Q & A about Acne Prone Skin

• Do Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin products help relieve seborrhoeic eczema?
• What do you do if you have combination skin?
• How do you care for your skin during pregnancy?
• Why and when should you use a scrub?

Do Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin products help relieve seborrhoeic eczema?

Seborrhoeic eczema occurs in various forms in infants and adults. We do not really know what causes this condition, but in many cases, sebaceous glands produce an excess of sebum (oil). Since it "s easily confused with psoriasis, you may want to get the opinion of more than one dermatologist.

Make sure to cleanse skin regularly to help remove excess sebum. Use oil-free products (you want to eliminate oil, not add more). You do want to use a daily moisturizer especially if you are on medications which dry you out, such as isotretinoin. We suggest cleansing with Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin Sebum Reducing Cleansing Gel followed by Clarifying Facial Tonic. Follow with Skin Regulating Cream-Gel as your oil-free daily moisturizer.

What do you do if you have combination skin?

Having dry skin (for example, on your cheeks) and oily skin in the T-zone is actually quite common. You probably thought oily skin, blemishes and acne would go away once you headed into adulthood. Unfortunately, that "s often not the case. Hormone fluctuations induced by puberty and stress change the way the sebaceous glands react to testosterone. As a result, the glands produce more sebum (oil). This oil plugs the skin follicles, bacteria begin to grow and the area becomes inflamed. The combination of these (excess oil, irregular removal of dead skin cells and bacteria) leads to blemishes and acne, symptoms of which include pimples, blackheads, dilated pores, shiny or irritated areas.

Consistently following a daily skincare regimen can help balance both the dry and oily areas. We suggest cleansing with Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin Sebum Reducing Cleansing Gel. This gentle cleanser removes the excess oil from the skin, while effectively fighting bacteria without leaving your skin feeling tight or dry. Follow with Clarifying Tonic which contains Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin´s key ingredient: Lactic Acid. Known to fight bacteria and exfoliate skin, Lactic Acid is also one of skin´s own natural moisturizing factors (NMF´s). Apply Skin Regulating Cream-Gel as your oil-free daily moisturizer.

If your skin remains very dry in certain areas (such as your cheeks), you can use an additional moisturizing cream after applying the Cream-Gel. We suggest Eucerin Sensitive Facial Skin Hydrobalance or Dry Skin Relief Face Cream with 5% Urea.

How do you care for your skin during pregnancy?

Since puberty you have only had a few blemishes. Now you´re pregnant and your complexion looks like a teenager´s again. You need something to improve your skin, but you certainly don´t want to use anything which would harm your baby.

You can safely use Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin products during pregnancy and while nursing. Eucerin® places high demands on its formulas. We test all products for safety and skin compatibility prior to putting them on the market. We select only high quality ingredients and use them in safe concentrations for cosmetic products.

The Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin range contains Lactic Acid, skin´s own natural moisturizing factor (NMF) found in its top layers. It does not penetrate into the deeper skin layers, so it´s safe to use during pregnancy. Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin Sebum Reducing Cleansing Gel does contain salicylic acid in a very low concentration (considerably lower than 1%). It is used in this product exclusively as a preservative. You should not use concentrations of salicylic acid greater than 1% during pregnancy. Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin Sebum Reducing Cleansing Gel does not reach this limit and is safe to use.

Why and when should you use a scrub?

A mechanical peeling with coarse-grained, sharp edged particles could obviously damage the outer layer of the skin and impair its protective function. When we developed Eucerin® Acne Prone Skin Daily Scrub, we definitely took this into consideration. We purposely selected mild peeling particles and tensides to make the scrub appropriate for daily use. Its key ingredient, Lactic Acid, also supports exfoliation, not in a mechanical way, but chemically. It´s the skin´s own alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) responsible for mild exfoliation. The Lactic Acid, found in the beads of the Daily Scrub, releases into the formula as you cleanse. We recommend using Clarifying Facial Tonic after Daily Scrub followed by Skin Regulating Cream-Gel as your oil-free daily moisturizer.

You should not use a scrub or peeling before you go to a tanning studio. From a dermatological point of view, you should not visit tanning studios because of the intense UV exposure, which can lead to serious skin damage. A peeling would additionally reduce the effectiveness of the skin´s outer layer to protect from light and would further intensify UV exposure.