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Do you have problems with skin blemishes and pimples or suffer from gum inflammation or dandruff? In our guide articles we give you valuable information and tips on various topics and explain how medical plants (e.g. tea tree oil) can help with your problem.

7 tips for healthy teeth

Did you know that cheese can be good against tooth decay? Or that your own saliva plays an enormously important role when it comes to healthy teeth?

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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Antiviral plants – How plants fight viruses

Learn now how antiviral plants and their extracts can help you fight viruses and stay healthy.

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Aphthae – causes and treatment of the white blisters in the mouth

Aphtae are whitish, slightly reddish and often painful spots in the mouth. In this article, you will learn how aphthae develop, what causes them, where they occur in the mouth and how you can treat the small white blisters.

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Dental hygienist Martina Schaale

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Causes of Pimples around the Chin – And How to Get Rid of Them!

They are not exactly our best friends and yet most of us make acquaintance with them: pimples on the chin. They appear in a wide variety of forms. Small or large pimples, superficial or underground pimples, painful or less painful pimples. How pimples on the chin develop, what causes them and how you can treat pimples on the chin, you will learn in this article.

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Detect and treat athlete’s foot!

Athlete's foot is one of the most common infectious diseases in industrialized countries. To recognize the disease in time is important for the appropriate treatment and the complete healing of the disease. In this article you will learn which signs and symptoms you should look out for and how you can prevent the development of foot fungus.

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Face Mapping

In this article you will learn what face mapping actually is, which zones there are in face mapping and how these different zones can be interpreted.

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Face Yoga

In this post you will learn some face yoga exercises to tighten your skin and reduce wrinkles.

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Kosmetikerin Alexandra Beck

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Get rid of stress acne: Recognize causes & Treat stress pimples

Stress is not good for our psyche or our body - that's nothing new. Nevertheless, many people underestimate the influence of stress on our skin. Stress spots can be caused by the body's stress response, or more precisely by the hormones that are released.

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How do you recognize comedogenic products?

Care products that cause skin impurities? Sounds contradictory at first, but it can certainly be the case. Find out here how you can recognize such products and ingredients.

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Impure skin due to hormones

Since our hormones are often to blame for blemished skin, here's an overview of the most common causes, development and treatment of hormonal acne.

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Initial worsening – What is behind Skin Purging?

Initial aggravations due to skin purging when introducing a new product can be quite normal. However, it is important that you are able to distinguish initial aggravations from allergies and know how to care for your skin during this time.

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Milia: Know the Underlying Causes and Prevent Skin Grains

Blemishes on the face are quite normal. But white spots under the eyes are not classic pimples, but so-called milia. What exactly milia are, how you can treat them and what you can do preventively against milia, you will learn in this article.

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Parodontitis – prevent, detect and treat!

Bleeding gums, receding gums or wobbly teeth - these can all be signs of parodontitis. Here you can find out how this disease develops and what you should bear in mind during prophylaxis.

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Dental hygienist Martina Schaale

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Proper facial care for blemished skin

You have blemished skin and are looking for the right care? Find out how impure skin develops, what causes impure skin and what the right care for impure skin looks like.

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What are the types of skin blemishes?

In this article you will learn what types of blemishes exist and how they are caused.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Why a mouth rinse is useful and important

In 2018, almost 12 million people in Germany used a mouthwash every day, around 14% of the population. Are you one of them, or are you still wondering whether it makes sense at all?

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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What are sebaceous filaments and how to get rid of them?

Do you also have small spots on your nose and chin? These are not blackheads, but follicular filaments. Learn in this article what follicular filaments are and how to treat them.

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Nina’s skin story

Your skin is as individual as you are. Whether it's due to stopping the pill, pregnancy, diet or stress - blemished skin can have many different causes. Some of our users have told us more about their skin and their experiences with alkmene MY TEA TREE OIL products. With their skin stories, we want to show you that blemished skin is something quite normal and completely natural.

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Maria’s Skin Story

Your skin is as individual as you are. Whether it's due to stopping the pill, pregnancy, diet or stress - blemished skin can have many different causes. Some of our users have told us more about their skin and their experiences with alkmene MY TEA TREE OIL products. With their skin stories, we want to show you that blemished skin is something quite normal and completely natural.

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Teeth and possible dental problems during pregnancy

Pregnancy changes many things - including the gums. Due to the hormonal changes, many things happen in the body. In this article we explain how your body and especially your teeth can change already in early pregnancy and how you can prevent "problems".

