MICROBIOME OPTIMIZATION

• Main Authors: ELLINGTON-LAWRENCE, Rayne, CLIFTON, G. D, ELLINGTON, Joanna E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.02.2023
• Subjects: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; TESTING

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for acidic compositions for use in optimizing the genital microbiome of a user or sexual partners of that user. The compositions may comprise a prebiotic oligosaccharide, a metal co-factor, and an essential oil comprising bornyl acetate. The compositions support the genital microbiota and are useful for, for example, hydrating, lubricating, cleaning, and/or decreasing irritation or inflammation of the urogenital and/or anogenital region of a subject, and/or enhancing the beneficial genital microbiota of a subject. Such compositions are useful before, during, and/or after sexual and/or reproductive activity. Furthermore, the compositions may have minimal or beneficial effect on gametes.