# Preval Dermatica ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Founded | 1980 | | Origin | Germany | | Headquarters | Tangstedt | | Status | Active | | Manufacturing | Germany | | Distribution | Pharmacy | | Website | https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ | Preval Dermatica is a German company that makes what it calls "medical skin care" (*medizinische Hautpflege*): creams, cleansers, shampoos and treatments aimed at dry, itchy and sensitive skin, dry hair and scalp, and brittle nails. It describes itself as a family business that has existed since 1980 [1], a founding year also given in independent accounts of the brand [10]. The company trades as Preval Dermatica GmbH from Tangstedt in Germany [3]. The range is small, built around a handful of products with names such as LIPOGEL, LIPOJOBA, LIPOLID and ONYX, along with a hair-growth product called RE-ACTIN. It is sold mainly through pharmacies and through the company's own online shop. The brand is active. ## Origin & founders Preval Dermatica dates its beginnings to 1980 and presents itself on its homepage as a "German family business". Its research page sums up the decades since in a single line: since 1980, the company says, it has offered medical care products intended to keep skin, hair and nails healthy. The founders are not named publicly, and the company does not tell a founding story on its website. The business is registered as a German limited-liability company, Preval Dermatica GmbH, with its address in Tangstedt [3]. Joachim Jencquel is named as its managing director [2]. The company describes itself as family-owned and names no parent company or investor group; no acquisitions or changes of ownership are documented. ## Philosophy & positioning Preval Dermatica places itself between everyday cosmetics and medicine. The headline on its homepage is simply "Medizinische Hautpflege", and the company calls itself an expert in medical skin care. Its central promise concerns what it leaves out as much as what it puts in. According to the company, its products are developed in close cooperation with dermatologists, contain only what the skin needs to regenerate, and deliberately avoid plant ingredients that could trigger allergies [1]. The homepage lists the qualities the company wants its products to be known for: formulas built around active ingredients, economical use, fast and lasting relief, support for rebuilding the skin barrier, and good tolerance. Instead of arranging its catalogue only by product type, the website also sorts it by skin condition. Visitors can browse by atopic eczema (*Neurodermitis*), psoriasis, allergies, itchy skin, sensitive skin, dry hands, dry skin, dry hair, itchy scalp, brittle nails and dry eyelids. The approach reflects the brand's focus on people with an existing skin complaint rather than on general beauty routines. The company states its vision as helping people who suffer from skin problems to find their way back to naturally healthy skin, and with it to greater well-being and more joy in life [2]. The same idea runs through its tagline, which translates roughly as "back to well-being and a new zest for life with naturally healthy skin". Four values are listed on its "About us" page: integrity, closeness and care, experience and research, and efficiency. The company explains integrity as transparent and responsible conduct towards customers and staff. Efficiency, in its own words, means affordable solutions "without frills", on the principle that less is more. The same page stresses personal contact, and the website keeps separate contact channels for doctors and for pharmacies alongside those for consumers. ## Products & innovation The core of the range is a group of care products for dry and sensitive conditions. On the homepage, under the heading "most requested", the company features six items: - **preval LIPOGEL**, described as a product for very dry hands and skin areas, sold in several sizes up to 400 ml. - **preval SAPO**, a shower gel for dry skin. - **preval LIPOJOBA**, a care shampoo for dry hair and a dry scalp. - **preval ONYX**, a small 10 ml treatment for brittle or split nails. - **preval LIPOLID**, an eyelid balm for dry and sensitive eyelids, supplied as a 15 ml roll-on with a stainless-steel ball. - **RE-ACTIN**, marketed as a hair-growth activator. RE-ACTIN stands apart from the rest of the range: the company presents it as a solution for hair loss. It is built around Redensyl™, a trademarked active ingredient, and the company says it has been shown to promote hair growth, giving visibly fuller hair after 10 to 12 weeks [1]. No independent study of the product is documented. Jojoba oil is the ingredient the brand talks about most. It gives LIPOJOBA its name, and the company's ingredient guide calls it a "true wonder elixir" for brittle hair and a dry scalp, saying it helps the skin to regenerate. A 2024 article in the brand's advice section returns to the same theme, describing jojoba oil as a remedy in hair care. Preval Dermatica also publishes an A-to-Z glossary of every ingredient used