10 Maxims for Beautiful Skin – and a Better Life

In »How to Look Better«, Prof. Dr. Volker Steinkraus distills four decades of clinical dermatology into ten maxims that outline the factors shaping how skin looks – and how it ages. The book approaches the skin as part of the whole organism: sleep, nutrition, exercise, and sun protection are as much a part of it as friendship, touch, and inner coherence. Because all of it is reflected in the skin.

Evidence-based, precise, without longevity hype or anti-aging promises.

The English version will be published in summer 2026.

Read an excerpt here.

Key Points

• Well-aging rather than anti-aging: a biological understanding of aging processes as the foundation for a realistic approach to health and time.
• Sleep as a skin factor: nighttime regeneration and the measurable impact of sleep deprivation on skin aging.
• Balanced sun protection: UVA and UVB radiation, filter assessment, and a differentiated clinical perspective.
• Evidence-based active ingredients: which compounds actually work – and why many do not.
• Social and psychological factors: how friendship, touch, and tolerance affect the skin on an immunological and physiological level.
  

Benefits

• distills 40 years of clinical knowledge into practical insights
• replaces a correction mindset with biological understanding
• supports a long-term, realistic approach to aging
• clarifies what actually influences the skin
• helps distinguish effective measures from marketing claims