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  • Cosmetic Science
  • Consumer Health

Background:

  • Body skin discomfort is a common issue with multiple contributing factors.
  • Existing methods for assessing skin discomfort lack sensitivity and reliability.
  • Understanding the drivers of discomfort is crucial for developing effective treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the key drivers of body skin discomfort.
  • To develop and validate a new index, the Body Skin Discomfort Index (BSDI), for assessing discomfort severity.
  • To ensure the BSDI is sensitive to changes induced by cosmetic product treatments.

Main Methods:

  • Consumer studies identified seven potential dimensions of skin discomfort.
  • A group of 49 subjects with skin discomfort was monitored for 5 weeks.
  • The Body Skin Discomfort Index (BSDI) was developed using self-reported and dermatologist-assessed items, with adjustments based on reproducibility and sensitivity analyses.
  • A control group was used to validate the index's discriminatory capacity.

Main Results:

  • The final BSDI comprises five dimensions: tightness, stinging, itching, dryness, and desquamation.
  • The BSDI demonstrated a strong ability to differentiate between individuals with and without skin discomfort.
  • The index exhibited good reproducibility (ICC = 0.85) and sensitivity to treatment-induced changes.

Conclusions:

  • The Body Skin Discomfort Index (BSDI) offers a reliable method for measuring multidimensional skin discomfort.
  • The BSDI simplifies the evaluation of cosmetic product efficacy.
  • This validated index facilitates the comparison of body cleansing products.