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Table 4.

Studies showing the effect of prebiotics on the skin.

Prebiotic	Dose	Subjects	Main Results	Reference
AOS	Not exactly defined	Infants	Formula supplementation with a specific mixture of oligosaccharides was effective in preventing atopic dermatitis in low-risk infants.	[136]
GOS	Not exactly defined	Infants	Risk of some immune diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, reduced.	[136]
	0.8 g/100 mL	Infants		[137]
	0.8 g/day for 6 months	Newborn infants		[141]
GOS with or without probiotics	100 mg of GOS daily for 12 weeks	Hairless mice exposed to the UV	Water retention enhanced, and erythema reduced.	[175]
GOS with or without probiotics	600 mg of GOS for 4 weeks	Adult healthy women	Water and keratin reduction caused by phenols decreased.	[177]