in its products, each with a short note on what it does. The company presents the list as a matter of transparency. Read side by side with its other statements, the glossary adds some nuance. In its FAQ, the company says it deliberately avoids potentially harmful ingredients such as parabens and silicones [7]. The glossary, however, includes cyclopentasiloxane, which it describes as a siloxane oil that leaves a smooth feel on the skin [8]. Likewise, while the homepage says potentially allergenic plant ingredients are left out, the glossary lists fragrance components such as citronellol. The company addresses this directly: it says these substances are used in high dilution, so that its products show no intolerance or allergenic potential. Other entries include camphor, described as cooling and soothing, and chitosan, a natural polymer the company uses to protect and smooth the cuticle. ## Science & innovation The company leans on testing and medical endorsement rather than on proprietary technology. It says all preval products are dermatologically tested by an independent laboratory [5], and that every product carries the Dermatest seal, a mark confirming skin tolerance; the seal shown on its website carries the rating "sehr gut" (very good). No other third-party certifications are documented. Preval Dermatica goes further in its claims about medical support. Its homepage states that its products are recommended by dermatologists every day, and its research page says they are recommended internationally by dermatologists on the strength of scientifically proven effectiveness. These are the company's own statements; no named study, clinical partner or patent is documented. Much of the brand's scientific content is educational. Its advice section, *Preval Ratgeber*, carries short articles on sunburn aftercare, hand care in cold weather, dandruff, oil baths for dry skin, brittle nails and common myths about nail care. One article reports on a study by a German-Swiss team of dermatologists, which found that almost one in three people is affected by dry skin. ## Sustainability Preval Dermatica says its products are manufactured in Germany in line with the EU Cosmetics Regulation [7]. On the page it devotes to social engagement, the company says it tries to limit its environmental impact by producing exclusively in its own region of Germany and by using production methods and packaging that are as environmentally friendly as possible [6]. On animal welfare, the company answers the question in its FAQ plainly, saying that Preval does not carry out animal testing [7]. The statement is the company's own; no cruelty-free certification from an outside body is documented. ## Current status Preval Dermatica is active. Its homepage was last updated in December 2025, and its online shop was operating with current prices in September 2026. The most recent articles in its advice section date from June 2024. Alongside pharmacy distribution, the company's own online shop ships within Germany and to Austria. Although the company refers to international dermatologist recommendations, its documented sales are concentrated in the German-speaking market. Its website links to no social-media accounts. ## Signature products {#belagg-products} - **preval LIPOGEL** — Für sehr trockene Hände / Hautareale — https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ - **preval SAPO** — Duschgel für trockene Haut — https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ - **preval LIPOJOBA** — Pflegeshampoo für trockene Haare / Kopfhaut — https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ - **preval ONYX** — Für brüchige oder spröde Nägel — https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ - **preval LIPOLID** — Lidbalsam für trockene und empfindliche Augenlider — https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ ## Key ingredients {#belagg-ingredients} Jojoba oil (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil) Source: https://www.preval-dermatica.de/preval-ratgeber/inhaltsstoffe/ ## Mentioned in {#belagg-press} - **genuss-fee.at (Austrian lifestyle blog, not A-tier editorial)** (2015) — Blog review of preval Lipojoba shampoo and Lipolid eyelid balm, bought in a pharmacy; states: "Preval Dermatica wurde 1980 gegründet und entwickelt seither in enger Zusammenarbeit mit namenhafter Dermatologen und Schweizer Wissenschaftlern höchst verträgliche Produkte" — http://www.genuss-fee.at/2015/06/preval-dermatica/ ## Sources 1. (T1) https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ 2. (T1) https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ueber-preval/ueber-uns/ 3. (T2) https://www.preval-dermatica.de/impressum/ 5. (T2) https://www.preval-dermatica.de/wissenschaft/forschung-entwicklung/ 6. (T2) https://www.preval-dermatica.de/ueber-preval/soziales-engagement/ 7. (T2) https://www.preval-dermatica.de/service/faq/ 8. (T2) https://www.preval-dermatica.de/preval-ratgeber/inhaltsstoffe/ 10. (T4) http://www.genuss-fee.at/2015/06/preval-dermatica/ --- Glowpedia · · Published 2026-09-30 Please cite with a link to the article URL.