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KMID : 0604520150410040333
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
2015 Volume.41 No. 4 p.333 ~ p.340
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Preliminary Research on the Effect of Cosmetic Containing Ginseng Extract on Quality of Life of Healthy Women Based on Skindex-16
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Cho Ga-Young
Park Hyo-Min
Kwon Lee-Kyung
Cho Seong-A
Kang Byung-Young
Kim Yoon-Bum
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Abstract
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This study is designed to analyze the effect of skincare using cosmetic containing ginseng extract, on improving quality of life (QOL) of healthy women, with blind testing. QOL is a concept that represents how one’s disease or health condition can physically, psychologically, and socially influence his or her daily life. The study was conducted to assess the effect of a ginseng cosmetic preparation on quality of life (QOL) using the Skindex-16 score, stratified by blind versus non-blinded option. 45 healthy women aged between 30 and 49 years with no skin disease were recruited for this study. Volunteers were divided into two groups. Group A (n = 22) received anti-aging cream with ginseng extract in the original packaging, which included the brand name and logo. Group B (n = 23) received the same cream in a plain white jar without any package decoration or logo. Both groups used the cream for 8 weeks. For the skin-related QOL assessment, Skindex-16 was used at baseline, forth, and eighth week. All volunteers except two dropouts in Group A completed the dermatology-specific QOL measure, Skindex-16, at baseline, after 4 weeks, and after 8 weeks of treatment with the provided samples. As a result, the mean score of 43 participants at baseline was 22.70 ± 4.82. There was a significant difference between the baseline score and the score after 8 weeks in both groups: The scores changed from 23.30 ± 5.14 to 20.20 ± 4.83 in Group A, from 22.17 ± 4.58 to 20.52 ± 3.60 in Group B. The “Symptom” subscale of Skindex-16 improved after 4 weeks and the “Emotion” subscale improved after 8 weeks in Group A. The “Function” subscale did not show improvement in either groups. Both groups showed no interaction effect between follow up time and groups in Skindex-16 and subscale. This research opens up the possibility of skincare using ginseng cream having a positive effect on QOL in healthy women. Moreover, one can predict that skincare ritual itself may have greater impact on the improvement of QOL, compared to the product packaging.
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KEYWORD
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skincare, cosmetic, quality of life, Skindex-16, ginseng
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