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Purulent skin inflammations

Inflammatory skin processes cannot always be avoided.

However, knowing the risk factors makes it easier to prevent them and treat them early.

In any case, it is worth paying appropriate attention to your own skin.

Certain areas of the skin are more prone to inflammatory processes than others.

Problems can occur especially in areas with many glands and hairs. Heavy sweating—particularly in areas where skin touches or rubs against skin—is also an important factor. This can also be promoted by severe overweight. Nevertheless, the phenomenon occurs in many other everyday situations, for example due to work and lifestyle habits or sports.

These areas should be examined more closely:

  • Fingernails and toenails
  • Forehead and face
  • Neck, especially the nape
  • Armpits
  • Intimate area
  • Back of the knee
  • Back and buttocks

An increased risk of inflammatory skin processes includes:

Human skin has a natural protective layer with a pH value of around 5.7. The skin needs this slightly acidic film on the outermost layer for self-protection to prevent harmful bacteria, viruses and fungi from entering the skin. Incorrect care or excessive use of disinfectant changes the pH value and damages and impairs the skin’s acid mantle. This makes it easier for pathogens that cause inflammation to penetrate the skin.

When shaving, the blades of a razor usually also injure parts of the outermost layer of skin. This creates tiny wounds that are not always visible to the naked eye. These wounds allow bacteria or germs to enter, which can cause skin inflammation.

Certain areas of skin are often put under particular strain when, due to too little movement, your body weight rests on them continuously. This is usually related to a person’s limited mobility due to old age or illness. Because of this continuous pressure, these areas are particularly susceptible to skin inflammation.

Friction on the skin—for example due to sporting activities that continuously require the same movement sequence—can damage the outermost layer of skin or even rub it off completely in places. This makes it easier for inflammation-causing fungi, bacteria or viruses to penetrate the skin.

A weakened immune system, for example due to chronic pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, promotes skin inflammation. People with diabetes often suffer from poor blood circulation in the skin or very dry areas of skin; this can also promote the development of inflammatory, purulent skin conditions.

Stress and an unhealthy lifestyle, e.g. alcohol, cigarettes and an unhealthy diet, have been proven to impair a person’s immune system. As a result, the body is weakened and can no longer adequately fight pathogens that cause inflammation that it would otherwise be able to withstand.

ilon Salbe classic

Make ilon Classic your reliable partner for purulent skin inflammations. With its unique combination of active ingredients, it can take on bothersome, unpleasant and purulent skin inflammations.

ilon Classic inhibits skin inflammation and thus reduces painful swelling and pressure. Circulation-promoting ingredients accelerate the natural healing process.

Mode of action, properties, ingredients:

All areas of application

If symptoms persist for a longer period, complaints worsen, or possible side effects occur, consult a doctor or pharmacist.

Other inflammatory skin conditions

For these purulent inflammations, it is recommended to see a doctor for an examination and further clarification of treatment:
Facial abscess, boil, carbuncle

ilon® Classic Ointment. Active ingredients: larch turpentine, turpentine oil (maritime pine type), eucalyptus oil. A traditional herbal medicinal product for the treatment of mild, localised, purulent skin inflammation, such as small pus-filled nodules, inflamed hair follicles and inflamed sweat glands, based solely on long-standing use. Contains butylhydroxytoluene. (Information as of December 2024)

For information on risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and ask your doctor or pharmacist.

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*If symptoms persist, if your condition worsens, or if you experience any side effects, you should consult a doctor or pharmacist.