Skin Academy

Part of our mission is to share our knowledge and expertise about our largest organ, the skin. It is our first line of defense and plays an important role in our well-being. The more we know about it, the better we can take care of it. There is a lot of research done on the skin and our Chief scientific officer, Johanna Gillbro, is one of the leading scientists in the field. In this section we will present the latest news coming from the scientific world as well as present to you the basics about skin health and skin.

Tips and tricks – how to best protect your hands
Skin ·
2020.05.07
Tips and tricks – how to best protect your hands
Winter, heat, water, dry air, lots of handwashing, soap and sanitizer. A normal day in our life can really take its toll on our poor hands! Washing our hands is a habit we hardly think about, but what about moisturizing our hands? Many of...
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7 lifestyle factors that affect your skin
Skin ·
2020.04.08
7 lifestyle factors that affect your skin
The status of your skin health is to a large extent a reflection of your lifestyle. Everything we put in our body, from carrots to tobacco smoke, affects your skin. That is why some lifestyle habits can cause premature skin...
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Carotenoids - the reason you should indulge in carrots
Skin ·
2020.03.22
Carotenoids - the reason you should indulge in carrots
The fact that vegetables are stuffed with healthy substances is not news. The color, or pigment of the vegetable, is what gives one of many positive effects. A dark purple eggplant is good for you in a different way than...
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What you didn't know about vitiligo
vitiligo ·
2020.03.20
What you didn't know about vitiligo
Vitiligo is a chronic skin disease characterized by depigmented (white) skin areas on the body. The disease is common and affects 1-2 percent of the population globally. Statistically, there may be many more since most people do not seek medical care for pigment changes...
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Good bacteria in skincare?
skin microbiome ·
2020.03.19
Good bacteria in skincare?
In the past decade, research on the microbiome has completely boomed. Each one of us carries trillions of microorganisms in the form of bacteria, viruses, and fungi on our skin. There are so many that we actually have more bacterial...
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An introduction to the skin microbiome
skin microbiome ·
2020.03.18
An introduction to the skin microbiome
Research made on the microbiome has completely boomed during the past few years and more and more people are talking about it. It wasn’t until recently scientists learned that all humans are hosts to trillions of micro-organisms belonging to thousands...
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