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Dental Hygiene Specialist Martina Schaale

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Underground and Encapsulated Pimples

Although hardly visible from the outside, subterranean pimples or even encapsulated pimples are nevertheless unpleasant and often painful. Discover the causes of blemishes and what you can do about them.

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Smoker’s skin and non-smoker’s skin – The skin after quitting smoking

Smoking is considered one of the unhealthiest habits, yet it is widespread and embedded in everyday life. While it mainly harms the lungs, most consumers forget that the skin also suffers. In this article you will learn how quitting smoking affects your skin and how you should care for your skin after quitting smoking.

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Alcohol in skincare

In skin care, not all alcohol is the same. Which alcohol is beneficial in facial care and which is allowed on the ingredient list, we tell you here.

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Blemished Skin and the Gut: The Gut as a Cause of Oily Skin and Acne

Even if the gut and the skin have little in common at first glance, the health of the gut can be reflected in the skin. A damaged gut can lead to oily skin and acne. What you can do about it, we reveal here.

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Impure skin in men

Even after puberty, some men are still prone to pimples, blemishes or acne - also called late acne in adulthood. Find out here how you can improve the state of your skin.

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Gums hurt – What to do?

Do your gums hurt, bleed and are swollen? We explain the possible causes, what you can do about it and how your gum problems can be effectively prevented.

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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Brushing teeth properly

You suffer from caries or periodontitis? Learn here how to clean your teeth properly to prevent these tooth/gum diseases.

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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What you should know about gingivitis

It is estimated that around 95% of Germans suffer from localized gingivitis. But how dangerous is it really? Learn more about symptoms, causes and treatment!

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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3 myths about proper oral hygiene

Fact or Fake? There are many recommendations about proper oral hygiene - but which of them are correct? In this article, we clarify the three biggest myths for us.

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Skin and hormones: blemishes like pimples after ovulation

Find out why the condition of your skin is related to your menstrual cycle and why pimples are normal after ovulation.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Skin care for blemished skin – 12 care principles

Struggling with blemished skin? Here you'll learn 12 skin care principles that will help you create a clearer complexion.

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Does tea tree oil help against pimples?

In this article you learn what pimples are, how they are formed and how tea tree oil can help against them.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Causes of impure skin

Struggling with recurring blemishes and tired of treating the symptoms? Learn more about the causes of blemished skin here and find sustainable beautiful, clear skin.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Blemished skin and pimples after stopping the pill

You have stopped taking the pill and have problems with blemished skin and pimples? Find out here how blemishes and pimples develop after stopping the pill and how you can treat them.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Pimples during pregnancy

Are you pregnant and struggling with blemishes? Find out here why your skin reacts this way and how you can effectively combat pregnancy acne.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Maskne – what to do when masks cause pimples

You struggle with blemished skin since you wear a mouth and nose mask every day? Learn more about the reasons for a so-called maskne and find back to a sustainable, beautiful and clean skin.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Menopausal skin problems

Do you have skin problems during menopause? Find out here how your skin changes during menopause and how you should best care for it now.

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Diet for blemished skin: what kind of food and nutrients can help

In this article you will learn which foods are responsible for blemished skin and which foods help to improve blemished skin.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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Backne – When pimples on the back become acne

Learn how to best deal with pimples on your back and what to look out for if you have acne on your back.

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Cosmetician Alexandra Beck

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What to do for itchy scalp?

Itchy scalp can have numerous triggers, from dandruff to over grooming. Learn more about why your scalp can itch and how to track down the reasons.

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Tea tree oil the allrounder

Tea tree oil may not smell good to many people, but it shows an effective effect on a wide variety of problem areas. Learn more about the all-rounder now.

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Dandruff – cosmetic problem or skin disease?

Do you suffer from dandruff? Learn more about the development of dry and oily dandruff and whether your dandruff is a case for the doctor.

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Detect and prevent caries

The bacterial infectious disease caries is one of the most common dental diseases. Find out now how you can recognize caries and prevent it effectively.

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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Our tips against bad breath

Bad breath is not pleasant for those affected, nor for those around them. That's why we give you valuable tips against the development and fight against bad breath.

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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Vegan toothpaste – what you should know

Is toothpaste vegan and does it clean like conventional toothpastes? Learn the most important tips about "vegan toothpaste" now.

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Dental hygienist Birgit Schlee

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