conditions like eczema, acne, rosacea, and sensitivity. Some probiotic strains even communicate with the skin via chemical messengers in the bloodstream, helping it maintain its own microbial balance and barrier function.

So when you take probiotics – like those in Chuckling Goat’s kefir – you’re not just nourishing your gut. You’re tending the soil and the meadow, restoring harmony to the whole ecosystem of your body.

And there’s more….

This effect is super-charged when you ALSO put probiotics on your skin topically.

When you apply probiotics directly to your skin – as with Chuckling Goat’s probiotic lotions – you bring the ecosystem support full circle. Just as drinking kefir nurtures your internal biome, probiotic skincare helps restore balance to the skin biome itself.

The skin is alive with trillions of microbes, forming its own protective barrier. But modern life – harsh soaps, pollution, stress, and inflammation – can strip away beneficial bacteria, leaving the skin vulnerable to irritation, dryness, flare-ups, and infection.

Chuckling Goat’s probiotic lotions don’t contain live bacteria (they get killed off during the heating process during formulation) but the lotions still work powerfully because they contain postbiotics, the beneficial metabolites produced during fermentation. These metabolites include enzymes, peptides, lactic acid, and other bioactive compounds that remain stable even after the bacteria are no longer alive.

Here’s why they’re effective:

When probiotic bacteria ferment the goat’s milk, they create a rich broth of bioactive substances called postbiotics that calm inflammation, balance pH, hydrate skin, and support the skin barrier. These substances continue to work on the skin even without the live microbes present.

Postbiotics have been shown in research to:

So CG probiotic lotions create the perfect conditions for your own skin microbes to thrive – like nourishing the meadow, before planting new flowers.

When used alongside probiotic-rich kefir, this inside-out approach creates a powerful synergy. The kefir calms inflammation, supports immunity, and helps heal from within, while the lotion works topically to rebalance and protect the skin biome directly. It’s like feeding and reseeding the meadow and the soil – offering whole-system care that supports both the health you feel and the glow you see.

So, that’s a lot of words. But this stuff is real. This is how it looks IRL:

Television makeup artists use our lotions on set to reduce redness when actors have last-minute breakouts. Dr Tatyana Lapa-Enright, specialisist in cosmetic medicine and cosmetic dermatology at the Hardwick Clinic, uses our Sensitive Kefir Lotion to counter the inflammation caused by prescription-level retinoids. Thousands of our clients use our lotions every day to transform their skin.

Make your own magic with our lotions today.

Because your skin – like your gut – is alive.

Hugs,

Shann.x

Shann Jones MBE

Founder/Director Chuckling Goat

Top 5 Empowering Women Business Leaders to Watch in 2025, Enterprise Review Magazine

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