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Skin Anatomy

The skin is the largest organ of the people. Depending on body size and body weight of their surface 1,5-2 m2. The skin has a mass of 3,5-10 kilograms and makes about 16 percent of body weight from.
While the skin on the feet and hands as a bar skin, is the rest of the body [...]

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Urea and arginine hydrochloride in skin dryness

At the age it is very important to Feuchtigsverlust of the skin by moisturizing creams and emulsions offset.
Dry skin is one of the typical changes of aging skin, so be retroactive greasy creams (for example, urea 5-10%) and water retention Externa used to the water to stabilize the skin . Dermatokosmetischen Many products can be [...]

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

This peeling occurs only to a slight peeling of the skin treatment.

A surface peeling occurs around 0.06 millimeters in the epidermis, the stratum corneum in one. The peeling substances are naturally occurring acids, alpha hydroxy acids. These include glycol, milk, lemon, almond and tartaric acid. Glycolic acid is well suited for light skin peeling treatments.
The acids are used in concentrations of 20 – 70 percent with [...]

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

How well your skin through the winter comes

Winter Skin Care Whether indoors or outdoors, the air is much drier than in the warmer seasons. With decreasing temperature, the relative humidity. That is, the colder the air is, the less moisture it can absorb. With the temperature decrease changes the metabolism of the skin. If the temperature below 8 degrees Celsius, the sebaceous [...]

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Prevention of early aging

It is very important to the skin from the outset to maintain and protect. Particularly intense sunlight makes the skin to create.
The extrinsic skin aging can reduce sun exposure by the skin will be low, especially the summer sun-11-15 clock-should be avoided. In this context, an adequate sun protection, and clothing, as well as creams, [...]

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Hyaluronic acid for more volume

Hyaluronic acid is in the area of wrinkles injected, it binds water in the tissues and leads to a volume increase of the skin.
For several years, hyaluronic acid is successful in the wrinkle treatment, due to the strong water retention properties. Hyaluronic acid occurs in all mammals and bacteria. The preparations in practice usually stem [...]

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Vitamins that get under your skin

Vitamins are not only important for health. Thus, a lack of vitamin A to skin dryness and excessive keratinisation the skin.
An important antioxidant is vitamin A, it is important for growth, bone formation and to maintain a healthy skin. The organism can be beta-carotenoids in a step metabolism of vitamin A form. A dietary deficiency [...]

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Moonstruck : Moon bath!!

New Moon: The body can go
This phase is for a fresh start and cleaning, i.e., the moon now supports the renewal and cleansing skin processes in the body perfectly. It is also the time for the deep cleansing facial and body. Go into the sauna or steam room and to do something now for your [...]

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Face mask

What are the face masks?
The face masks are skin care complementary health of the skin and applying
creams on the face. Traditionally, it
does not recommend face masks more than once or twice a week. The face masks are
made on skin cleaned with a mild The mask is removed usually by a new toilet
face. The masks [...]

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Facial Scrub

What’s the use of facial scrub?
The facial scrub is a skin care facial designed to illuminate the complexion
and refine the skin. The facial scrubs are part of care face additional health
of the skin and applying creams on the face. Traditionally, it does not
recommend scrubbing more than once or twice a week and avoid peeling on [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008