Seborrhea: Causes, Treatment & Help

Seborrhea, also known as seborrheic eczema or also seborrheic dermatitis, is a skin inflammation. The greasy, scaly inflammation occurs on the hairy head, trunk as well as face. Those areas of the skin affected by seborrhea show redness, with greasy, yellowish scales also appearing. In a few cases, patients complain of severe itching. What is … Seborrhea: Causes, Treatment & Help

Protection from Skin Aging: General Tips on Sun Protection

General information about sun protection Sunscreen should be applied from UV index 3-5. Sunscreen should not be massaged in.The more a sunscreen is rubbed and massaged in, the worse the sun protection. After a vigorous massage, the skin is almost as unprotected as without sunscreen.The reason is that the UV filter acts only on the … Protection from Skin Aging: General Tips on Sun Protection

Eyes and Sunscreen

Normal everyday glasses should have UV protection 400 (US standard), which means that the dangerous UV-B and UV-A rays from 0-400 nm are blocked from the eye. This is fulfilled by plastic lenses with a refractive index of 1.6 and higher, as well as specially treated glass materials. Normal glass and plastic with a lower … Eyes and Sunscreen

Skin Damage

What damage can the skin take from the sun? The main cause of skin aging is the sun’s rays! All skin sections – epidermis, corium and subcutaneous fatty tissue – age due to ultraviolet light. The UV rays release reactive oxygen compounds (ROS) – see also oxidative stress. This leads, among other things, to DNA … Skin Damage

The Skin Type Decides Your Sun Tolerance: Skin Type and Sun Protection Factor

The risk of skin cancer due to intensive sun exposure is still underestimated. So it is not surprising if at least 180,000 new cases of “light skin cancer” (forms of light skin cancer: actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma (BZK; basal cell carcinoma), squamous cell carcinoma of the skin) are known again this year. Especially when … The Skin Type Decides Your Sun Tolerance: Skin Type and Sun Protection Factor

Sun Protection Factor

The sun protection factor (SPF; LF; Sun Protection Factor (SPF)) indicates how many times longer one can be exposed to the sun (UVA and UVB rays) with a sunscreen (sunscreen) without getting a sunburn (= perceptible reddening of the skin) than would be possible with the respective individual self-protection time. To calculate the self-protection time … Sun Protection Factor

The right skin care for men

Introduction The skin is the largest sensory organ in humans and performs important protective functions. This is why good skin hygiene and skin care is so important. There are many things that need to be considered! The right skin care depends on the skin type, the season and age. Male skin is usually thicker than … The right skin care for men

Skin care in different age groups | The right skin care for men

Skin care in different age groups It is well known that pimples break out during puberty. This is because there is a change in the hormone balance, which also causes increased sebum production. However, if facial care and cleansing are not carried out properly, the sebaceous glands become clogged very quickly and inflammation and pimples … Skin care in different age groups | The right skin care for men