Baumann Skin Type in the Korean Female Population.
- Author:
Sung Ku AHN
1
;
Myungsoo JUN
;
Hana BAK
;
Byung Duk PARK
;
Seung Phil HONG
;
Sang Hoon LEE
;
Seong Jin KIM
;
Hyung Joo KIM
;
Dong Hoon SONG
;
Pok Kee MIN
;
Ja Woong GOO
;
Tae Hyun KIM
;
Chang Keun OH
;
Seung Hyun CHUN
;
Sewon LEE
;
Yeol Oh SUNG
;
In Bum SOHN
;
Hyung Jin AHN
;
Kun PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: 4 Parameters; Baumann skin type; Korean women; Surveys and questionnaires
- MeSH: Drinking; Female*; Gyeongsangbuk-do; Humans; Occupations; Seoul; Skin Care; Skin*; Smoke; Smoking; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2017;29(5):586-596
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: To meet the need for a subspecialized skin type system, the Baumann skin type (BST) system was proposed. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the distribution of BST types and influencing factors among Korean women. METHODS: BST questionnaires were administered to 1,000 Korean women. The possible responses were as follows: oily (O) or dry (D), sensitive (S) or resistant (R), pigmented (P) or non-pigmented (N), and wrinkled (W) or tight (T). The correlations of the BST with the subjects' age, location, ultraviolet (UV) ray exposure, drinking and smoking habits, and blood type were assessed. RESULTS: The OSNT, DSNT, DRNT, and OSNW skin types were the most common skin types (55.3%). The O, S, P, and W types accounted for 46.6%, 68.8%, 23.2%, and 31.9%, respectively. The proportion of the O and S type was the highest in Gyeongsangbuk-do (55.0%) and Seoul (77.2%). The proportion of the P and W type was the highest in Gyeongsangbuk-do (33.0%) and Chungcheong-do (39.0%). The O type decreased in the higher age group, whereas the P and W type showed a reversed tendency. In smokers, the proportion of W type was significantly higher than in the non-smokers (66.3% vs. 24.1%, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The 4 most common BST types were OSNT, DSNT, DRNT, and OSNW. In the comparison across the 4 BST parameters according to the age, region, smoking and drinking habits, occupation, blood type, and UV exposure, significant differences were observed. Individualized and customized skin care is required according to the personal skin type.
