microflora
noun
mi·cro·flo·ra
ˌmī-krə-ˈflȯr-ə 
1
: microscopic flora
2
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Powered by mineral properties (which help improve skin texture and soften aging skin) and biological properties (from post-biotic microflora to soothe stressed skin), this has all the qualities of an effective face mist.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Probiotics are part of this microflora; their function is to help the skin’s microbiome stay in balance by keeping potentially harmful bacteria in check and preventing them from over-proliferating.
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 23 Apr. 2024
Air Pollution Might Age Skin, But Is Anti-Pollution Skincare the Fix?
Our skin hosts a microflora, or microorganisms that are similar to the microbiome of the gut, that helps protect against invading pathogens.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Microflora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microflora. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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microflora
noun
mi·cro·flo·ra
ˌmī-krə-ˈflōr-ə, -ˈflȯr-
1
: a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment)
intestinal microflora
2
: microscopic flora compare macroflora
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