In this book provide the currently popular term "Anti-Pollution Cosmetics" to rationalize the validity of the statement. Protection against harmful substances often is mentioned without specifying the environmental influences or stating what kind of "detoxifying" mechanisms are taking place.

Perhaps the preparations are not so different from conventional cosmetic products and their claims. Stricter laws have led to a drop in environmental pollution in Germany in the past decades.

By the same token, the individual sensitivity to harmful environmental influences has been on the increase. Besides the products for skin protection, also "detox" cosmetics have become established today.

An expert on the subject informs on the mechanism and point of action. Apart from body cleansing, fragrance purposes, and decorative care, cosmetic preparations primarily focus on preventive skin protection.

While cosmetic skin protection has historically focused on the strengthening of the skin barrier by administering fatty substances or, in other words, has been oriented towards a more passive approach, it took quite a while until the aspect of more active skin protection was added. .