Complements inulin and soothing actives in gentle, barrier-supportive formulas.
Balancing · Emerging
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
INCI: Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide · Prebiotic
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A prebiotic sugar that selectively supports the skin's beneficial bacteria for a balanced, resilient surface.
What it is
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide is a prebiotic made of short chains of glucose. Like inulin, it works by nourishing the skin's beneficial microbes preferentially over less desirable ones, helping maintain a balanced microbiome, increasingly recognised as central to skin comfort and resilience.
How it works
Selectively feeds good flora
It provides a food source that favours beneficial skin bacteria, supporting a balanced community and a calmer-looking surface.
Supports resilience
A balanced microbiome is associated with skin that tolerates environmental stress better.
The evidence
Prebiotic oligosaccharides have emerging, encouraging evidence for microbiome balance and supporting sensitive skin.
Worth knowing
Part of a modern, microbiome-aware approach to keeping skin calm, supportive rather than corrective.
Evidence tiers reflect the general weight of published cosmetic-science literature on this ingredient, not a claim about any individual SENSCERA product. Cosmetic products support the appearance and condition of skin and hair; they are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Individual results vary.