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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2018.9.12.331

Complex Effects of Alternative Beauty Therapy on Stress Relaxation  

Kwon, Hye-Jin (Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.9, no.12, 2018 , pp. 331-336 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to help female office workers in relieving their stress in rapidly changing modern society and maintaining a healthy and beautiful life by analyzing the complex effects of alternative beauty therapy on stress relaxation targeting 50 female office workers in their 30s to 40s, usually showing a high stress index due to their work. Aroma therapy and dry relax massage were carried out for 15 minutes as a beauty therapy, and stress index of the subjects was confirmed through survey before performing the beauty therapy. The experiment was conducted once a week for four weeks, and the cortisol concentration in saliva was analyzed for the outcome measurement. As a result, average stress index was 3.97 which showed a high value, and the cortisol concentration of the subjects after the experiment decreased significantly (p<0.05), and especially subjects who were married and had caregiving responsibility showed more changes in their cortisol concentration. The above result shows that dry relax massage using aroma is highly effective for mind and body relaxation of women in their 30s to 40s who are significantly stressed. If such beauty measures are applied properly, it is judged to be helpful for managing the stress.
Keywords
alternative beauty therapy; stress index; cortisol; aromatherapy; dry relax massage;
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