Association between lactic acid sting test scores, self‐assessed sensitive skin scores and biophysical properties in Chinese females

• Published in: International journal of cosmetic science Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 398 - 404
• Main Authors: Ding, D.‐M., Tu, Y., Man, M.‐Q., Wu, W.‐J., Lu, F.‐Y., Li, X., Li, Y., Yang, J.‐T., Jin, Y.‐M., Yang, C.‐Y., He, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biophysical Phenomena; Burning; China; Correlation analysis; Cosmetics industry; epidermal permeability barrier; Erythema; Female; Humans; Itching; Lactic acid; Lactic Acid - administration & dosage; lactic acid sting test; Middle Aged; Phenotypes; Pruritus; Research Communication; Research Communications; Scaling; Sensitive Scale; sensitive skin; Skin; Skin - drug effects; Stratum corneum; Tension; Water loss; Young Adult; China; epidermal permeability barrier; sensitive skin; lactic acid sting test; Sensitive Scale

Background Lactic acid sting test (LAST) is a classical method to identify sensitive skin. However, some subjects with self‐perceived sensitive skin are negative for LAST. Objective To determine whether LAST scores are associated with specific phenotype of sensitive skin. Methods A total of 292 subj...