Skincare Blog: Tips for effective skin care

Anti-aging, slow-aging, glow-aging: For years, beauty experts have been thinking about aging and how we can support our skin over time. The fact is: we are getting older. This cannot be prevented. But we can have a say in how we age. Above all, our skin quality is of particular importance - and that is exactly what the “well-aging” beauty revolution is all about. Dr. phil. Meike Streker is a doctor of cosmetics scientist, lecturer and expert on skin physiology and evidence-based cosmetics and explains what the term is all about and how we can support our skin with well-aging. 

In winter our skin is exposed to various factors that deprive the skin of moisture. In our article you will find out more about skin care in winter and we will give you helpful tips for radiantly beautiful skin in the winter months.

Summer is probably the most beautiful time of the year, but it means pure stress for our skin. Now it's time to recover our skin from the stresses of summer, care for it with the right active ingredients and provide it with intensive moisture. Our skin care expert Dr. Meike Streker tells you what you need to pay particular attention to when caring for sun-damaged skin:

Just as you adapt your clothing to the current weather, you need to question your main care routine every few months. Especially at the beginning of spring, it is worth putting the rich creams aside for the time being and using light care. Don’t forget UV protection!

To protect ourselves and those around us, we wash and disinfect our hands thoroughly several times a day. But this puts our skin through a severe test, because alcohol-based disinfectants and soaps with a high pH value can attack the skin's natural protective acid mantle and thus cause lasting damage to the skin barrier. Dry and cracked areas, skin rashes or even inflammation, known as skin eczema, can result.

UV radiation, heat and sea and chlorine water can dry out the skin and lead to irregularities in the complexion. The right care is therefore even more important to soothe the skin, provide it with intensive moisture and make it appear fresher and more radiant. The right skin care is a must, even on a summer vacation!

Television, laptop or smartphone - everyday life without screen time is hard to imagine. Certainly even less in the current lock-down situation. But the effects of blue light on our skin should not be underestimated. Blue light penetrates deep into the skin and leads to the formation of free radicals. It therefore causes damage to the skin, which leads to premature aging, reduced skin elasticity and wrinkles. Exposure to blue light at night can also affect our sleep and therefore cause dark circles under the eyes.

Young and intact skin is particularly responsive. It constantly reacts to internal and external influences. Skin cells continually produce structural components (such as collagen or lipids) of the skin to meet their needs. The skin is a highly developed biological system of constant signals and reactions.

It's 7 a.m. and you worked late yesterday or were out with friends. As soon as you stand in front of the mirror, you notice noticeable circles under your eyes - everyone knows that feeling.