Acne vulgaris - Role of cosmetics

作者：Korting H C^*; Borelli C; Schoellmann C

来源：Hautarzt, 2010, 61(2): 126-131.

DOI：10.1007/s00105-009-1832-z

• Acne
• pH of the skin
• Skin cleansing
• Skin care
• Evidence based cosmetics

Appropriate cosmetics for skin cleansing are capable of contributing to a reduction of especially inflammatory lesions in acne-prone patients and to support pharmacological intervention in patients with manifest acne. Cleansing of acne-prone skin should employ acidified synthetic cleansers with a pH of 5.5 rather than soap. Furthermore, the ingredients of certain skin care products, i.e. nicotinamide, lactic acid, triethyl acetate/ethyllineolate, and prebiotic plant extracts, affect different mechanisms of acne pathogenesis and therefore may contribute to a decrease in acne lesions. At least some of these ingredients underscore the concept of evidence-based cosmetics. In contrast, the problem of acne lesions caused by comedogenic ingredients in cosmetics today is negligible.

• 出版日期2010-2