Characterization of facial skin of various Asian populations through visual and non‐invasive instrumental evaluations: influence of age and skincare habits

Abstract

These results demonstrate common trends as well as inherent differences in skin characteristics among Asian populations, reflecting the impact of age and the diversity of skincare habits of Asian women. These results may be beneficial when developing new skincare products that are well suited to these Asian populations.

Characterization of facial skin of various Asian populations through visual and non‐invasive instrumental evaluations: influence of seasons

“…Most of the instrumental findings suggest that the functional aspects of the skin surface deteriorate with such seasonal changes. These findings further extend our previously obtained results, which described the multiple effects of increasing age , by evaluating the impact of seasons in the same population. Based on the dermatological assessments in this study, these subjects from the different Asian cities tended to have slightly smoother skin, slightly less wrinkles, less mottled hyperpigementation and lentigines, and a decrease in firmness during winter compared with the summer season.…”

“…We have previously reported the influence of age on various facial skin properties of female subjects living in different Asian cities that were evaluated by both visual and instrumental assessments during a summer season . Here, we report an extension of that previous study wherein the same subjects from five Asian cities were also evaluated during a winter season.…”

A novel continuous colour mapping approach for visualization of facial skin hydration and transepidermal water loss for four ethnic groups

“…Depending upon region Galzote et al . has found the opposite for Indian subjects. Equally, Sugino et al .…”

Skin complexion and pigmentary disorders in facial skin of 1204 women in 4 Indian cities

“…A more recent study conducted in eight Asian cities found that Asian skin is generally darker with age. [9] Using colorimetry to objectively record changes, we found that after 35 years of age, there was a slight whitening of unexposed skin and a slight darkening on the exposed area with age. This may account for the overall impression of facial darkening compared to the whole body, even though darkening is mild.…”