diff --git a/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx b/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx
index 6d194517bf56..db5fa824b9f5 100644
--- a/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx
+++ b/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx
@@ -28,19 +28,6 @@
 #include "cppu/helper/purpenv/Mapping.hxx"
 
 
-#ifdef debug
-# define LOG_LIFECYCLE_AffineBridge
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LOG_LIFECYCLE_AffineBridge
-#  include <iostream>
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_AffineBridge_emit(x) x
-
-#else
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_AffineBridge_emit(x)
-
-#endif
-
 class InnerThread;
 class OuterThread;
 
@@ -147,12 +134,12 @@ AffineBridge::AffineBridge()
       m_outerThreadId(0),
       m_pOuterThread (nullptr)
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_AffineBridge_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "AffineBridge::AffineBridge(uno_Environment * pEnv)", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.affinebridge", "LIFE: AffineBridge::AffineBridge(uno_Environment * pEnv) -> " << this);
 }
 
 AffineBridge::~AffineBridge()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_AffineBridge_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "AffineBridge::~AffineBridge()", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.affinebridge", "LIFE: AffineBridge::~AffineBridge() -> " << this);
 
     if (m_pInnerThread && osl::Thread::getCurrentIdentifier() != m_innerThreadId)
     {
diff --git a/cppu/source/UnsafeBridge/UnsafeBridge.cxx b/cppu/source/UnsafeBridge/UnsafeBridge.cxx
index 1187f54dbe58..17a375a319dd 100644
--- a/cppu/source/UnsafeBridge/UnsafeBridge.cxx
+++ b/cppu/source/UnsafeBridge/UnsafeBridge.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
  */
 
-
 #include "osl/mutex.hxx"
 #include "osl/thread.h"
 #include "osl/thread.hxx"
@@ -27,21 +26,6 @@
 #include "cppu/helper/purpenv/Environment.hxx"
 #include "cppu/helper/purpenv/Mapping.hxx"
 
-
-#ifdef debug
-# define LOG_LIFECYCLE_UnsafeBridge
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LOG_LIFECYCLE_UnsafeBridge
-#  include <iostream>
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_UnsafeBridge_emit(x) x
-
-#else
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_UnsafeBridge_emit(x)
-
-#endif
-
-
 class UnsafeBridge : public cppu::Enterable
 {
     osl::Mutex          m_mutex;
@@ -66,12 +50,12 @@ UnsafeBridge::UnsafeBridge()
     : m_count   (0),
       m_threadId(0)
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_UnsafeBridge_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "UnsafeBridge::UnsafeBridge(uno_Environment * pEnv)", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.unsafebridge", "LIFE: UnsafeBridge::UnsafeBridge(uno_Environment * pEnv) -> " << this);
 }
 
 UnsafeBridge::~UnsafeBridge()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_UnsafeBridge_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "UnsafeBridge::~UnsafeBridge()", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.unsafebridge", "LIFE: UnsafeBridge::~UnsafeBridge() -> " << this);
 
     SAL_WARN_IF(m_count < 0, "cppu.unsafebridge", "m_count is less than 0");
 }
diff --git a/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Environment.cxx b/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Environment.cxx
index 449429ffc0b0..9e4925335306 100644
--- a/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Environment.cxx
+++ b/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Environment.cxx
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@
 #include "typelib/typedescription.h"
 #include "osl/interlck.h"
 
-#ifdef debug
-# define LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Base
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Base
-#  include <iostream>
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Base_emit(x) x
-
-#else
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Base_emit(x)
-
-#endif
-
-
 extern "C" {
 typedef void SAL_CALL EnvFun_P   (uno_Environment *);
 typedef void SAL_CALL EnvFun_PP_P(uno_Environment ** ppHardEnv, uno_Environment *);
@@ -241,7 +227,7 @@ Base::Base(uno_Environment * pEnv, cppu::Enterable * pEnterable)
      m_env_acquireInterface       (pEnv->pExtEnv->acquireInterface),
      m_env_releaseInterface       (pEnv->pExtEnv->releaseInterface)
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Base_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "cppu::helper::purpenv::Base::Base(uno_Environment * pEnv)", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.purpenv", "LIFE: cppu::helper::purpenv::Base::Base(uno_Environment * pEnv) -> " << this);
     OSL_ENSURE(
         rtl_ustr_ascii_compare_WithLength(pEnv->pTypeName->buffer, rtl_str_getLength(UNO_LB_UNO), UNO_LB_UNO)
             == 0,
@@ -267,7 +253,7 @@ Base::Base(uno_Environment * pEnv, cppu::Enterable * pEnterable)
 
 Base::~Base()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Base_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "cppu::helper::purpenv::Base::~Base()", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.purpenv", "LIFE: cppu::helper::purpenv::Base::~Base() -> " << this);
 
     m_pEnv->acquire     = m_env_acquire;
     m_pEnv->release     = m_env_release;
diff --git a/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Mapping.cxx b/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Mapping.cxx
index 8f46ce7a875a..23c3510a4c9f 100644
--- a/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Mapping.cxx
+++ b/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Mapping.cxx
@@ -27,24 +27,8 @@
 #include "uno/dispatcher.h"
 #include "typelib/typedescription.h"
 
