These include: Stimulating the intermediary metabolism to relieve the skin of increased metabolic processes, e.g. acne vulgaris, excessive secretion of the sebaceous glands (seborrhoea).
Disorders of the barrier to external influences and internal process shifts of the skin, e.g. skin inflammation (dermatitis), neurodermatitis, eczema, itching, superficial skin defects, tendency to fungal diseases.