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Skin and More

Here you will find regular updates from the Steinkraus universe.

Videos featuring Prof. Dr. Steinkraus, in-depth information on skin, health, and care, as well as insights into the functions of the skin – and how to support it wisely. Additionally, news about our products, clarification of skincare myths, current research findings, and practical tips to help you get the most out of your skincare routine.

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Hyaluronsäure: der beste Kurzstreckenläufer

Hyaluronic Acid: the Sprinter of Skincare

What It Actually Does – and What It Doesn’t Hyaluronic acid does not rejuvenate. It does not build collagen, does not improve skin structure, does not restore degraded fibres. Those who expect that from it are expecting the wrong ...

Skin Health Ingredients Knowledge

Sonne – Freund oder Feind?

The sun – friend or enemy?

Why the answer is more complicated than either camp claims When it comes to the sun, there are two camps. Some never leave the house without sunscreen and see a threat in every ray of sunlight. Others lie carelessly in the midday s...

Skin Health Knowledge

Was Haut und Moor gemeinsam haben

Was Haut und Moor gemeinsam haben

Two Systems, One Principle Walking through a bog – best in the early morning – you get a sense of a system that has grown slowly. Layer by layer, over millennia. Nothing here is fast. As a dermatologist, I inevitably think of skin....

Sustainability Knowledge

Don't Smoke

Don't Smoke

What Smoking Does to the Skin – and Why the Damage Cannot Be Undone Everyone knows that smoking is harmful. To the lungs, to the blood vessels, to all organs. What follows here is what smoking does specifically to the skin – and w...

Skin Health Knowledge

(19) Hydrogel Eye Pads

(19) Hydrogel Eye Pads

Care for the most sensitive area of the face The skin around the eyes is only around 0.5 millimetres thick, compared to the usual one to two. It contains far fewer natural lipids and loses moisture quickly, while struggling to ret...

Ingredients Produkte Knowledge

Pickel ausdrücken? Keine gute Idee.

Squeezing Spots? Usually a Bad Idea.

Why Fingers on the Face Almost Never Help There is an impulse almost everyone knows: a small inflammation on the face, a spot, a red patch – and the hand moves there automatically. It feels like taking control. In reality, it is t...

Skin Health Knowledge

Eat, Drink and Exercise Wisely

Eat, Drink and Exercise Wisely

Why There Is No Such Thing as a Skin Diet When it comes to nutrition, confusion is widespread: trends, superfoods, detox protocols, conflicting studies. Yet what I have observed over decades of clinical practice is ultimately quite sim...

Skin Health Knowledge

Täglicher Lichtschutz als Teil der Pflege

Daily Light Protection as Part of Skincare

Sun protection is not a seasonal matter. UV radiation acts year-round – on overcast days, in the city, on the way to work. Those who apply light protection only on holiday leave the skin’s greatest external aging factor unchecked on 300 ou...

Skin Health Produkte Knowledge

staYoung – Podcast: Sonnenschutz oder Vitamin D

staYoung – Podcast: Sun Protection or Vitamin D

The sun makes us age. It also makes us ill. And yet it is not our enemy. Nina Ruge invited Prof. Dr Steinkraus onto her longevity podcast staYoung — for a long, in-depth conversation about UV radiation, skin cancer, sun protection factors...

Skin Health Podcasts Knowledge