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
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
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 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
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
Pigment spots that stand out from the rest of the skin color, which are usually also called birthmarks or moles because of the dark coloring, are not only a cosmetic impairment for many people. Pigment spots can, as it were, be clear indications of a serious skin disease. What are pigment spots? Basically, these spots … Pigment Spots: Causes, Treatment & Help
Chloasma (Greek chloazein = to be green; melasma: Greek melas = black; pregnancy spots; ICD-10: L81.1) refers to a circumscribed benign (benign) hyperpigmentation that occurs on the face. The condition is more common in people with dark skin type (skin type III-IV according to Fitzpatrick). Age of manifestation (first age of onset): 20-40 years; average … Melasma: Chloasma
In tinea pedis (synonyms: Mycosis pedis; athlete’s foot (tinea pedum); mycosis of the feet; tinea pedis; tinea pedum; ICD-10 B35.3: Tinea pedis) is the fungus of the sole of the foot and/or interdigital spaces between the toes (athlete’s foot), the most common dermatophytosis (infection caused by dermatophytes). In English, athlete’s foot is called athlete’s foot. … Tinea Pedis: Athlete’S Foot
Spider naevi (colloquially called vascular spiders; synonyms: hepatic nevus; nevus araneus; spider; spider naevi; spider naevus; spider naevus; spider angioma; spider nevus; cobweb nevus; stellate bangioma; Eng. spider nevus, spider angioma; ICD-10 I78.1: spider nevus) are vascular neoplasms with 0.2 to 1.0 cm of web-like redness. They may occur singly or in groups. Symptoms – … Spider Naevi, Naevus Araneus, Vascular Spiders
Milia (singular milium, Latin “millet (grain)”; synonyms: Hautgries; semolina grains; Hautmilien, semolina grains; ICD-10 L72.0) are small white cysts filled with whitish horny beads. They have no overt connection to the skin surface. Milia are harmless skin lesions. However, they are often perceived as a cosmetic problem. They occur in young adults, especially women. Infants … Milia: Grains of Semolina
In herpes zoster (synonyms: Herpes zoster (shingles); herpes-zoster; shingles; zoster; zoster auricularis; zoster conjunctivae; zoster generalisatus; zoster ischiadicus; zoster neuralgia; zoster neuritis; zoster pain; ICD-10 B02.-: Zoster [herpes zoster]) is the reactivation of a latent infection with varicella zoster virus (human herpes virus type 3 (HHV-3); from the herpes virus family). Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is … Zoster: Shingles
In onychomycosis (synonyms: Mycosis of the nails; Nail fungus (onychomycosis); Tinea unguium; ICD-10 B35.1: Tinea unguium) is the fungus of the fingernails or toenails (nail fungus) caused by dermatophytes. The toenails are affected about four times more frequently. There is always an additional tinea pedis (athlete’s foot). Onychomycosis is the most common disease of the … Onychomycosis: Nail Fungus
