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http://dx.doi.org/10.15230/SCSK.2013.39.3.233

The Characteristics of Skin Water Content, Sebum Content, and Transepidermal Water Loss from Trial Subjects  

Suk, Jang Mi (Citi Bldg.)
Park, Shin Young (Citi Bldg.)
Choi, Mi Ra (Citi Bldg.)
An, Song Yi (Citi Bldg.)
Kim, Beom Joon (Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine)
Park, Jin O (Daebong Life Science)
Jung, Sang Wook (Citi Bldg.)
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea / v.39, no.3, 2013 , pp. 233-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, water content, sebum content, and transepidermal water content were investigated to provide basic data for the future cosmetics industry as comparing the skin characteristics of different ages. Water content of cheek area, sebum content of nose area, and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) of cheek and forearm of trial subjects (total 638 people of both male and female) were measured. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program (version 19.00; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Water content, sebum content, and TEWL of skin were measured as mean ${\pm}$ standard deviation. As a result, water content of cheek from female was higher than male and the water content increased with the older ages. However, sebum content of nose from male was higher than female and the sebum content increased with the younger ages. TEWL of cheek from female was higher than male, but TEWL of forearm from male was higher than female. Therefore, these results can be used as basic data in the development of future cosmetics for different ages and genders.
Keywords
skin; skin hydration; transepidermal water loss; sebum;
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