DISCRIMINATION METHOD OF HONEY CELL

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for precisely grasping the shape of a honey cell without a dyeing process. PSOLUTION: The honey cell collected from a skin by a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or the like is imaged under an ultraviolet transmission condition or an ultraviolet reflection condition, and shape characteristics such as the area, the shape or the exfoliation pattern of the honey cell are discriminated from the image. The wavelength of the ultraviolet ray is preferably 340-380 nm for excitation, and the light source is preferably an L light source for excitation. Skin characteristics such as sensitivity of the skin to a stimulus, the skin state including barrier function, or a skin age showing the aging degree of the skin are discriminated based on the discrimination. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO