Method for evaluating the effect of a test substance or an article on the skin

摘要

Bringing the test substance or article into contact with human skin, The amount of change in moisture content or moisture distribution of the skin before and after contact is compared with a reference value, Based on the comparison result, the influence of the test substance or the article on the skin barrier function is evaluated,A method for evaluating a test substance or an article, The moisture content or moisture distribution of the skin and the barrier function of the skin, which are measured by the water load test on the skin while changing the loading amount of water, The moisture content or moisture distribution of the skin at the time when a change in the skin barrier function is confirmed is set as the reference value from the relationship between the skin moisture content or moisture distribution and the barrier function of the skin,Method of evaluating test substance or article.