With every natural-foods devotee singing the praises of fermented foods for a healthy gut and body, it was only a matter of time before the trend jumped from the pickle jar into your night cream. And that’s not just a fad gone wild—according to a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, the active compounds in fermented red ginseng may fight wrinkles better than those in unfermented red ginseng, giving you smoother skin with minimal irritation. The benefits are linked to antioxidants and Lactobacillus brevis, a live bacteria found in some fermented foods. Before you start washing up with kombucha, though, check out our favorite fermented beauty picks: White ginseng is fermented for 2 weeks before being mixed into the Sulwhasoo Snowise EX Brightening Maskus.sulwhasoo.com ($130 for 10; ), which left our skin looking brighter and feeling softer. Grapefruit kombucha inAndalou Naturals Kombucha Enzyme Exfoliating Peelandalou.com ($15; ) unclogged our pores and wiped away dull, dead skin in 10 minutes. Ultracooling Brad Biophotonic Skincare Sea Minerals Purify Gel Cleanser ($45; ) has nutrient-packed biofermented sea extracts. bradskincare.com MORE: 7 Days To Seriously Better Skin