-
-#ifdef debug
-# define LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Mapping
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Mapping
-#  include <iostream>
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Mapping_emit(x) x
-
-#else
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Mapping_emit(x)
-
-#endif
-
-
 using namespace com::sun::star;
 
-
 class Mapping : public uno_Mapping
 {
     uno::Environment   m_from;
@@ -128,7 +112,7 @@ Mapping::Mapping(uno_Environment                 * pFrom,
       m_probeFun(probeFun),
       m_pContext(pProbeContext)
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Mapping_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "Mapping::Mapping(uno_Environment * pFrom, uno_Environment * pTo)", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.purpenv", "LIFE: Mapping::Mapping(uno_Environment * pFrom, uno_Environment * pTo -> " << this);
 
     uno_Mapping::acquire      = s_acquire;
     uno_Mapping::release      = s_release;
@@ -137,7 +121,7 @@ Mapping::Mapping(uno_Environment                 * pFrom,
 
 Mapping::~Mapping()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_cppu_helper_purpenv_Mapping_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "Mapping::~Mapping()", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.purpenv", "LIFE: Mapping:~Mapping() -> " << this);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Proxy.cxx b/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Proxy.cxx
index 0b81cea8130d..ae46da96dcad 100644
--- a/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Proxy.cxx
+++ b/cppu/source/helper/purpenv/helper_purpenv_Proxy.cxx
@@ -25,21 +25,8 @@
 #include "typelib/typedescription.hxx"
 #include "cppu/EnvDcp.hxx"
 
-
-//#define LOG_LIFECYCLE_Proxy
-#ifdef LOG_LIFECYCLE_Proxy
-#  include <iostream>
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_Proxy_emit(x) x
-
-#else
-#  define LOG_LIFECYCLE_Proxy_emit(x)
-
-#endif
-
-
 using namespace com::sun::star;
 
-
 static bool relatesToInterface(typelib_TypeDescription * pTypeDescr)
 {
     switch (pTypeDescr->eTypeClass)
@@ -222,7 +209,7 @@ Proxy::Proxy(uno::Mapping                  const & to_from,
           m_probeFun     (probeFun),
           m_pProbeContext(pProbeContext)
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_Proxy_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "Proxy::Proxy(<>)", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.purpenv", "LIFE: Proxy::Proxy(<>) -> " << this);
 
     typelib_typedescription_acquire(&m_pTypeDescr->aBase);
     if (!m_pTypeDescr->aBase.bComplete)
@@ -249,7 +236,7 @@ extern "C" { static void s_releaseAndRevoke_v(va_list * pParam)
 
 Proxy::~Proxy()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYCLE_Proxy_emit(fprintf(stderr, "LIFE: %s -> %p\n", "Proxy::~Proxy()", this));
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.purpenv", "LIFE: Proxy::~Proxy() -> " << this);
 
     uno_Environment_invoke(m_to.get(), s_releaseAndRevoke_v, m_to.get(), m_pUnoI);
 
diff --git a/cppu/source/uno/cascade_mapping.cxx b/cppu/source/uno/cascade_mapping.cxx
index ec3147ef59a5..2cd5e43c04b0 100644
--- a/cppu/source/uno/cascade_mapping.cxx
+++ b/cppu/source/uno/cascade_mapping.cxx
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "cascade_mapping.hxx"
 
-#ifdef LOG_LIFECYLE_MediatorMapping
-#  include <iostream>
-#  define LOG_LIFECYLE_MediatorMapping_emit(x) x
-
-#else
-#  define LOG_LIFECYLE_MediatorMapping_emit(x)
-
-#endif
-
-
 using namespace com::sun::star;
 
 class MediatorMapping : public uno_Mapping
@@ -98,7 +88,7 @@ MediatorMapping::MediatorMapping(uno_Environment * pFrom,
       m_interm  (pInterm),
       m_to      (pTo)
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYLE_MediatorMapping_emit(std::cerr << __FUNCTION__ << std::endl);
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.mapping", __FUNCTION__);
 
     if (!m_from2uno.get() || !m_uno2to.get())
         abort();
@@ -110,19 +100,19 @@ MediatorMapping::MediatorMapping(uno_Environment * pFrom,
 
 MediatorMapping::~MediatorMapping()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYLE_MediatorMapping_emit(std::cerr << __FUNCTION__ << std::endl);
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.mapping", __FUNCTION__);
 }
 
 void MediatorMapping::acquire()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYLE_MediatorMapping_emit(std::cerr << __FUNCTION__ << std::endl);
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.mapping", __FUNCTION__);
 
     osl_atomic_increment(&m_refCount);
 }
 
 void MediatorMapping::release()
 {
-    LOG_LIFECYLE_MediatorMapping_emit(std::cerr << __FUNCTION__ << std::endl);
+    SAL_INFO("cppu.mapping", __FUNCTION__);
 
     if (osl_atomic_decrement(&m_refCount) == 0)
     {
diff --git a/include/sal/log-areas.dox b/include/sal/log-areas.dox
index b657c0b37764..dfc02f597a47 100644
--- a/include/sal/log-areas.dox
+++ b/include/sal/log-areas.dox
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ certain functionality.
 @li @c cppu.log
 @li @c cppu.threadpool
 @li @c cppu.typelib
+@li @c cppu.purpenv
+@li @c cppu.mapping
 @li @c cppu.unsafebridge
+@li @c cppu.affinebridge
 
 @section cppuhelper