Self-evaluation and demand for improvements of skin status in Shanghai females
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2010.06.003
- VernacularTitle:上海女性不同年龄组面部和上臂皮肤状况的自评和需求改善的调查分析
- Author:
Yimei TAN
;
Xuemin WANG
;
Chao YUAN
;
Yutian ZHOU
;
Manli YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Questionnaire;
Skin condition;
Desirability
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2010;16(6):367-369
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand how about the female consumers know the skin conditions of themselves and which they concern by a comprehensive questionnaire. Methods Three hundred and twenty-eight healthy volunteers in Shanghai were involved in this study. They were divided into 5 age groups equally. The questionnaire included the skin conditions, i.e. skin moisture, sebum, whiteness, redness, xanthochromia, homogeneity, spots, fine line, wrinkle, elasticity, angiotelectasis,pore, sagging, smoothness, gloss, roughness, scales and sensitivity. Each condition was divided into 10 grades to assess the skin conditions of the face (exposed site), upper arm (non-exposed site) and the perfect skin status. SPSS11.5 software was used to analyze the correlations of the skin conditions with ages. Results The skin concerns were difference in the 5 groups. Skin aging of sagging, wrinkle, spots and fine line became prominent from group C (35 to 40 years old). The correlations between the skin concerns of facial moisture, sebum, whiteness, homogeneity, spots, wrinkle, fine line, elasticity, sagging, sensitivity, upper arm sebum, spots, elasticity, angiotelectasis, sagging and roughness with ages were very significant (P<0.01). Conclusion The changes of the volunteers'concerns about sebum, pore, sagging, elasticity, fine line and wrinkle with age in different age group are consistent with the quantitative measurement results from the oversea studies.