TITLE:
A Validated Questionnaire for Quantifying Skin Oiliness
AUTHORS:
Leslie S. Baumann, Randall D. Penfield, Jennifer L. Clarke, Deysi K. Duque
KEYWORDS:
Skin Oiliness Scale; Oily Facial Skin; Skin Oiliness Quantification; Measuring Skin Oiliness
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications,
Vol.4 No.2,
March
20,
2014
ABSTRACT: Increased sebum production
is a common skin complaint and plays an important role in acne and oily scalp
conditions. To choose the correct skin care products, which mostly are marketed
for dry, oily or normal skin, the consumer must self-assess their skin type.
Studies show that individuals incorrectly self-assess their sebum secretion
levels. In order to be able to correctly determine skin oiliness, we have
developed a six-item skin oiliness scale (SOS) that correlates with sebumeter
measurements. The resulting correlation was 0.54, which was significantly
different from zero (p is easy to administer questionnaire to
accurately determine skin oiliness and can be useful in screening and
recruiting patients for research trials, performing outcome research, and
recommending skin care products and procedures. Our study shows that this skin
oiliness scale is an accurate way
to identify and quantify skin oiliness.