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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2024, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (1): 73-79.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2024.01.010

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A study on the method of evaluating the efficacy of a firming cosmetic

Yueying Ma1,Qi Liu2,Meng Jia2,Junjie Wang3,Wei Wang4,Hua Zhao1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
    2. Beijing EWISH Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100142, China
    3. College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
    4. Beijing Transcend Vivoscope Bio-Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing 100085, China
  • Received:2023-08-25 Revised:2023-12-26 Online:2024-01-22 Published:2024-01-26
  • Contact: *Tel.: +86-13321182622, E-mail: zhaoh@btbu.edu.cn.

Abstract:

By evaluating the efficacy of a cosmetics with palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 as the main functional ingredient, the study establishes a clinical evaluation method system for firming efficacy. Thirty-one female subjects aged 20-50 were screened, and the skin indexes including the objective test data, image methods and subject self-assessment methods were evaluated after using the product for 0 week, 4 weeks and 8 weeks, respectively. The parameters of skin elasticity and skin dermal density in the cheeks and canthus of the subjects, as well as the TPEF images and the SHG images, were captured, and comparative analyses were carried out. The results show significant changes in skin elasticity, dermal density (P<0.001) and DEJI (P<0.01) after 8 weeks, which are consistent with the results of the subjects’ self-ratings, indicating a correlation between the methods. This research can provide technical supports for the establishment of a cosmetic firming efficacy evaluation method system.

Key words: elasticity, firmness, two-photon imaging technology, ultrasound, evaluation of cosmetic efficacy, elastin fibres, collagen fibres

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658